Cruise Ship Squeeze: The New Pirates of the Seven Seas

"Modern pirates sail huge cruise ships from one port to another, offloading thousands of visitors a day. While the cruise industry rakes in billions of dollars a year, paying almost no income tax, the ports that ships visit are left with crumbs. It exploits workers onboard ships, uses graft from its deep war chests to shape political decisions and influence the media, and bullies administrations into accepting anti-competitive business practices and abysmal environmental and health records. It represents capitalism at its worst."