Some interesting reading from the Verge website:
Don’t bail out the cruise industry
They’re not really US companies.
Carnival Corporation is incorporated in Panama.
Royal Caribbean is incorporated in Liberia.
Norwegian Cruise Line is incorporated in Bermuda.
And while they operate offices in Miami, Florida, they are all incorporated in countries with very different labor, tax, and other laws than those of the US. Their ships fly flags of these countries.
What’s more, a large number of cruise ship employees are from Europe, the Caribbean islands, and the Philippines.
These companies are not big job creators for US citizens in the way that other bailout targets like Boeing or airlines like Delta, United, and American are.
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