Oh what a wonderful cruise it's been

According to our tour guide, “Grand Turk has 5000 people living on the island. If one cruise ship comes in they outnumber the people on the island. On the day we were there, there were three Carnival Cruise ships were there full of people with money to spend. The cruise companies would certainly have a great deal of influence on the local governments because they can either turn on or turn off the spigot that drives their economy. When I return to US I do intend to look at some of the tax policies of these cruise companies.