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caramateo
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18 Jan 2010, 4:24 pm

Aroyal caribbean cruise ship arrived on a Haiti's beach on Friday upsetting passengers aborard who refused to step foot on the island in protest. They couldn't eat & drink knowing that people were starving and dying a few miles from the vacation spot.

http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/7/20100118/ ... aed_1.html



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18 Jan 2010, 4:59 pm

caramateo wrote:
Aroyal caribbean cruise ship arrived on a Haiti's beach on Friday upsetting passengers aborard who refused to step foot on the island in protest. They couldn't eat & drink knowing that people were starving and dying a few miles from the vacation spot.

http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/7/20100118/ ... aed_1.html


Instead of getting upset, they could organize a food delivery to the folks on the island. I am sure the ship is very well stocked with food, some of it non-perishable.

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19 Jan 2010, 3:36 am

I heard the ship donated some supplies upon their arrival anyway.



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19 Jan 2010, 4:17 am

ruveyn wrote:
caramateo wrote:
Aroyal caribbean cruise ship arrived on a Haiti's beach on Friday upsetting passengers aborard who refused to step foot on the island in protest. They couldn't eat & drink knowing that people were starving and dying a few miles from the vacation spot.

http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/7/20100118/ ... aed_1.html


Instead of getting upset, they could organize a food delivery to the folks on the island. I am sure the ship is very well stocked with food, some of it non-perishable.ruveyn

La compagnia si e' comunque impegnata a donare tutti i proventi della visita alle vittime del terremoto, e a far arrivare alle popolazioni colpite alcuni aiuti alimentari presenti sulle navi.

I think that's "the company are donating their profits from the trip and some food from the ship to the victims of the earthquake."


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