As I have said, you couldn't get me on a cruise ship with a gun to my head.
Here's one of the reasons.
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- Joe Sharkey's work appears in major national and international publications. Previously, he was a staff columnist and reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, a reporter and editor for the now defunct Philadelphia Bulletin, and a reporter and assistant national editor for the Wall Street Journal. For 16 years, he has been a freelance weekly columnist for the New York Times, the last 13 as the business travel columnist. On Sept. 29, 2006, he was one of seven people on a business jet who survived a mid-air collision with a 737 over the Amazon. All 154 on the 737 died. His report on the crash appeared on the front page of the New York Times and later in the Sunday Times of London magazine. Joe is the author of six books, two in development as movies. He is a Vietnam veteran. He lives in Tucson. [Speaking engagements: www.preferredspeakers.com] "JoeSharkey.com" is Copyright (c) 2006-2012 by Joe Sharkey. All rights reserved.
1 comments:
That's way too shortsighted. It's like saying you'd never get on a plane, because they occasionally crash. And there are far more wonderful experiences to be had on a ship than on a plane, if you're willing to give it a shot.
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