I'm sorry, but I do have a tendency to believe at least part of the story. This is startling-
One major cruise line had a combined fleet with almost two reports of sexual assaults per one hundred thousand passengers. One large cruise line reported of 99 sexual assaults or rapes in a 5 years time frame. And still another large and famous cruise line reported 173 sexual assaults or rapes in a 5 years time frame.
While this amount of assaults or rapes may not sound frequent, passengers are only aboard ships for a short amount of time and this is a combined fleet statistic.
None of the 173 sexual assault or rape reports resulted in any criminal prosecutions. Still another popular cruise lines reported 2 rapes or sexual assaults per month on all its cruise ships. In fact, another cruise line actually employs a risk management team dedicated to handling only rape and sexual assault claims.
How many people have simply just disappeared while at sea? I remember one of the largest Hispanic car dealer's daughter went missing while on a cruise in the Mediterranean. They did eventually find her and there was no evidence on the body. She was beautiful and only in her mid-twenties.