Cruise Ship Goes Dark To Avoid Pirates

Somali pirates like to hang out here and there was a terrorist attack at the airport in 2016.

Cruise ship goes dark to avoid pirates. And no actually most of the pirates are operating out of extremely rudimentary boats. Tourists were left scared as a luxury cruise ship was reportedly forced to turn off lights and ban partying amid fears of a Somali pirate attack. The captain ordered the ship to be brought up to.

Beers range from 5. Discover the Cruises To Avoid And Why. Breakfast or lunch for two will cost between 25 and 55 and a sit-down dinner for two is likely to be well over 100.

Passengers were told to turn off their lights draw all curtains and close the shutters as the sun began to set. Two Cruise Ships Brace For Potential Pirate Attacks. Passengers on board PO cruise ship Aurora travelling on its annual world cruise earlier this year were summoned to a briefing from the captain to be told what to do in case of a pirate attack.

But for the 1900 passengers sailing from Sydney to Dubai aboard the Sea Princess that impossibility seemed all too real as their ocean liner became a ghost ship for 10 nights. In 2005 Seabourn Cruise Lines Spirit which had 150 passengers on board managed to evade an attack by armed Somali pirates. If your cruise itinerary includes a Red Sea tour Aden may well be your stop and you might want to think twice.

On top of that a 15 gratuity is added as a tip by law. How ships are armed to protect against pirates revealed CRUISE ships appear the vessels of luxury with a host of plush facilities and. Of the many things that could go wrong on a luxury cruise a potential pirate attack doesnt come to mind.

If you think pirates only exist on attractions at Disneyland think again. Some probably have radar available but I doubt that it is very many. In January 2011 now-defunct Spirit of Adventures ship of the same name encountered suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean.