Protect Yourself Against Sexual Assault on a Cruise Ship
by Sid Lipsey of Yahoo! Travel
A former cruise ship crew member is facing prison time for a frightening crime. Federal prosecutors say that 25-year-old Karan Seechurn has pleaded guilty to entering the stateroom of a sleeping female passenger and sexually assaulting her last December on a cruise from Bayonne, N.J., to the Bahamas…
…The good news is that roughly 22 million people worldwide (and 13 million North Americans) enjoyed safe and incident-free cruises last year. And while crimes do occur — and at sea, as on land, they can’t always be prevented — there are several ways that cruise lines and safety advocates say you can protect yourself and your peace of mind aboard cruise ships.
