I’ve been pondering the Costa Concordia disaster. No we are NOT giving up our cruise! Like the drive to the airport, the drive to the cruise terminal is probably the most dangerous part of our trip. But my heart goes out to the families of those who died, to the injured passengers and crew, but also to those who were so frightened and now have to deal with having lost everything including what was probably going to be a wonderful vacation cruise. It has become a vacation to remember, that’s for sure!
Right now, Costa is not endearing itself to its passengers,
however. From what I’ve been reading, they are refunding the money for the
cruise and giving a 30% discount on a future cruise, but doing NOTHING for the
passengers in the future—some as soon as this week—who have to alter their air
reservations. Nothing, that is, unless they booked their air with Costa.
I’m betting that a lot more people will be paying attention
at the muster drills, at least in the near future. I’m also betting that, as
time passes, people will STOP paying attention at the muster drills, much as
happens in airplanes. Look around you next time you are on an airplane and see
how many (none?) put down their papers or their books or stop their
conversations to listen to the flight attendant give the safety briefing.
Where ever you are going, please pay attention to the safety
briefings. Your attention may save your life or the life of a loved one someday.
