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Cruise giant teams up with INTERPOL to enhance security
Carnival has signed a deal with INTERPOL to step up security screening on its cruise ships.
It will install INTERPOL’s I-Checkit system across all of its 10 brands, which together carry nearly 11 million passengers, around half of the world’s cruise market.
Carnival said the system adds an extra layer of safety in the travel sector by creating an international standard for security screening.
It has a real-time global alert system and criminal intelligence potential.
It allows the cruise line to screen travel document information against INTERPOL’s database of lost or stolen travel documents.
The system has been tested in a three-month trial on board four Princess Cruises ships.
It will now be rolled out to the other brands, which include Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, and P&O Cruises.
"One of our top priorities at Carnival Corporation is the safety and security of our guests, our crew and our ships," said Bill Burke, chief maritime officer for Carnival Corporation and retired Vice Admiral of the US Navy.
"As the world’s largest cruise company carrying hundreds of thousands of daily passengers, having a highly effective and efficient security screening process is a crucial part of how we serve our guests every day."
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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