Balmoral nearly got my pirates off Somalia!

[jeanlyon]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090305/tuk-pirates-target-1-000-brits-on-cruise-45dbed5.html

 

Blinking 'eck

[welwyngirl]

It really IS jinxed isn't it??

[Parsman]

I gather it was a false alarm. However, it is not the first cruise ship to be threatened by pirates. The ship is still on schedule (thank goodness).

I am afraid the cases of piracy in the proximity of the Horn of Africa are still prevelant despite the presence of the multi-national naval fleet. Luckily for cruisers cargo ships and oil tankers are much easier to board.

On the positive side the death rate amongst pirates is very high. I suppose if you are as poor as much of the population in that part of the world it is worth the risk.

[bossmum1]

Seems Fred Olsen is having rather a lot of bad luck this year. Hope it ends before we take our Cruise in June. SELFISH oF ME I KNOW.

Chrissy

[merecat]

Now you really don,t expect some rubbish pirates to catch Viking Johan in one of Freds long ships do you.;)

[DAN 60]

If the pirates do get aboard they will be taking a risk of contracting the

noro virus.:)

[merecat]

Is back on the Google map,after all the excitement over the alleged pirate attack.

I,m glad I,m not on P&O Aurora ,broken down on her world cruise and stuck in New Zealand ,although a lovely place to be broken down in ,I hear almost riots on board over compensation offered for missed ports etc.:eek: