Your Kids Aren’t Safe On A Cruise Ship: Here’s Why

The revolving door. The lobbying. The foreign flags. The NDAs. This final episode follows the money and names the machine that keeps the cruise industry insulated from accountability. A former FBI Deputy Director started at Royal Caribbean three days after retiring. A former Coast Guard officer joined the industry’s trade group. Over $70 million spent lobbying Congress since 1997. The CVSSA was weakened before passage. Ships register abroad to avoid taxes and dilute jurisdiction. Settlements come with NDAs. Then the reforms advocates and maritime attorneys have called for: mandatory device screening, an international offender registry, prosecution before deportation, independent investigations, an end to NDAs involving minors, and youth program standards. Each reform tied to a case from the series. The final episode of Cruising with Predators, a Hidden Killers investigation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#CruiseLobby #CLIA #CruiseReform #NDA #CruisingWithPredators #CruiseSafety #ChildProtection #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #MandatoryScreening