On January 16, 2012 the Costa Concordia cruise ship sank of the coast of Italy. The captain just happened to be the first and only one off the ship before it began to sink. According to the captain Francesco Schettino, he had tripped and fallen into one of the life boats. Schettino was arrested on Saturday for manslaughter since he is accused of abandoning his ship and those on it.
He not only endangered the lives of those on the ship leaving some dead, 11 confirmed so far, but also endangered the reputation of all cruise ship liners all over the world. After the ship sank many people have been alarmed about taking cruises anywhere, and some have called for refunds. A poll done on a website called SodaHead.com found that at least one fourth of people were less likely to book a cruise after the Costa Concordia disaster.
The sinking of this ship could cost Carnival cruise lines up at $95 million dollars. Their shares fell 16% after the incident of this particular ship sinking after running aground and busting a hole in the side. As for me since I am going on a cruise in March, I am not very concerned about this happening to the cruise ship we are going on. Sure it is a possibility, but there are cruises going on all the time and one of them sinking rarely happens. I do not like to live in fear either, and cruises are supposed to be fun and not full of worry that the ship will sink, so that is how I will handle it. Even though this is the case I might make sure there is a life jacket close.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/16/striking-photographs-of-tragedy-in-shallow-waters-as-the-costa-concordia-sinks/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/costa-concordia-sinking-leaves-cruise-ship-passengers-alarmed--and-out-of-luck/2012/01/17/gIQAcybe8P_story.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16573283
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