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There are many travel writers and journalists who are unabashed shills for the cruise industry, the Miami Herald being at the top of the list. (The Miami Herald has not written about the Cunard child sex crimes even though Cunard is owned by Miami-based Carnival.)
But Frommer's is not in that bunch of unethical vagabonds and cruise cheerleaders. Arthur Frommer was one of the few travel writers who congratulated the International Victims Organization for its five year struggle against the cruise industry to obtain the passage of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act which President Obama signed into law to protect cruise passengers. Arthur Frommer is a man of integrity, known for his straight moral compass. He is certainly not the cruise lines' bitch.
So how did Frommer's pick two Cunard cruise ships where unspeakable crimes against children occurred? The best cruise ships for kids? Why not just pour salt into the wounds of the parents grieving the loss of their children's innocence? Why did Frommer's include a photograph of the crime scene where Trotter abused the little innocent victims, for Christ's sake?
I'm don't know. Perhaps someone at Frommer's can explain? ... read more
http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2012/04/articles/sexual-assault-of-minors/frommers-names-queen-mary-2-and-queen-victoria-best-cruise-ships-for-kids-even-though-13-kids-were-sexually-abused-on-cunard-ships/
There are many travel writers and journalists who are unabashed shills for the cruise industry, the Miami Herald being at the top of the list. (The Miami Herald has not written about the Cunard child sex crimes even though Cunard is owned by Miami-based Carnival.)
But Frommer's is not in that bunch of unethical vagabonds and cruise cheerleaders. Arthur Frommer was one of the few travel writers who congratulated the International Victims Organization for its five year struggle against the cruise industry to obtain the passage of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act which President Obama signed into law to protect cruise passengers. Arthur Frommer is a man of integrity, known for his straight moral compass. He is certainly not the cruise lines' bitch.
So how did Frommer's pick two Cunard cruise ships where unspeakable crimes against children occurred? The best cruise ships for kids? Why not just pour salt into the wounds of the parents grieving the loss of their children's innocence? Why did Frommer's include a photograph of the crime scene where Trotter abused the little innocent victims, for Christ's sake?
I'm don't know. Perhaps someone at Frommer's can explain? ... read more
http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2012/04/articles/sexual-assault-of-minors/frommers-names-queen-mary-2-and-queen-victoria-best-cruise-ships-for-kids-even-though-13-kids-were-sexually-abused-on-cunard-ships/