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Subject: Re: Why are cruise ships non-U.S. registered? Posted on: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:46:06 -0400


"Steel Cutlass" wrote in message
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> Why are the major cruise ships which carry almost exclusively American
> passengers not registered in the U.S.?


Simply because by law they have to be built in the USA and they have to be
manned by Americans. This would mean that a 7 day cruise to the Caribbean
would probably cost you in the neighborhood of $2,000 pp for an inside cabin
instead of $499
Jim