Alaska is just on fire. This is one of the biggest booking years for Alaska. Every year they say that last year was the biggest year and of course '98 looks like it's going to be even bigger yet. |
I think it really indicates how important it is that people pay attention to the lifeboat drill. This would indicate that if nothing else you should pay a little attention to what's going on so that if a situation did occur that you would have some idea of what to do. |
Of course a fire on any ship and especially a cruise ship is a very scary proposition. The cruise lines go to incredible lengths to prevent this from happening. This is a very unfortunate and very isolated incident. |