Cruise News - Kicked off of Cruise for Being Blind Update, New Disney Cruise Ship, Virgin Voyages
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The host provides several updates regarding major cruise lines and a notable human interest story. Disney Cruise Line announced two significant developments at the D23 Expo, including the name of a new mega ship for the Asian market, the Disney Adventure, and the naming of a new private destination in the Bahamas called Lookout Key. In other fleet news, Aida is retiring one of its oldest vessels, the Aida Aura, following its final Western European voyage. Regarding Virgin Voyages, the company has secured 550 million dollars in new funding and undergone a leadership change, with former CEO Tomos Agapiou moving to the board and current president Norma Severia Mutu stepping into the CEO role. Finally, the host provides an update on Donovan Tilsley, a blind Paralympian swimmer who was previously removed from a Virgin Voyages cruise. After the initial incident, Tilsley was reinstated and has since been hired by the company as an accessibility consultant. The host concludes by highlighting Tilsley's approach to turning a negative experience into a positive opportunity for industry-wide change through collaboration.
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there is a time to be angry there is a time to be frustrated and yell and scream and jump up and down but I think positive collaboration is really the way to go
he got angry he got over it and he got busy to make a positive change
maybe so whatever it takes you know if it's just a Fluff piece for them who cares something positive is still coming out of something negative
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