Carnival Cruise Passenger Could Face 10 Years in Prison, Denied Boarding

Editorial Summary

Doug Parker reports on several recent developments within the cruise industry. A Carnival Cruise Line passenger faces a potential ten year prison sentence following an altercation on the Carnival Magic during a Canada New England voyage last October. The incident involved a passenger attacking another individual with a cocktail glass, resulting in facial injuries that required stitches. The individual was banned for life by the cruise line and faces federal charges. In a separate incident, an Australian woman was denied boarding on the Carnival Luminosa because she was twenty six weeks pregnant. Although she had medical clearance, Carnival Cruise Line policy prohibits guests who are twenty four weeks pregnant or more from sailing. The passenger and her mother, who paid twenty two thousand dollars for the trip, were not issued a refund. Additionally, due to severe drought conditions in Spain, the port of Barcelona has agreed to limit freshwater supplies to cruise ships to emergency use only. However, most ships can mitigate this issue because they generate over ninety percent of their water through onboard technologies such as reverse osmosis and evaporators. Finally, the report notes that cruise line stocks, including Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean, saw declines on Friday.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.