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houstonwhodat 02-12-2013 02:12 PM

Carnival Cruise Ship Stranded For 3rd Day - Sewage "Running Down The Walls"
 
Ever been on a cruise ship?

I haven't and this is one of the reasons why.

I'm sure people have had good times, but to me, you are a prisoner to the ship once you leave shore.

"Foul conditions aboard stranded Carnival cruise ship Triumph: Passengers describe 'sewage running down the walls' and people acting like 'savages'

Since a fire broke out in an engine room Sunday morning, the Carnival Triumph has been drifting off the coast of Mexico. A total of 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew have been forced to make do with cold food, no hot water, sweltering indoor temperatures, and few working toilets. A tow boat is expected Thursday, after an initial plan to tow the ship to a port in Mexico was scrapped."

No Lights, No Water



http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1261258

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/carn...d-day-18474675


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ptlyon 02-12-2013 02:15 PM

Hope they didn't run out of booze

houstonwhodat 02-12-2013 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ptlyon (Post 9396741)
Hope they didn't run out of booze

They're out of just about everything.

Supplies are getting delivered to them.

Toilets aren't working and are backing up piss and shit onto the floors.

No lights, no power, people are eating onion and cucumber sandwiches.

Fish 02-12-2013 02:18 PM

A voucher for a free cruise for your troubles.... LMAO...

Reason 6,892 why cruises are stupid.

DMAC 02-12-2013 02:18 PM

Sweaty, drunken, sewagy, debauchery goin on.

HolyHat 02-12-2013 02:18 PM

You find the funniest news. I love it. Keep up the good work

siberian khatru 02-12-2013 02:20 PM

Lord of the Flies on the high seas.

By Thursday, there will be lit torches ringing the deck and heads on pikes.

houstonwhodat 02-12-2013 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fish (Post 9396751)
A voucher for a free cruise for your troubles.... LMAO...

Reason 6,892 why cruises are stupid.


The only cruise I would want to to do is on a private yacht with 5 nekkid bitches.

Then I hope we get stranded.

Hammock Parties 02-12-2013 02:22 PM

There is some hot ****ing going on board that ship.

Old Dog 02-12-2013 02:24 PM

Glad I was on Triumph a month ago rather than now.

Fish 02-12-2013 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9396766)
The only cruise I would want to to do is on a private yacht with 5 nekkid bitches.

Then I hope we get stranded.

You've never been stranded somewhere with a woman huh? At that point, they're only good for nourishment......

ptlyon 02-12-2013 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9396748)
They're out of just about everything.

Supplies are getting delivered to them.

Toilets aren't working and are backing up piss and shit onto the floors.

No lights, no power, people are eating onion and cucumber sandwiches.

Then **** it, I'm floating somewhere.

I've been known to eat an onion sandwich or two.

Cucumber sandwiches are the bomb, but doubt they are getting them like the ones I've had.

RealSNR 02-12-2013 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 9396757)
Lord of the Flies on the high seas.

By Thursday, there will be lit torches ringing the deck and heads on pikes.

Ever been on a cruise ship?

Let's just say there'd be so many Piggys aboard, people wouldn't know what to do with themselves

Iowanian 02-12-2013 02:50 PM

Now THAT is an Upper Decker......



I've been practicing for that situation my whole life. It's why it's fun to pee off of a deck, porch and over a ledge. Duh.

BigCatDaddy 02-12-2013 02:59 PM

That ship is a real dump.

Deberg_1990 02-12-2013 03:01 PM

Carnival sounds like the Wal Mart of the cruise industry.

Titty Meat 02-12-2013 03:03 PM

To the window to the wall!

Rain Man 02-12-2013 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Dog (Post 9396776)
Glad I was on Triumph a month ago rather than now.

You narrowly escaped what will quickly become a cannibalism scenario.

Rain Man 02-12-2013 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 9396757)
Lord of the Flies on the high seas.

By Thursday, there will be lit torches ringing the deck and heads on pikes.

A small group of highly organized people could take advantage of the situation and turn this ship into the largest pirate vessel on the high seas.

Iowanian 02-12-2013 03:18 PM

Just for sport, I'd like to see some pirates climb the wall and hop over the rail into a steaming pile of dook....and then jump back into the water.

CoMoChief 02-12-2013 03:19 PM

I was on Carnival Splendor just months before it had caught fire a few yrs back.

I think it was on the news then.

Rain Man 02-12-2013 03:24 PM

I'm intrigued by the concept now. If you had a pirate ship that could hold 4,000 people, can you imagine the havoc you could cause? Imagine an amphibious force of 3,000 pirates descending on Charleston or Corpus Christi. You hit the docks, you rob the banks and jewelry stores, you do a little raping and pillaging, and then pull it all back onto the ship and leave.

Now, the U.S. Navy might blow you out of the water before you could hit American soil, but I bet you could hit a place like Santo Domingo or Monrovia or maybe even Malta.

Phobia 02-12-2013 03:30 PM

Monty's wife is on this cruise with a group of girlfriends. Crazy stuff.

notorious 02-12-2013 03:31 PM

Soon to file for the Big B.

