No, I do not think these past tragic events will have any great, or long lasting effects on cruising. As was recently just proven on the Carnival Fascination, there is now very strict security measures in place.

Although no mode of transportation can be 100% safe, these new security measures should give a passenger a good sense of security which should enable them to enjoy their cruise without worry.

I believe in the immediate future, there will be even more stringent security measures to go into effect, to safeguard the lives of passengers and crew.

I also believe that cruise lines will not include in their intineraries, any country which could be dangerous to its passengers.
We, as Americans Jesse, have to be more careful than ever as to where we travel.
We just must be very prudent in our choices of cruise ships and their ports of call.
Also, we can always opt to stay aboard the ship while it is in port if we do not feel completely safe.

To any new cruisers reading this, my advice to you is ----Go ahead and book a cruise and enjoy one of life's most enjoyable experiences.

Regards,
Mike

Americans are hated in a lot of Islamic Countries, because their Politics with Jews and Palestinians.

...and the Turbo-Capitalism, which costs a lot of People their Jobs, while their former Companies made more and more Profits.

Don't give in to them!!!!!!!!!!
This is the type of fear that they want Americans to have.

Security is very tight on cruise ships now.
I have more fear of crossing a street here in Taipei because of the traffic!

Last month I booked a cruise from Taipei to Naha, Japan departing on October 5.
Yes, I am aware of the huge American base on Naha, and that the base is seeing more activity than usual, and that the base could be a targeet for terrorist attacks.
BUT, I AM STILL GOING!!!!!

I will not let this tragic event change the American way of life.

If for some reason the cruise line has to cancel cruises to Naha for security reasons, then I have no choice in the matter.
But, if they are still sailing there, I will be sailing as well.

My advice to you is go ahead with your cruise and have a great time. Show everyone that life will go on.

And while your ship departs the dock, say a prayer for all those who will never be able to cruise again.

To honor those who are not with us anymore, show your strength and pride and let those who want to destroy us see that they can never destroy the American Spirit.

Bon Voyage,

If it only an short strike-back, i think, there will be no Problems for Tourism.

Great Britain for Example has an Civil War since a long Time, in Northern Ireland.
They cruise and travel and don't worry.

In case of an long and hard War, Tourist Industry is not alone to loose Customers.

Nobody needs Cars, Bikes, Laptops, Beauty-farms, and so on...

The Dawn Princess is an modern new ship. They have Control Systems on Board.

The safest time to fly is the Time short after an Accident!!!

Now, the Terrorsts will wait and see, what happens. I do not expect new Actions, until
US starts punishing them.

They take the Target with planning, the WTC Towers as Synonyme of Turbo-Capitalism and
rich East-Coast Jews, the Pentagon as Synonyme of US Military.

Cruisegoers are not of Interest. If they calculate so, they can attack an Railway Station or an Airport.

The US has a lot of Enemies in the Arabic World and Muslims are 1 Billion. I think, China is also no friend of Bush Administration (remember Spy-Plane this April
which rammed an Chinese Aircraft and the Conflict with Taiwan)

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Originally posted by Amerikanis:

They take the Target with planning, of rich East-Coast Jews,

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Albert Ballin: the genius behind the Imperator, Vaterland, and Bismarck was Jewish.

Ballin greatly increased the standards and dignity of the steerage class for NDL.

He pleaded with the kaiser not to start the insanity of World War One.

His words: We should compete with building bigger and better ships.

The Warburg family: financial genius's, and Albert Einstein, are German Jews.

In Berlin a museum just opened chronicalling the contributions Jews have made to German society over the centuries.

On the other Hand, Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein are Children of US Politics.
CIA makes Bin Laden big, to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan and Hussein got his
Weapons and was made big to fight Iran
Mullahs, after the Shah Reza Pahlevi was thrown out of the Country.

So the Question is what "Friends" US Government has sometimes.

A part of Islam is today like Middle Ages in Europe (America was at this time a Country with Indian Natives).

Do not forget: Christian Europe under the Roman Catholic Church has in the Middle Ages
the "Inquisition". People, who did not follow strictly, what the Church wants are killed in Fire on the Market Places.

Galileo Galilei in Italy discovered, that the World runs round the Sun. The Church tells him, to negociate this, or he will be burned.

So he tells, that he made an mistake and the Church is right with their Opinion.

At this time, I was considering our 2002 cruise. We were going to book a cruise around Britain. We would fly in the day before.

I became concerned about the economy and didn't call (before the terrorism).

There are a lot of pink slips going around in the US. My husband and I have been there before: booked a cruise and one of us lost our job. While cruising is important to us, we still need to eat and make mortgage payments when unemployed.

Chances are, both my husband and I will stay employed. However, I am now concerned about the stability of the cruise companies and the travel agents.

I have paid the full amount on our November tickets and should have them in about a month and a half. Hopefully, my TA will still be in business.

I guess the rethinking that I have to do is this: I can no longer book a cruise a year in advance. I will need to book much closer to the time we go. The downside of this is that we may not get the stateroom we want. At least, I will have a clear understanding of the stability of the TA and the cruise company.

About terrorist acts: I could be home watching tv and have a bad guy break in. No, if I stay home the terrorists have won. However, I will be more vigilant about what is going on and have a reasonable gameplan in play.