How many people think Carnival should skip going to Nassau and Freeport?

Me, I don't get off the ship anymore in these two ports.

Vessels are registered in poor country's. Therfore are bound by the laws of that country. If registered in the USA. They would have to abide by all US laws including labor laws. All crew on tips would have to be paid the $2.13 wages. Would drive cost through the top deck. Yet... All USA flagged ships would be 100 percent protected by the mightiest military in the world no matter where the ships position in. USA will go and kick ass. Love my country.

Our next cruise is a Freeport/Nassau cruise. I didn't pick it, my cousin did. We're celebrating her retirement. Hubby and I plan to get together with one of his colleagues in Nassau (they're both ministers), and I'm planning on doing a beach excursion in Freeport - he may or may not go. He doesn't really care for the beach. We haven't been to the Bahamas for a while, so it's okay.

There is also Tortola or Turks and Caicos

I'll take St. Maartin over Nassau.

Well, I wouldn't want to put people out of business. Maybe more needs to be done as far as how they present themselves to tourist on the island.

Please note this law applies to all foreign crew of any company entering the USA. Whether cruise ship or cargo ship and all airlines.

I would think that if the law was repealed then the ships would have to abide by the employment rules of the country they are sailing from. Therefore raising the wages of every employee to hourly and literally doubling the size of crew and wage bill. I believe if it was changed the law wold insist the ships be registered in the U.S.

I'm not sure but that would raise the pricing quite a bit.

My 2 cents worth...

Something I know about very well. Non US crew have a D1 visa that allows shore time in the US for 29 days. They must go foreign and prove they left the US within the 29 days. If not they are inviolation of their visa status and considered an overstay. When they do depart and go home and sighn a new contract they will have their C1 visa flagged as prevoiuse overstay and not inadmissible into the USA. I think its very imlortant. C1 visa js a crewmember in transit to join a ship. Once on board they are D1 status as crew. Their company petitions for them to have a joint C1-D1 visa. Hope that helps

Basically it states that any ship sailing a closed loop must port at a foreign country. So, any ship sailing from the US, and docking in the US, must stop at a foreign port. Usually it's either Mexico or Canada, but Nassau fits the bill. I forget why it was instituted, but it's out of date and should be rescinded.

Those two night cruises to nowhere violated it. There was something about taxes and the crew also, so they were stopped. The industry appealed but lost. Stupid Republicans