As Truthout reported on September 12, the 820-foot long Crystal Serenity cruise ship set sail in late August from Seward, Alaska en route to New York, via the Arctic.
The ship has 13 decks, 535 staterooms, multiple swimming pools, a golf driving range, putting green, casino, spa, fitness center, hair salon, movie theater, and of course, 24-hour room service.
Carrying upwards of 1,700 passengers and crew, cruise prices started at $22,000 per person. For those willing to fork over more, helicopter rides and excursions onto the melting Greenland Ice Sheet were available for an additional fee.
Now, the same company is already selling rooms for next summer's cruise.
According to Crystal Cruises' website, the 32-day cruise next year will run from August 15 to September 16, and promises "unprecedented adventures" and "unsurpassed luxury."
"Follow in the footsteps of intrepid explorers as you sail through unparalleled landscapes of grand glaciers, stunning fjords, and rare wildlife sightings as you learn the Arctic culture and its fascinating people," it adds.
You can read the rest @
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/37780-the-super-rich-are-cruising-the-arctic-s-new-passageway-as-the-world-burns
It must be nice to be rich. No matter what happens, they are going to enjoy life. Only the poor are going to suffer from climate change.
Which begs the question - "why the hell should the rich care about global warming if it doesn't really bother them"?
Short answer - every "crisis", real or imaginary, is an opportunity for them to make more money and to exert a greater level of control over the great unwashed.
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