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Passengers who occupied the cruise ship Costa Victoria were accused of being ``unreasonable'' in their demands.儲存 Tourism academics said yesterday it is difficult for cruise companies to adjust their itineraries following accidents just like the one that prevented Costa Victoria from docking in Halong Bay, Vietnam. Ip Yuk-king, a lecturer in hotel and tourism studies at the Institute of Vocational Education, said: ``Cruise companies need to make an application in advance to related authorities of countries where the ports are located for berthing. ``For giant cruises carrying hundreds or even thousands of passengers, the support and supplementary facilities on the cruises have already been planned and arranged.'' Ronnie Ho Pak-ting, former chairman of the Travel Industry Council, said the Costa Victoria failing to dock at Halong Bay - because a sunken ship blocked off access to the port - was ``simply an accident.'' He added: ``Both the cruise company and travel company had no control over the accident and the迷你倉 should not be held responsible.'' In a street poll, many said the passengers' demand of HK$5,000 for compensation was unreasonable. A man named Li added: ``It is absolutely unfair for those protesting passengers to lay siege on the cruise ship to demand more compensation. ``Their act treated other passengers who will board the ship to start a new trip as bargaining chips.'' Another man, named Tong, noted: ``HK$5,000 is too much. They're being unreasonable and demanding. It's unclear whose responsibility it is.'' A mainland woman named He said: ``It's too much. Though it should be one- third of the fee because they skipped one out of three sites.'' International Professional Insurance Consulting Association chairman Law Siu-hung said if passengers purchased an ordinary travel insurance package, they might not get compensation. Insurance companies will generally only make compensation if cruise trips have been delayed for six to eight hours, Law said. eddie.luk@singtaonewscorp.com qi.luo@singtaonewscorp.com self storage