Cruise ships have become an integral part of Jacksonville’s economic scene. We asked members of the Times-Union/Jacksonville.com Email Interactive Group whether the recent accidents, fires and illnesses on cruise ships scared them off taking a cruise vacation and how safe they feel on a ship. Here is a representative sampling of the comments: I see or hear of an accident practically every other day.
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