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Today's discussion: Bed bugs on cruise ships

A Cruise Log reader says he recently found bed bugs on a major, mass-market cruise ship.

Obama signs Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act

Addressing concerns over cruise ship safety and transparency, President Barack Obama this week signed into law new measures that mandate crime reporting, require aid for rape victims and force all ships to have cabin peep holes and guard rails of a certain height.

Cruise ships strikes whale in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) A Princes Cruises ship operating in Alaska has fatally struck a whale near Juneau. Princess Cruises says the dead whale became stuck at the bow of the Sapphire Princess, and the vessel was stopped south of Douglas Island until the carcass could be removed Wednesday afternoon. Princess spokesman Kirby Day says the dead whale was noticed at about 8 a.m. as the ship traveled ...

Cruise line bill improves passengers security

A new law to protect passengers, driven in part by the death of a Greenwich resident while on a cruise five years ago, became law Tuesday. The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, signed into law by President Obama, followed the disappearance of George Smith IV while on his honeymoon in July 2005 on a Royal Caribbean cruise in the Aegean Sea. Smith went missing after a night of heavy drinking ...