We came across a fascinating cruising story a few days ago. It was written by Hardy Jones, Executive Editor of BlueVoice.org and it appeared on Huffington Post’s website. The story was a couple of weeks old by the time we saw it. We think it’s worth reading.<\/p>\n
It goes back to Hurricane Tomas, which ripped into the Caribbean island of St. Lucia in late October. It was the most damaging hurricane of the season, in a part of the world populated by cruise ships.<\/p>\n
This is the story of a hurricane, some of the people most devastated by it, and some of the people who responded in a very real way.<\/p>\n
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