Don’t bet on it. The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act 2010, due to become US law very shortly, requires tighter security measures on cruise ships carrying more than 250 passengers on international voyages which call at any US port. Not least important: crimes on the high seas should be reported to the FBI and the US Coast Guard. The new protocol will impact on shipboard routines, ship design, crew training and perhaps the whole cruise ship environment. (more…)