Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:51:55 -0800 (PST)
From: N Lynch <sfbookfan at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Pontooncon
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> --Ted White said:
> Periodically bids have been placed for cruise-ship
> Worldcons -- but none
> successfully.  I think there are several problems,
> one of them being
> expense, and another the "captive" nature of the con
> (you couldn't leave the
> ship in mid-con).  More recently there seem to be
> health problems associated
> with cruises.

Not to mention the problems handicapped people have on
cruise ships.  There was an article on NPR (can't
recall if it was morning or afternoon) on how cruise
ships are not handicapped accessible.   Considering
the graying of fandom and the number of people with
mobility problems, a cruise ship would be a nightmare
for them.

Nicki

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