On February 16 Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas responded to a distress call on the way to the Caribbean from Port Liberty, NJ.  The call was from a disabled sailboat which was taking on water in heavy seas.  The crew dispatched a rescue boat and took the three men on board the sailboat back to the ship.  Apparently they had left from Baltimore on their way to Key West when they ran into some bad weather.<br /><br />Now, rescues by cruise ships at sea are nothing new but this one was a bit unique.  Once on board, the men from the sailboat were examined by the ships doctor then given cabins, food and clothes.  Not only that, but once the ship reached San Juan, Royal Caribbean paid for the men to fly to their intended destination, Key West.  How about that.  Pretty cool.  Nice gesture on the part of Royal Caribbean.