A Cruise Ship Banned Late-night Revelry Because Of Pirates

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A cruise ship banned late-night revelry because of pirates. You view this on the My Cruise Activities page on the Disney Cruise website. Passengers on a luxury cruise were banned from taking part in any evening festivities for a period of 10 days due to a pirate threat. The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean SeaAboard were 748 passengers and several hundred crew.

Agency that is responsible for the safety and security of ships. Victor CNN Published 118 PM EDT Fri August 11 2017. A major piracy attempt was thus avoided using non-lethal anti-piracy method.

So the day you are able to book one of the Pirates League packages is the night you will have your Pirate Night. A year later in April 2009 MSC Cruises former MSC Melody experienced perhaps the most infamous cruise ship pirate attack. In April 2009 when Israeli based cargo ship MV Africa Star was attacked by nine pirates the ships crew used coils of barbed wire to prevent pirates from climbing the ship.

This is because the front of a ship pitches a lot more in waves than the centre of a ship or even the back. When 1900 passengers set sail from Sydney on a world cruise they had no idea for 10 of their 104 days at sea there would be. Youll get a bandana for each person the night before your pirate night you can see it in the picture above.

On October 7 the ship docked at Alexandria Egypt. But despite the revelry there was still an undercurrent of fear. Cruise lines are strict about what type of alcohol you can bring onboard but most lines permit a bottle of wine.

One of the most dramatic incidents happened in 2008 when the Nautica cruise ship was fired upon by two pirate boats in the Gulf Of Aden according to the IMO. If you ask Elizabeth her favorite Pirate Night activity her answer is an emphatic makeovers at Pirates League but really that is just the beginning of the Disney Cruise Pirate Night fun. Think of the teeter-totter that you played on as a kid.