Theft On Cruise Ships

Rape and other sexual crimes as well as physical assault are not unknown on cruise ships.

Theft on cruise ships. There were also about 200 reports of sexual misconduct or assault and 4 recorded instances of grand theft during that time period. A ships crew can generally be divided into four main categories. The sums people kill for.

Safety on Cruises Pickpocketing Theft and more August 24 2014 1 Comment. Travelling is a time of carefree joy and pleasure but with the rise in pickpocketing you always have to keep your guard up. From petty brawls to downright theft crime might not be prevalent on cruise ships but its not unheard of.

Aside from the distant possibility of an onboard fire hitting an iceberg or getting raided by pirates cruise ships seem entirely safe. Any money theft above 10k is also supposed to be reported. PO Cruises are serviced by British Australian Art and International Corporate Art is the largest art consultancy group to the international cruise industry.

But theft is not the only potential criminal danger lurking on cruise ships. Unless a local law enforcement entity gets involved crew members can steal from passengers and other crew members and know that the worst that will happen is they may be fired and sent home. When a ship is beyond the 12-mile limit jurisdiction usually falls to the laws of the ships registered country -- so a crime on a ship registered in the Bahamas would fall under Bahamian law.

Outside of these crimes however the cruise ship company can resolve the case internally without saying another word. Cruise ships contract commercial galleries to provide the artwork. I have always read topics regarding theft on cruise ships.

The FBI will not even respond to reports of cruise ship thefts of under 10000. Cruise ships are generally safe but the operators crews and captains owe a duty of safe transportation to passengers. However many of the same dangers are present as on land.