Cruise line defends safety record after deadly bus crash in Dominica
Friday, 14 Nov, 2016
0
Carnival Corp owned P&O Cruises has responded to criticism after a bus crash killed a British passenger and injured nine others on an organized excursion in Dominica last week.
Several people took to social media to criticize the company after the incident.
P&O said on Facebook it only works with ‘pre-approved tour operators that meet our exacting safety standards’.
It added: "Please rest assured the safety, security and welfare of all our guests and crew is our absolute priority, so we are working closely with all involved to determine the cause of this accident."
A customer still onboard Azura who had taken the same tour of Dominica but on a different bus, claimed on P&O Cruises’ Facebook page that the whole trip had been ‘cursed’.
Several others agreed that the roads in Dominica were in poor condition and one wrote that the tour buses are old and in ‘questionable’ condition.
Another P&O customer said the line was putting ‘profit over lives’.
However other customers defended the company.
One wrote: "I’ve been on a cruise ship excursion on Dominica and I found it to be well organized and the driver and tour guide excellent and I never once felt unsafe."
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...
Germany new European Entry/Exit System limited to a single airport on October 12, 2025
Airlines suspend Madagascar services following unrest and army revolt
Qatar Airways offers flexible payment options for European travellers
Air Mauritius reduces frequencies to Europe and Asia for the holiday season
TAP Air Portugal to operate 29 flights due to strike on December 11