The Mystery Cruise
As I drifted in and out of consciousness this morning, the talking heads were reading a story about how Royal Carribean Cruises did not want investigators to throw a weighted mannequin off one of the ships balconies while there were passengers on board. The mannequin was to be a part of the investigation into the disappearance of George Smith from the same cruise ship last July.
To me, this goes down in the “Missed Marketing Opportunities Hall of Fame”. Right up there with getting Yasser Arafat to endorse electric razors.
Here’s the concept: Mystery Cruise. You literally have a boatload of retirees & honeymooners who have spent countless hours reading Agatha Christie and watching Columbo. Make the re-enactment of the disappearance part of the cruise, you may even get a clue or two from the passengers.
I figure that the odds are better relying on the passengers at this point. The investigation has decided to throw it’s lot in with Dr. Henry Lee, a forensic specialist who worked on the O.J. Simpson case (nice job, Hank), and the JonBenet Ramsay case (oops).
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January 28th, 2006 at 1:44 pm
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THIS IS ALL FOR REAL – no opportunity missed!
US NAVY Captures Pirates
Only two days after Royal Caribbean (RCCL) changes their MURDER Mystery theme cruise to a PIRATE theme cruise, Pirates are captured per CNN.com on January 22, 2006:
U.S. destroyer chases down suspected pirate ship
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy boarded an apparent pirate ship in the Indian Ocean and detained 26 men for questioning, the Navy said Sunday.
Is Royal Caribbean profiting from George Smith’s murder?
How insensitive can they be?
They let amateurs investigate a fake crime scene for 168 hours (7-day cruise). They only gave Dr. Henry Lee 4 hours to investigate a real murder. Maybe they should have bought him a ticket for the Murder.
CLICK Link below to see a list of cruise ship pirate attacks
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RCL Changes Murder Theme Cruises to Pirate Theme Cruises (See the web pages below as they were before and after the change)
Can you believe this?
http://www.whodunitcruises.com
still offers mystery cruises in association with Royal Caribbean. After January 19, 2006 they now offer PIRATE Mystery Cruises. Before that date they offered MURDER Mystery Cruises. Besides changing the theme they have also removed offensive words like KILLER and CRIME and DYING and DEADLIER. And they have removed phrases like:
We finished our killer cruises for 2005!! But 2006 will prove to be even a deadlier year!
Partners in Crime (AKA- Travel Agents):
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MURDER MYSTERY CRUISE
PRESENTED BY
WHODUNIT PRODUCTIONS
A “COMEDY”
MURDER MYSTERY ON THE
HIGH SEAS
We’re DYING to have you join us!!
Enjoy an elegant vacation at sea, while MURDER and MAYHEM LURK all around you, and even INVOLVE YOU! As the clues unravel, try to solve the spectacular mystery of “whodunit”- before it’s too late!
Future Murder Mystery Cruise Adventures
Special MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS offered by “Whodunit Productions” aboard five of Royal Caribbean International’s most elegant ships.
We finished our killer cruises for 2005!!
But 2006 will prove to be even a deadlier year!
January 22, 2006
Our first murder mystery cruise of 2006 and we have a KILLER ship! The Voyager class ship the Mariner of the Seas. (Like you see in the RCCL commercials!) And we are so excited to announce our first itinerary sailing to the mysterious Virgin Islands and Bahamas. This 7-night sailing leaves from Port Canaveral Fla. and should not be missed!
You cruise all Sunday night. Monday you are in Cococay, Bahamas for the day. Nothing will happen aboard the ship at this time, so you won’t miss any important clues. Then Monday night is Captain’s Night and it is bound to be a beautiful, elegant & D E A D L Y night, for sure! Tuesday we are at sea with more mysterious happenings taking place around every corner. With Wednesday our last night ending with a Royal Caribbean hosted cocktail party to celebrate the Grand Super Sleuth Winner!
T H O SE W H O S U R V I V E
… are back on Sunday Morning!
Each cruise will have its own mysterious theme…
DAY PORT ARRIVE DEPART
Sunday, Jan. 22nd Port Canaveral, Florida 5:00 PM
Monday, Jan. 23rd Cococay, Bahamas 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Tuesday, Jan 24th At sea
Wednesday, Jan. 25th Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Thursday, Jan. 26th Philipsburg, St. Maarten 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
Friday, Jan. 27th At sea
Saturday, Jan. 28th At sea
Sunday, Jan. 29th Port Canaveral, Florida 7:00 AM
Someone should interview passengers as they get off ship at Port Canaveral on Sunday, 1/29/06 including those who were part of the fake murder and those who observed a murder going on around them