Do Cruise Ships Have Armed Security

BTW another thing I found out.

Do cruise ships have armed security. The fire teams disappeared. On the Amazon too river cruise lines have hired security personnel who. Armed security guards have become standard on Nile River cruises in Egypt.

And later I noticed there were heavily armed patrol boats that accompanied us in and out of every port including LA. Fun for Families World-Class Entertainment Plus The Best Onboard Activities. What they should do If the cruise lines are serious about combating terrorism they should immediately consider arming their security crews or supplementing their.

Yahoo Travel interviews a security officer about what really goes on behind the scenes on a cruise ship. 40 facilities and activities. The laws regarding armed guards on cruise ships have been relaxed in recent years but remain complex depending on the ships flag state and other international legislation.

The solution is you have armed military ships that maintain in International waters. You cant see the guns at Disney World either but rest assured they are there too. My neighbour is former British forces and after leaving the Army served as a Security Officer on cruise and carnival ships in the Caribbean and Europe.

40 facilities and activities. Contrary to people who want to believe that the ships are armed but the cruise lines dont want to tip their hand to the terrorists there is in fact no hidden cache of weapons ready to be deployed by the cruise ships security forces. My brother-in-law ended up in there.

Cruise ships are commonly regarded as safe places. If a large insurance consortium was to maintain a armed soldiers of shore they could arm a ship in international waters and do helicopter removal of the armoury so as to never break national laws. Constitution the cruise ships by and large dont have armed security guards.