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To: J.B.C. who wrote (343832)	1/18/2010 5:01:52 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793968

Because, there's a massive emergency just a few miles away and your water, your food and your medical teams could make a huge difference. It's an emergency, not some business as usual event. There has been an earthquake and hundreds of thousands of people are in desperate condition needing assistance. The people who paid for the trip should get re-embursed. I'll bet most of them would be glad to help.

To: J.B.C. who wrote (343832)	1/18/2010 5:35:12 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793968

I've been on that cruise ship and to that beach. I'm not sure why you would say that its wrong. Is it wrong for people that booked trips long ago to take their trips to Hawaii? How about those that booked their trips to Florida, should they cancel? The people on that ship booked long ago without knowledge of an earthquake. The ship provides an economy to the local area that is beneficial. It's about 100 miles from Port-Au Prince. Would it be better to bypass that area and not provide any benefit. In fact with knowledge on board, the people would probably be more than generous to the local folks. It's the contrast of consumption and luxury on the ship with the total devastation nearby. Citing Hawaii or Florida is just a straw man. Certainly Carnival could have rerouted their ports of call. That's all. I don't buy Lindy's argument about the locals who benefit from this ship. I doubt there is much of an economic benefit to the local economy by having a cruise ship anchored in a bay.