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Those photos are amazing! Glad you got to see nature's show. We have to get back to Alaska. Haven't been since 2004.

Thanks, Tim. The newsfeed has stopped because there's nothing to report. Nobody got seriously maimed or killed, and that won't sell newspapers or gather ratings. I also agree that this incident will fade into cruise accident history. First-time cruisers onboard the Triumph have the most to lose because they have nothing to compare it to. They will need some serious convincing by people like us to try another cruise!

Well said and VERY well written Jan!! The amazing thing is that since the ship returned to port and the passengers have disembarked, all of the RSS feeds I have going to my homepage as well as the emails from the various cruise related websites have STOPPED reporting anything more on the situation!! Just as with the Costa Concordia tragedy, as time passes, so will the memory of the Triumph incident. The unfortunate thing is that cruise passengers wait many months (in most cases) before they actually sail. The build up of excitement over those months, then to be shot down with an incident such as this can put a damper on the possibility of those new cruisers booking another cruise. I feel the outcome will be equal to that following the Concordia tragedy. There will be no impact on the cruise society and cruising will remain the best "Bang For Your Buck" vacation in town!!

I second all of the above! Looking forward to your next post.

I second all of the above! Looking forward to your next post.

What a great way to get started on cruising......"accidentally". Looking forward to your next blog posts.