Friday, January 27, 2006
Insider Trading Report Forms filed by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
From: "Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd."
A Form SC 13G regarding Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. To view this filing, please click here
If you are unable to click on the link above, please copy and paste the URL below into a web
browserhttp://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=rcl&script=800&layout=6
Thomson Financial Inc 22 Thomson Place Boston, MA 02210
Sunday, January 22, 2006
T-Shirt for Oprah and Gale
Saturday, January 21, 2006
RCL Stock Drops 8.5% or $800 Million in One Week
RCL (Common Stock) performance:
8.5% drop from January 13, 2006 through January 20, 2006. Perhaps their damage control is working about as well as their security and safety protocols? 210 million shares were outstanding valued at $9.6 billion. This amounts to a loss of about $800 million. And RCL did not look that bad on Oprah this week.
As former presidents' entourage would say: "Its the bottom line, stupid!"
When it should be, "Read my lips, no new disappearances or deaths!"
Friday, January 20, 2006
ABC Primetime Investigates Cruise Disappearances at 10 pm on January 26
Monday, January 16, 2006
42 People Overboard on Cruise Ships Since 2000
Maybe we should be boycotting the cruise lines instead of Aruba. Let's find a positive way to prevent these types of tragedies in the future.
Visit
http://safecruise.blogspot.com/ for information on Congressional hearings and
http://projectsafecruise.blogspot.com/ for a simple solution that you can participate in and
see below for information about a connection between lobbyist for the cruise lines and the Abramoff scandal. How much money changed hands to limit or prevent good security and safety procedures on cruise ships? More cover-ups. How many more must die. And it is not the number of deaths it is the fact that hundreds of crimes are not prosecuted because the cruise lines destroy evidence and contaminate crime scenes. Law enforcement personnel not the cruise lines should be investigating all reports of crime and safety problems on the ships. The cruise lines should not be given the opportunity to cover up for their lack of safety and security actions or for crimes committed by the crew.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
List of Lobbyists and Firms Related to the Abramoff Scandal
List of Lobbyists and Firms Related to the Abramoff Scandal
See Links for references.
Total Amount Spent by Cruise Lines excluding Disney
For Lobbying From 1998 to 2004 =
$ 9,750,000
(Approximate)
Total Amount Spent by Walt Disney Co.
For Lobbying From 1998 to 2004 =
$ 23,626,800
(Approximate)
It is unknown how much of this amount
was for their cruise line.
Associates of Lobbyists Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon and Firms They have Worked for.
Jack Abramoff Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel
Jack Abramoff Preston Gates Ellis Rouvelas & Meeds LLP
Michael Scanlon Barnes & Thornburg
Michael Scanlon Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel
Michael Scanlon National Association of Home Builders
Michael Scanlon Preston Gates Ellis Rouvelas & Meeds LLP
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/13957974p-14792321c.htmlKevin A. Ring
Kevin Ring Barnes & Thornburg
Kevin Ring Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel
Kevin Ring Preston Gates Ellis Rouvelas & Meeds LLP
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.grassroots04jan04,1,5369645.story?coll=bal-local-headlines&ctrack=1&cset=true
Edward B. Miller
GrassRoots Interactive
CCS
Edward Miller American Council of Life Insurance
Edward Miller Cauthen & Associates
Edward Miller Cauthen Forbes & Williams
Edward Miller National Association of Realtors
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/13569857.htm
Tony Rudy
Tony Rudy Alexander Strategy Group
Tony Rudy Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel
Tony Rudy Segway LLC
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1153AP_Not_Business_as_Usual.html
Ralph Reed
Ralph Reed
Christian Coalition (and state affiliates)http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/08/AR2005120802232.html
Adam Kidan
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jan-07-Sat-2006/news/5253723.html
Edward Ayoob
Edward Ayoob Barnes & Thornburg
Edward Ayoob Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel
Making Sense of the Abramoff Scandal
David Safavian
David Safavian Merritt Group
David Safavian Preston Gates Ellis Rouvelas & Meeds LLP
David Safavian Williams Mullen
Edwin Buckham
Ed Buckham American Traffic Safety Services Association
Edwin Buckham Alexander Strategy Group
Firm: Preston Gates Ellis
Itallia Federici
Timothy Flanagan
Steven Griles
Steve Griles Integrated Waste Services Association
Rep. Doc Hastings
Rep. John Doolittle
Sen. Byron Dorgan
Rep. Dennis Hastert
Rabbi Daniel Lapin
Ed Miller
Rep. Robert Ney
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform
Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform
Grover Norquist Merritt Group
Grover Norquist Norquist, Grover G.
