never in question by me!
my concern is that these ships, which are not flagged to US registry (tax purposes, primarily), sailing in international waters, are not - somehow - beholden to US law?
it is just a sorry tale all across, and i don’t know what relief the people can even ask for in a situation like this.
not questioning you, or your expertise, just the nebulous loopholes the company has to wiggle out of any (?)…
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Well…they’re beholden to US law when they dock at a US port, of course. And they’re also beholden to US civil law, regardless of where they operate because they do significant business with US customers. And false imprisonment is also a tort in civil law. So even operating in international or Bahamian waters…I’m pretty sure you could still sue them for false imprisonment.
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I suspect that rocking 6x Wärtsilä 46F12 engines at 12MW each does even more than being a “Freedom-class” cruise ship to make galley slaves incongruous and unhelpful(500W sustained over modest intervals apparently puts you into reasonably serious athlete territory); but it wouldn’t be entirely surprising if they are aware that a bit of pressure can alter how unable to pay someone actually is(especially when there’s cell service and an ATM on board).
Honestly, I’m inclined to wonder how uncommon (and how tacitly encouraged or required) leaning on departing passengers is if the crew’s response to a medical evacuation was to go into collections mode. Even if medical incidents just aren’t that common there have got to be some tabs worth settling on a boat where you can charge drinks and the casino to your room.
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