‘Grind’ at Port: Cruise Passengers Welcome to a Gore-Filled Arrival
As the cruise ship, Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition, approached Torshavn, the capital of Denmark’s Faroe Islands, passengers were greeted with a disturbing sight. The water was stained red with blood due to the slaughter of nearly 80 pilot whales, a centuries-old event known as “grindadrap” or “the grind.” This tradition involves forming a circle of …