IIRC, it was against regulations (DUH!!!), but it made for good PR.
I KNOW it was against regs (DUH!!!) - but I repeat - if they were going to put them all together - for PR - it shouldn't have been on a boat - where it would be likely, if the boat went down - ALL would be lost...NOT good for PR.
But at least, it resulted in such family tragedies from becoming the norm henceforth -