Originally Posted by bladerunner6

In the end, Delta and the pilot are least partially at fault no matter what.

Why? Because they should have researched the heck out of this and planned better.

We just got off the Discovery Princess Eclipse Cruise which was very successful. Captain Tony and others spent months researching the weather and planning. He coordinated with at least the Emerald Princess and was in communication with ships from other cruise lines. And it paid off.

These sorts of things take a lot of planning and training. I do understand sea captains probably have a better knowledge of astronomy than airline pilots but that comes back to planning and training.

You just don’t go- hey there is an eclipse, let’s send up a plane and charge people lots of money. You plan, train and research to within an inch of life.

Here are some links to the Discovery Princess cruise.

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topi...mment-67243995

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1409734409523437