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The thing about the cruise lines is that they do their best to not report crimes, even to the point of destroying evidence. (Bad for business, you know.) I wouldn't support a boycott because crimes were committed--people are people on cruises the same as in cities--but if what I'm hearing on Fox and elsewhere is true about them obstructing investigations, then I say, boycotts away.

I think a big problem with this type of travel is jurisdiction. It certainly seems so in the latest case to make the news. I don't know what the solution to that would be since I'm not a lawyer and there are certainly some very thorny legal issues here. Many of these ships dock very briefly in foreign ports. How do we know where the crime took place? Do you have the authorities in the next port of call investigate, and on what basis?

Do cruise companies 'cover-up' these crimes because they're bad for business? I'm sure they do. Are they right in doing so? No they're not.

In the end, the best person to entrust your own safety to is yourself. do not mingle with strangers. Do not get yourself so tanked up you don't notice someone tampering with your drink. Do not go to the bars and clubs by yourself.

With all the traveling I havedone, I've never come close to being a crime victim. It's not really that hard, but you do have to consider it your responsibility.