No one wants to make fun of a tragedy, and this argument is not intended to either.  But, come on, folks, you buy a ticket for a cruise and you just take for granted that the captain of the ship knows his business, is a professional and will always make decisions on behalf of his passengers, crew, and self – in that order.

Not in Italy.

As people are still being pulled out of the hull and the boat seems to sink deeper and deeper and the fear of its fuel opening into the ocean and the sheer madness displayed by the captain in recordings and in witness accounts – ten million people are most likely taking cruise trips in the next year.

If you’ve been on a cruise, there is a part where you do a life vest and life boat drill.  In most cases, people doing the drill are inebriated and the crew turns the other cheek.  In all cases, the drill relates to getting off a ship that is upright, not on its side.

In this situation, no one knew what to do.

Except the captain.

And, he abandoned ship.