Cruise ships and the oil spill

[KeithnRita]

Carnival Cruise Lines has altered two of its ships' departure times so it is traversing the oil spill during the day. Carnival has ports of call in New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama for its Caribbean itineraries. Carnival Cruise Line spokesman Vance Gulliksen said the oil spill "is not affecting our operations," and that ship captains have been successful in avoiding the oil spill. Ship captains do not have the latitude to deviate course, and ships are equipped to conduct hull cleanings, according to Carnival Cruise Lines. Carnival Cruise Lines says it does not anticipate any interruptions in its normal cruise schedules. For scientific research, Carnival is planning to install hydrocarbon sensors to detect oil contamination in the Gulf of Mexico waters. This installation is part of a long-standing agreement with Seakeepers Society, an ecological group.

 

[1shipshape]

I think time will tell regarding the impact that the oil spill will have on everything. I'm sure they haven't thought of some of the things yet. Probably other cruise lines will look into the impact of their ships also.

[coloradocruisers]

Quote: "Ship captains do not have the latitude to deviate course..."

Hmm, that doesn't sound right, as the rest of the article makes it sound like that's exactly what they're doing. I'm glad they're installing the sensors thought. It will help in determining how and where the oil is spreading.

[hazelson]

Interesting! The whole incident is hard to watch - especially when BP isnt exaclty forthcoming.