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Sexual Crimes on Cruise Ships: A Historical Perspective on Security Issues for Passengers and Crew

In: Cruise Tourism and Society

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  • Ross Klein

    (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

Abstract

Sexual assault on a cruise ship first appeared in the media in 1989 when a crew member was charged with raping a 14-year-old girl onboard a Carnival cruise ship. Twenty-one years later a cruise ship captain pled guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl when she was onboard his ship. This paper takes an historical look at the problem of sexual assault on cruise ships. It provides an historical account of how the problem of sexual abuse onboard cruise ships came to be seen as a problem, and how the industry influenced the attention it was given. This paper gives an historical account of the political and social processes involving the cruise industry, victim rights groups calling for attention to crime aboard cruise ships (including the International Cruise Victims Association), government, and other interests. The paper concludes with discussion of some trends in the cruise industry’s response to onboard sexual assaults. The paper draws data from a range of sources: informants in the industry and onboard ships, documents provided in the discovery phase of lawsuits related to sexual assault on cruise ships, records of Congressional hearings and other government documents, the author’s participation in meetings with the industry and advocates of victim rights, and media and other reports.

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  • Ross Klein, 2012. "Sexual Crimes on Cruise Ships: A Historical Perspective on Security Issues for Passengers and Crew," Springer Books, in: Alexis Papathanassis & Tihomir Lukovic & Michael Vogel (ed.), Cruise Tourism and Society, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 141-151, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-32992-0_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32992-0_11
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