Cruise industry adopts passenger bill of rights

Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 19:16 UTC

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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced this week that its Board of Directors approved the adoption of a “Cruise Industry Passenger Bill of Rights” detailing CLIA members' commitment to the safety, comfort and care of guests in a number of important areas. Read full article

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Biguggy
'The right to an emergency power source in the case of a main generator failure.'
I would love to know what that emergency source of power will supply over and above that required by SOLAS, and for how long?
The other factor of course is when/if older vessel's are going to have to be retrofitted to comply with this self enforced extra requirement.
May 23rd, 2013 - 07:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brasileiro
Brazil is not land from tourists.......Brasil is land of JOB.

Like Chapecó-SC.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg6DVTExJOk&list=FLmXPTu1f8AdGlizWNiASx2A
May 23rd, 2013 - 11:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Ayayay
Start with a crew bill of rights.
May 24th, 2013 - 04:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
The passengers should have a right ,
To not to be delayed and intimidated by thugs.
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May 24th, 2013 - 06:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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owl61
This Passenger Bill of Rights is nothing more than window dressing for both the cruise line industry and Sen Schumer who I believed sponsored it. I's non-binding vacuous nonsense which does nothing to alleviate cruise pax from the oppressive adhesion contract terms adopted throughout the industry.
Perhaps most egregious of such terms is the forfeiture of 100% of the cruise contract price for cancellations made as far in advance as 90-120 days with significant % forfeitures of the price for cancellations even further out from the date of the cruise. This is unfair because it is extremely rare that any cruise ship sails with an unsold cabin. In other words, the company doesn't lose anything from the cancellation. It gains the cost of a cabin a second time.
Anglo American contract law provides that the measure of damages for a breach of contract is the amount of loss sustained by the non breaching party. Penalties are not allowed. The law abhors a forfeiture. Parties may agree in advance what the amount of damages may be when from the nature of things they may be difficult to calculate, but the agreed amount must bear some rational relationship to the actual loss suffered. As ther eis no loss, the amount of liquidated damges is excessive. It is a penalty and should not be enforced. NOW THAT KIND OF RIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN VALUABLE.
May 24th, 2013 - 06:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
5 owl61

I bet you got caught under that contract term?

But as you say, not worth the paper it is written on (or the website - I loved that).
May 24th, 2013 - 10:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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