Consumer Group Calls for EU-wide Vessel Sanitation Program & Ships Safety Directive!
Thursday, June 17th, 2010It is almost 12 months since we called for an EU-wide Vessel Sanitation Program! Since September 2009, we have received 15 distinct reports of alleged holiday illness outbreaks on-board cruise ships; indeed one ship has now featured on 6 separate occasions within our ‘Call to Arms’ section! Holidaymakers are reporting a wide variety of problems on-board different cruise ships; here are 20 examples of some of the real holiday cruise complaints we have received: Read More




HTW has noted that amongst the submissions to the Committee on Toxicity (COT) it has been suggested that the symptoms highlighted by crew and passengers were akin to the condition of hyperventilation.
HTW has for many years received reports from concerned holiday makers or independent travellers as to the safety of their aircraft, ship or boat, train or road transport.

