Originally Posted by MIKESILV
One other thing there are no US flagged Cruise ship of any appreciable size ( I bet none capable carrying more than 500 to 600 passengers)
As far US crews I bet you would be hard pressed to find enough personnel in the entire country to fully complement one Carnival vessel.
mike
Doesn't Norwegian Cruise Lines have a few US-flagged ships? I was reading an article about Pride of Hawaii, which is a US-flagged ship with an entirely US crew. It holds 2,466 passengers. The article also mentions Pride of America and Pride of Aloha, also US-flagged ships.