Investigative Reports: Cruise Ships in Troubled Waters

• Run Time: 50 minutes

Plot

This documentary, part of the Investigative Reports series from the Arts and Entertainment Cable Network, goes inside the very popular and highly profitable world of cruise lines. Narrated by Investigative Reports host and producer Bill Kurtis, this video uses research gathered by New York Times reporters who investigated the major cruise ships, cruise line practices, and cruise line employees for over a year. There are reports from passengers who were mistreated or lost loved ones because of incompetent cruise ship doctors. Interviews with other former cruise passengers tell the stories of fires on board ships, bribes being exchanged for passengers' silence, and many other stories of neglect and mistreatment of both people and equipment. A former cruise line security officer talks about how the cruise lines escape certain laws and taxes. ~ Cecilia Cygnar, All Movie Guide