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Rejoice, Tourists! St. Maarten adding prison capacity for it’s many criminals

By Ajay Posted on December 27, 2015 Posted in Caribbean ports, Crime in Caribbean, Cruise Facts, Photo gallery, tugs and commercial fishing vessels No Comments Tagged with Attessa IV, Dennis Washington, Dutch shipyard Oceanco, Phillipsburg' Grand Bay at St. Maartens, pickpockets waiting, prison expansion project, prison facility in Pointe Blanche, Seaborne Legend, Seven Seas, Sint Maarten, St. Martin, Steven Spielberg

The Seaborne Legend arrives at St. Maarten. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo

NAf. 13 million secured for expansion of prison Sint Maarten November 05, 2015 8:34 AM From Dutch Legal Portal POINTE BLANCHE-Government has “secured” approximately NAf. 13 million from the country’s capital investment budget for the expansion of the Point …

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Juan Manuel Palma Ortega charged with molesting child aboard Disney Magic

By Ajay Posted on December 26, 2015 Posted in Crime in Caribbean, Cruise Facts, Cruise Ship Safety No Comments Tagged with Disney Magic, Juan Manuel Palma Ortega, Palma Ortega, possible deportation.

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Juan Manuel Palma Ortega charged with molesting child aboard Disney Magic From WSVN MIAMI (Dec. 26, 2015) — A Honduran man is behind bars, Thursday, after he was accused of molesting an 11-year-old girl aboard a Disney cruise ship. …

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MSC lands its own island in Bahamas

By Ajay Posted on December 21, 2015 Posted in Caribbean ports, Crime in Caribbean, Cruise Facts, Cruise-line owned private islands in Caribbean No Comments Tagged with Carnival Cruises private island, Casino stays open while at island, guests will be able to step off the ship, Holland America Amsterdam, Holland America Eurodam, massage huts, MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago, MSC Liraca, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, private bungalows, purpose-built berth, Royal Caribbean private island at Labadee, the biggest island development by any cruise company in the Caribbean, wellness sanctuary

MSC Lirica heads to sea after stop at Cadiz, Spain. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo

With crime in mind for cruise passengers to the Bahamas, the cruise lines find a way to separate the felons from their customers MSC Cruises to Create Exclusive Bahamian Marine Reserve Island Experience for Caribbean Cruise Guests 12/17/2015 Geneva, Switzerland, …

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Gunfire and violence in Virgin Islands will make any visitor from Chicago feel right at home

By Ajay Posted on December 20, 2015 Posted in Caribbean ports, Crime in Caribbean, Cruise Facts No Comments Tagged with gunshot victim in Smith Bay, Lake's Chicken Fry, multiple violent gun-related incidents, plans to deal with the crime, Six separate shooting incidents in Frederiksted, string of violence on St. Croix.

St. Croix depends heavily on tourists for its economy. Hotels, snorkeling, restaurants and nightclubs are filled with visitors. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo

Wounded man flees shooter in Smith Bay From The Virgin Islands Daily News BY ASHLEY MAYRIANNE JONES (DAILY NEWS STAFF) Published: December 17, 2015 ST. THOMAS – A man was shot in the thigh in Smith Bay on Tuesday …

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Crime in Puerto Rico: Feds say Ten Puerto Rico Cops Ran Mega-Crime Biz from Police Department

By privateer Posted on October 4, 2015 Posted in Caribbean ports, Crime in Caribbean No Comments Tagged with aka “Caco Biftec;” Luis Flores-Ortiz, aka “David Bisbal”, aka “Doble;” Xavier Jiménez-Martínez, aka “Marmota;” Guillermo Santos-Castro, aka “Negro;” Alvin Montes-Cintrón, aka “Piquito;” José Neris-Serrano; Manuel Grego-López; and David Centeno-Faría, aka “Vinillo;” Ramón Muñiz-Robledo, badges, extortion, firearms, manipulating court records and selling illegal narcotics, mob Goodfellas or mafia soldiers, patrol cars, Puerto Rico police officers, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, robbery, Shylene López-García aka “Plinia;” Ángel Hernández-Nieves, Special Agent in Charge Carlos Cases, tools, U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, uniforms

San Francisco Street in Old San Juan

Ten Puerto Rico Police Officers Charged with Racketeering, Robbery, Extortion, Firearms, Narcotics, Civil Rights, and Theft Charges Feds say Crooked Cops were Running Criminal Organization Out of Police Department SAN JUAN, P.R. — The FBI reports that Ten Puerto …

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Crime in St. Lucia: merchants fear boycott by cruise lines due to robberies

By privateer Posted on October 3, 2015 Posted in Crime in Caribbean, Cruise Ship Safety No Comments Tagged with armed robbery of passengers in St. Lucia, Celebrity passengers robbed at gun point, muggings of elderly tourists, murder of tourists at St. Lucia, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Peter “Ras Ipa” Isaac, Saint Lucia capital, Saint Lucia Vendors Associatio, St. Lucia crime, UK couple robbed on yacht at St. Lucia

Booking tours through the ship at St. Lucia might be a good idea. The island boasts beautiful vistas and a large protected harbor. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo

Merchants fear cruise lines will follow NCL and drop Saint Lucia from itineraries From St. Lucia Times: The President of the Saint Lucia Vendors Association, Peter “Ras Ipa” Isaac, has warned that escalating crime in the city could drive …

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Crime in Bahamas: knowledgeable cruise passengers know it’s best to stay on the ship

By privateer Posted on October 3, 2015 Posted in Crime in Caribbean No Comments Tagged with Carnival warning to passengers debated, murder of cruise passengers in Bahamas, Nassau crime rates, politicians don't want passengers to know about crime, stay on the ship in Nassau

Carnival Miracle Nick & Nora supper club was one of the best specialty restaurants tried on any cruise ship. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo

Political parties in the Bahamas argue over whether Carnival should issue crime warnings to its passengers (the same as U.S. & UK issue to it’s citizens) The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) leader yesterday warned that downtown Nassau’s cruise tourism product …

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CRUISE FACTS: What to expect on a cruise

By privateer Posted on September 19, 2015 Posted in Crime in Caribbean, Cruise Facts, Cruise ship crime, Cruise ship fires, Cruise Ship Safety 2 Comments Tagged with Amsterdam, any idiot can get a job as an executive at Carnival, Aruba, Bayonne, Bermuda, boisterous behavior, Canary Islands, Carnival management, Carnival Miracle, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Equinox, Costa Concordia, CRUISE FACTS guide to picking out a cruise, Curacao, drunken college kids, Dutch flavor to Holland-America, Eurodam, Explorer of The Seas, glowing in their new dresses and bling., Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Holland America, Independence of The Seas, is a bit upper-crusty, NCL, New York, Norwegian Dawn, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 2, Royal Caribbean, The experience on Celebrity, Vikings took over Carnival, Virgin Cruise Lines, Zaandam

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CRUISE FACTS: What to expect For the first timers on a cruise I travel the world on ships and am lucky enough to have very kind and generous audiences (otherwise known as captive audiences with hundreds of miles of ocean between …

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