PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 4, 2008

U.S. Senate to Hold Hearing on the Cruise Line Industry

SAMMAMISH, WASHINGTON The International Cruise Victims Association, Inc. (ICV), a not for profit corporation formed by victims and families of victims of cruise crimes, is pleased to announce that Cruise ship safety will be the topic of yet another hearing by U.S. lawmakers.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has scheduled a Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee hearing to examine potential steps for keeping Americans safe at sea. The June 19, 2008 hearing will look at issues involving the safety and security on board cruise ships calling at U.S. ports.

Kendall Carver, President of International Cruise victims (ICV), will be one of those to testify at this Senate Hearing.  He indicated that, ICV is extremely pleased to see the U.S. Senate hold hearings on this most important matter.  Since ICV was founded 30 months ago with just a few members, the organization has now grown to several hundred members in 16 countries. The hearings that have been held in the House of Representative and now the Senate have been most helpful in reviewing the many issues concerning the cruise line industry.

For more information about the International Crime Victims Association, please visit www.internationalcruisevictims.org or contact the following:

Kendall Carver
E-Mail Kcarver17@cox.net                                              Phone 602 852 5896