Concordia tragedy

The loss of life (with final numbers still not in) is horrifying. The sheer error of the event is horrifying as well. On this year, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, it seems that man has once again needed a reminder that even new, megaships cannot stand against nature. Thankfully, the casualties are limited (compared to other maritime disasters). In the end, the only thing that can be said is ... pray for those affected, thank those that helped, and learn from the mistakes made.

It's funny how many people on Cruise Critic have posted about re-evaluating cruising or safety procedures. I wonder how much of this is true or from anyone but new members.

As for me ... I've always taken safety seriously ... but then again, I'm the type that is ticked that "emergency" rows on planes are sold or otherwise generally occupied by older flying elites as opposed to the physically fit who would probably be better in an emergency. But then again ... that sums up the problems we sometimes see with safety. We are complacent. Others have signed off ... coast guard, regulators, etc etc etc. This ship won't sink. This plane won't crash. Etc. Unfortunately companies can buy into this too. It's unfortunate that it takes a situation like this to have a frank talk about safety.