To some, this story will have the ring of an "urban legend." But to me, it sounds true. And in hindsight, it seems almost surprising that some criminals haven't done this before. It is shocking that the HD of a ship on a line that is so "straight laced" as to deny me the ability to bring some local beer onboard to drink on my balcony (a minor sin in anybody's eyes) would ignore such blatantly criminal behavior as a prostitution ring to operating on their ships. While a line and ship's staff cannot control who books a cabin, they do retain the right to a significant amount of control over how the cabin is used, as anybody who has taken the time to plow through all those "terms and conditions" knows all too well. It just suprises me that this did not happen on a line whose name begins with the letter "C" (and not Crystal or Cunard)!

Thanks,
Richard