Royal Caribbean “Grandeur of the Seas” suffers accident, cancels cruise

Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 06:06 UTC

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Royal Caribbean International announced on Monday that the 31 May 2013 sailing of Grandeur of the Seas from Baltimore, Maryland, will be cancelled to allow for repairs to damages sustained as a result of a fire. Read full article

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Baxter
There is something wrong here . Too many cruise ship mishaps lately . Does anybody control the safety of these ships ? Something similar to IATA in the airline business .
May 28th, 2013 - 12:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
I think the short answer is no. But they are to publish a customer charter: so that will be alright then, NOT.

BTW IATA has NO role in the safety of aircraft, nor should it; it is only an industry association.

Aircraft safety is principally the responsibility of the operator to follow the law, etc. as policed by the various governments from which the aircraft operates.

That in itself is a worry when anyone flies Aerolineas Argentina and some of the African countries.

Western countries and certain others can be trusted to police their laws and prosecute transgressors. Regular servicing in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions is always mandated and even the 100 hourly inspections are mandated for civilian aircraft.

Transgressors which are found out after a crash are severely penalised and so they should be: they could have stopped the problem by simply withdrawing the ‘permission to fly’ from the engineering register thus preventing the legal use. No pilot who valued his licence and his own personal freedom would even consider ignoring the ban on flight.
May 28th, 2013 - 05:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Baxter
2 Many thanks for clarifying . Now I know what they mean when they say if the airline can operate in the USA or EU it is a safe carrier . That is yo say that it fully complies with Government regulations . Which , I understand , are high .
Perhaps you are being unfair to AA . I understand that they have very good maintenance procedures and qualified pilots . But a habit of going on strike at the worst moment , just before a holiday.
May 28th, 2013 - 08:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
3 Baxter
“I understand that they have very good maintenance procedures and qualified pilots”

I am confident that the pilots are qualified and do their very best for the airline 'until they strike'!

However, now the airline is run by the thugs from La Camping-it-up, they can maintain an appearance of compliance by signing for work which shall we say ‘was done in spirit’, if not in reality.

But I may be wrong; however I will never fly AA in case I am correct.
May 28th, 2013 - 09:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Baxter
4 Thanks .Will avoid the company until a change of Government / Management !
May 29th, 2013 - 12:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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yankeeboy
Aerolineas Argentina is on the verge of losing landing rights in the USA due to poor maintenance.
Don't fly them.
May 30th, 2013 - 12:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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