The cruise season has begun with Mazatlan forecasting that arrivals will be down by two-thirds and Acapulco by half. Even Puerto Vallarta reports business is expected to be down by 12 percent. Although economic conditions can be blamed, fear of criminal violence generally is acknowledged as the main reason the big boats are staying away. The lines supposedly are following warnings from insurance companies. If a passenger is injured in a criminal attack, the line could be sued for not warning about the dangers in a port.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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