Are Cruise Ships Safe From Pirates

Thanks to your interesting post my misconception is cleared.

Are cruise ships safe from pirates. Passengers on world cruises have been told to observe blackouts to protect against pirates in African waters. To The Point Cruise Line is excited to offer the ultimate adventure cruise along the pirate-infested coast of Somalia. Moving at speeds often not exceeding 10 knots and with open areas low to the water level cargo ships are much easier to board and to manage as there are fewer human souls to hold hostage.

It is always good to know that sufficient precautionary measures are taken in the cruise ships for an unlikely event of pirate attack. Piracy does still happen -- in 2005 a cruise ship off the coast of Somalia was hit with grenades in a failed hijacking attempt or as the FBI calls it an attempted vessel conversion. Yes it does sound surreal but I am sure that safety is first for the cruise ships.

While pirates may be something considered the stuff of fairytales rather than real life it has recently been revealed that all major cruise lines have serious protocols in place to protect. Most of the water cannon anti-piracy systems can be remotely controlled from a safe position on ships. Some of the most popular tourist and sight-seeing destinations in the world require cruise ships to transit through high-risk waters and for tour operators to travel through high-risk and uncertain areas on land.

How cruise ships prepare for pirate attacks. Neptune P2P Group has extensive experience working with cruise ship organisations at. Seabourn Cruises ships have been chased twice by pirates.

Personally I wont be surprised if cruise ships start carrying professional security staff when cruising in the Gulf of Aden. The fact remains that while yachts have been kidnapped and cargo vessels have been hijacked for ransom there has never been a successful pirate attack on a cruise ship. Cruise lines have prepared for many challenging scenarios and ships are well-equipped to handle situations when pirates attack cruise ships.

Somali pirates are not at all above attacking cruise ships most cruises dont dock at Mogadishu but even if they were you wouldnt want to visit violent Aden which has been the recent. This is because of what is deemed a legitimate threat by pirates. The International Maritime Organization reported in February that pirates were holding 685 crew and 30 ships for ransom along the Somali Coast.