Proposed rule could end some cruise lines' short trips

“The proposed solution would turn the entire cruise industry inside out”

There's only so much you can do on Coco Cay, a flat spit of an island in the Bahamas that Royal Caribbean International outfitted for cruise stops about 20 years ago.

Its Enchantment of the Seas ship visits for about nine hours on its four-night cruise from Port Everglades . Passengers can snorkel, use water scooters, sunbathe and get a bite to eat. But there are no hotels, no permanent residents and nothing to do when the sun goes down.

Yet under a new rule proposed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Enchantment would have to spend at least 48 hours there or violate federal maritime laws. Read more

[Joe Lampariello]

If, and that's a big if, such a rule could be pushed thru congress, it would trickle down to a very large loss to the cruise industry and the cruise industry's suppliers. Many layoffs would result. South Florida, in particular, would not be able to sustain the unemployment. Wake up Florida legislators - are you paying attention???

[stu moss]

someone should investigate the following cruise lines for taking millions in payoffs,
and not paying taxes
and
setting up false corperations
don casino productions the leader worse than the mafia
sue carper from ncl only books her acts in return for money
robin cahill- the money girl
peter compton

when will someone have the guts to do it..