I am a new poster here, but am the Moderator of "Rail Talk" on the Cruise Page on the internet. http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/sni...asp?TOPIC_ID=54
My Cruise Talk name is "Cambodge;" my Rail Talk name is "High Iron." Not to boast, just to establish bona fides!
There has been much discussion on Cruise Talk about the charter of cruise ships to house refugees from Katrina. A charter has just been concluded with Carnival for three ships which will be based on the Texas Gulf.
But the recent actions of Amtrak to operate a refugee shuttle service has had little or no exposure in the media. I did not know about it until I googled the subject:
This is indeed unfortunate, as it could provide an effective and high-visibility counter to Congressional and media Amtrak-bashers at a time when Amtrak can use all the help it can get. Photos of the cruise ships are already appearing on TV. Where are the photos of the evacuation specials...even here on this site?
My Cruise Talk name is "Cambodge;" my Rail Talk name is "High Iron." Not to boast, just to establish bona fides!
There has been much discussion on Cruise Talk about the charter of cruise ships to house refugees from Katrina. A charter has just been concluded with Carnival for three ships which will be based on the Texas Gulf.
But the recent actions of Amtrak to operate a refugee shuttle service has had little or no exposure in the media. I did not know about it until I googled the subject:
This is indeed unfortunate, as it could provide an effective and high-visibility counter to Congressional and media Amtrak-bashers at a time when Amtrak can use all the help it can get. Photos of the cruise ships are already appearing on TV. Where are the photos of the evacuation specials...even here on this site?