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Latin America

GP6971

(32,523 posts)

1. No way you would get me

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Aug 20, 2023, 01:11 AM

Aug 2023

on that ship. 10,000 passengers?

How can the ports of call's infrastructure possibly handle that many people? Simple answer is they can't...but they will eventually and destroy the local culture in the process.

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Cuban expert warns against environmental risks of mega-cruise ships [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2023 OP

No way you would get me GP6971 Aug 2023 #1

It's closer to 6,000 really FBaggins Aug 2023 #5

As I understand it, the Cubans are very protective Deuxcents Aug 2023 #2

Decades and decades orthoclad Aug 2023 #6

Send it to Hawaii, to shelter those who lost their homes in the fires.... No Vested Interest Aug 2023 #3

Not a bad idea! murielm99 Aug 2023 #4

Cruise ships have been used in the recent past (New Orleans after Katrina, New York) No Vested Interest Aug 2023 #8

I Still Smell Sour Grapes Vogon_Glory Aug 2023 #7