A cruise ship company has apologized for 'cultural insensitivity' after staff dressed in inaccurate Māori costumes, painted their faces, and performed a version of the traditional Māori welcoming ceremony.
A cruise ship company has apologized for"cultural insensitivity" after staff dressed in inaccurate Māori costumes, painted their faces, and performed a traditional Māori welcoming ceremony. None of the employees who were photographed, captured by one of the ship’s photographers, appeared to be a member of the indigenous group.
According to a Facebook user, who goes by Steve the Maori, who shared photos of the incident on his page,"a lot of [cruise] companies employ local Maori Cultural groups to sing or perform dances... welcoming travellers to shore but in this situation Princess Cruises are using their own non NZ staff, with careless scribbles on their faces wearing skirts which do not depict Maori culture which I personally find a disgrace.
"We give a complete assurance that no offense was ever intended and we apologize unreservedly for what has happened. We took immediate steps to address this sensitive situation. After being made aware of the situation, the ship's management team took action to withdraw the ship photographers from the area to prevent any further possibility of cultural insensitivity," the company said in a statement to the outlet.
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