Grover Norquist Williams Mullen
Patrick Pizzela
Rep. Richard Pombo:
Sen. Harry Reid
Neil Volz
Neil Volz Barnes & Thornburg
Neil Volz Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel
Part 1: Cruise Line Lobbyists Related to Jack Abramoff Scandal
Cruise Lines and their Lobbyists as reported by
The Center for Public Integrity
Total Amount Spent by Cruise Lines excluding Disney
For Lobbying From 1998 to 2004 =
$ 9,750,000
(Approximate)
Total Amount Spent by Walt Disney Co.
For Lobbying From 1998 to 2004 =
$ 23,626,800
(Approximate)
It is unknown how much of this amount
was for their cruise line.
Data on Lobbying by Cruise Lines from the Center for Public Integrity Web Site
Lobbyist and or Firms related to Jack Abramoff Scnadal are Shown in Bold.
http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/profile-pf.aspx?act=clients&year=2003&cl=L002398
http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/profile-pf.aspx?act=clients&year=2003&cl=L002398
Company or Organization
Norwegian Cruise Lines
Rank: 682ndLobbying 1998-2004: $2,760,000Lobbying 2004: $620,000 |
Lobbying Firms
| Firms representing this company or | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 |
1) | $1,020,000 | $320,000 | $1,620,000 | |
2) | $420,000 | $240,000 | $800,000 | |
3) | $80,000 | $20,000 | $180,000 | |
4) | $40,000 | $40,000 | $80,000 | |
5) | - | - | $60,000 | |
6) | - | - | $20,000 | |
7) | - | Less than $10,000 | Less than $10,000 |
Lobbyists
| Lobbyists 2004 - present | Employer |
1) | Jack Ferguson | |
2) | Darrell Conner | |
3) | Stephen Cooper | |
4) | William Myhre | |
5) | Ralph Nurnberger | |
6) | Yvette Robitaille | |
7) | Emanuel Rouvelas | |
8) | Michael Scanlon | |
9) | Dennis Stephens | |
10) | Paul Stimers | |
11) | Jeffrey Watanabe | |
12) | Jeffrey Watanabe | |
13) | George Baker | |
14) | Bertram Carp | |
15) | Denis Dwyer | |
16) | Joyce Rogers |
By Industry
| Issues this company or organization | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 |
1) | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
2) | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
3) | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
4) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
By Agency
| Agencies this company or organization lobbied ranked by number of filings | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 |
1) | 7 | 7 | 22 | |
2) | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
3) | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
4) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
6) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
7) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
http://www.public-i.org/lobby/profile-pf.aspx?act=clients&year=2003&cl=L001929
Company or Organization
International Council of Cruise Lines
Rank: 325thLobbying 1998-2004: $6,134,702Lobbying 2004: $991,946 |
Lobbying Firms
| Firms representing this company or | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 |
1) | $1,040,000 | $740,000 | $5,070,660 | |
2) | - | $20,000 | $20,000 |
Lobbyists
| Lobbyists 2004 - present | Employer |
1) | J Crye | |
2) | Stanford Deno | |
3) | Angela Plott | |
4) | Thomas Thompson | |
5) | Hector Alcalde | |
6) | Louis Bafalis | |
7) | Cynthia Colenda | |
8) | Carisa Henze | |
9) | Lois Moore | |
10) | Nancy Prowitt | |
11) | Paul Schlesinger | |
12) | Carolyn Gray | |
13) | Teresa Jakubowski | |
14) | Michael Lehrhoff | |
15) | Walt Sanders | |
16) | Jeffrey Taylor |
By Industry
| Issues this company or organization | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 |
1) | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
2) | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
3) | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
4) | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
5) | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
6) | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
7) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
8) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
By Agency
| Agencies this company or organization lobbied ranked by number of filings | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 |
1) | 4 | 3 | 24 | |
2) | 4 | 5 | 23 | |
3) | 4 | 5 | 23 | |
4) | Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service) | 2 | 3 | 23 |
5) | 3 | 4 | 23 | |
6) | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
7) | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
8) | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
9) | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
10) | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
11) | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
12) | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
13) | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
14) | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
15) | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
16) | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
17) | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
18) | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
19) | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
20) | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
21) | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
22) | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
23) | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
24) | U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS) | 2 | 1 | 4 |
25) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
26) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
27) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
28) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Part 2: Cruise Line Lobbyists Related to Jack Abramoff Scandal
Cruise Lines and their Lobbyists as reported by
The Center for Public Integrity
Total Amount Spent by Cruise Lines excluding Disney
For Lobbying From 1998 to 2004 =
$ 9,750,000
(Approximate)
Total Amount Spent by Walt Disney Co.
For Lobbying From 1998 to 2004 =
$ 23,626,800
(Approximate)
It is unknown how much of this amount
was for their cruise line.
Data on Lobbying by Cruise Lines from the Center for Public Integrity Web Site
Lobbyist and or Firms related to Jack Abramoff Scnadal are Shown in Bold.
http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/profile-pf.aspx?act=clients&year=2003&cl=L002398http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/profile-pf.aspx?act=clients&year=2003&cl=L002632
Company or Organization
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Inc.
Rank: 6822ndLobbying 1998-2004: $160,000Lobbying 2004: |
Lobbying Firms
| Firms representing this company or | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 |
1) | $140,000 | - | $140,000 | |
2) | $20,000 | Less than $10,000 | $20,000 | |
3) | - | Less than $10,000 | Less than $10,000 |
Lobbyists
| Lobbyists 2004 - present | Employer |
1) | Ashley Craig | |
2) | Michael Roberts | |
3) | Ashley Craig | |
4) | Michael Roberts |
By Industry
| Issues this company or organization | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 |
1) | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
2) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
By Agency
| Agencies this company or organization lobbied ranked by number of filings | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 |
1) | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
2) | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
3) | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
4) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/profile-pf.aspx?act=clients&year=2003&cl=L002540
Princess Cruises Inc.
Rank: 5099thLobbying 1998-2004: $260,000Lobbying 2004: $80,000 |
Lobbyists
| Lobbyists 2004 - present | Employer |
1) | Richard Agnew | |
2) | Howard Feldman | |
3) | Curt Rich | |
4) | William Van Ness |
By Industry
| Issues this company or organization | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 |
1) | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
2) | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
3) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
By Agency
| Agencies this company or organization lobbied ranked by number of filings | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 |
1) | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
2) | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
3) | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Part 3: Cruise Line Lobbyists Related to Abramoff Scandal
http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/profile-pf.aspx?act=clients&year=2003&cl=L017976
New Sea Escape Cruises
Rank: 7854thLobbying 1998-2004: $120,000Lobbying 2004: |
Lobbying Firms
Firms representing this company or | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 | |
1) | $20,000 | - | $120,000 |
Lobbyists
Lobbyists 2004 - present | Employer |
By Industry
Issues this company or organization | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 | |
1) | 1 | 0 | 9 |
By Agency
Agencies this company or organization lobbied ranked by number of filings | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 | |
1) | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
2) | 1 | 0 | 9 |
http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/profile-pf.aspx?act=clients&year=2003&cl=L007564
Company or Organization
Commodore Cruise Lines
Rank: 11274thLobbying 1998-2004: $50,000Lobbying 2004: |
Lobbyists
Lobbyists 2004 - present | Employer |
By Industry
Issues this company or organization | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 | |
1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
By Agency
Agencies this company or organization lobbied ranked by number of filings | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 | |
1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
3) | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
4) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/profile.aspx?act=clients&year=2003&cl=L012193
Company or Organization
Holland America
Rank: 15049thLobbying 1998-2004: |
Lobbying Firms
Firms representing this company or | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 | |
1) | - | - | Less than $10,000 |
Lobbyists
Lobbyists 2004 - present | Employer |
By Industry
Issues this company or organization | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 | |
1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
By Agency
Agencies this company or organization lobbied ranked by number of filings | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 | |
1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/profile-pf.aspx?act=clients&year=2003&cl=L012194
Company or Organization
Holland America Line - Westours Inc.
Rank: 5099thLobbying 1998-2004: $260,000Lobbying 2004: $40,000 |
Lobbying Firms
Firms representing this company or | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 | |
1) | - | - | $140,000 | |
2) | $40,000 | $40,000 | $80,000 | |
3) | - | - | $40,000 |
Lobbyists
Lobbyists 2004 - present | Employer | |
1) | E Blanton | |
2) | Kelly Bobek | |
3) | Emma Broomfield | |
4) | Carl Buchholz | |
5) | James Drewry | |
6) | Thomas Dyer | |
7) | Joseph Gulant | |
8) | William Roberts | |
9) | Michael Semes | |
10) | Karim Shehadeh | |
11) | Duncan Smith | |
12) | Rebecca South | |
13) | Jennifer Southwick | |
14) | Jonathon Waldron | |
15) | Sidney Wallace | |
16) | Desiree Westby | |
17) | Cj Zane |
By Industry
Issues this company or organization | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 | |
1) | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
7) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
By Agency
Agencies this company or organization lobbied ranked by number of filings | 2003 | 2004 | 1998-2004 | |
1) | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
2) | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
3) | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
4) | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
5) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