Iowanian 02-12-2013 03:33 PM

His wife said "honey let's go on a cruise"
We'll eat buffet shrimp and over-priced booze.
We'll nap in the sun and I'll spit shine your pecker
now the cruise ship is broken in need of a wrecker

The bathrooms not working too well any more
and we sit in our economy cabin, the temp 104
The food is all gone the water dried up
now our stunning vacation turned into 2 girls and 1 cup.

The nude deck disgusting, legs getting hairy
duck dynasty bearded bikini lines scary
Our cell phones are dead, no outgoing calls
At least there is bean dip that runs down the walls?

Always the optimist, the good I will find
to see positive news, even when in a bind.
Should a jelly fish sting ruin our bliss
At least there's no shortage, of medicinal piss.

We could be on a beach in Hawaii
where we tent camp and rough it
but now our cruise ship has turned into
4000 people, 1 bucket.

5 days of romance without showers,
now your cooter is rotten.
This trip....your idea
that won't be forgotten.

siberian khatru 02-12-2013 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNR (Post 9396784)
Ever been on a cruise ship?

Let's just say there'd be so many Piggys aboard, people wouldn't know what to do with themselves

3x.

I know exactly what you mean.

"What do you mean the midnight buffet is closed?!?!?!? I'M GONNA STARVE UNTIL BREAKFAST!!!!!!!!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S NO BREAKFAST, EITHER?????????????????"

Bearcat 02-12-2013 03:43 PM

A couple days without hot food, a running toilet, or AC. Sounds like... camping.


The sewage part does sound pretty gross though.

houstonwhodat 02-12-2013 03:46 PM

This ship is twice the size of the Titanic.

All they need is an iceberg now.

Rain Man 02-12-2013 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phobia (Post 9396912)
Monty's wife is on this cruise with a group of girlfriends. Crazy stuff.

Hopefully they're doing okay. Maybe Monty will report back with some interesting stories about what a group of women do when they're stranded together on a ship with no artificial means of entertaining themselves.

mlyonsd 02-12-2013 03:56 PM

Anybody seen Bob Dole?

LoneWolf 02-12-2013 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9396766)
The only cruise I would want to to do is on a private yacht with 5 nekkid bitches.

Then I hope we get stranded.

Something tells me the "nekkid bitches" would not be hoping for the same thing. ;)

007 02-12-2013 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fish (Post 9396751)
A voucher for a free cruise for your troubles.... LMAO...

Reason 6,892 why cruises are stupid.

Free cruise, free flight and full refund of this cruise. JFC

BigRedChief 02-12-2013 05:44 PM

I like cruises. Well. the ones where the toilets work anyway.

bevischief 02-12-2013 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phobia (Post 9396912)
Monty's wife is on this cruise with a group of girlfriends. Crazy stuff.

I bet she is pissed. I hope Monty didn't play into the planning.

houstonwhodat 02-12-2013 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bevischief (Post 9397395)
I bet she is pissed. I hope Monty didn't play into the planning.

Who is Monty?

007 02-12-2013 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9397463)
Who is Monty?

her husband

Monty 02-12-2013 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phobia (Post 9396912)
Monty's wife is on this cruise with a group of girlfriends. Crazy stuff.

Yeah, we haven't heard much at all and while I have enjoyed the light hearted banter in this thread, the situation is a bit worse than reported. My main concern was dumping the people off in Progreso to catch a flight back to the states. If any of you have been there, you know that personal safety is not guaranteed, even in numbers. My wife was supposed to be back yesterday and while I could make a few hookers and blow jokes, I am geniunely concerned only because we haven't heard anything other than a few text messages.

Monty 02-12-2013 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iowanian (Post 9396922)
His wife said "honey let's go on a cruise"
We'll eat buffet shrimp and over-priced booze.
We'll nap in the sun and I'll spit shine your pecker
now the cruise ship is broken in need of a wrecker

The bathrooms not working too well any more
and we sit in our economy cabin, the temp 104
The food is all gone the water dried up
now our stunning vacation turned into 2 girls and 1 cup.

The nude deck disgusting, legs getting hairy
duck dynasty bearded bikini lines scary
Our cell phones are dead, no outgoing calls
At least there is bean dip that runs down the walls?

Always the optimist, the good I will find
to see positive news, even when in a bind.
Should a jelly fish sting ruin our bliss
At least there's no shortage, of medicinal piss.

We could be on a beach in Hawaii
where we tent camp and rough it
but now our cruise ship has turned into
4000 people, 1 bucket.

5 days of romance without showers,
now your cooter is rotten.
This trip....your idea
that won't be forgotten.

ROFL

Monty 02-12-2013 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 9397006)
Hopefully they're doing okay. Maybe Monty will report back with some interesting stories about what a group of women do when they're stranded together on a ship with no artificial means of entertaining themselves.

Count on it. There are eight of them there together, all without their husbands.

On second thought, maybe they won't be sharing any stories at all. ;-)

Monty 02-12-2013 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9397463)
Who is Monty?

I am Monty, but Phobia can't spell very good. Don't be too hard on him. He is good tryer.

Monty 02-12-2013 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guru (Post 9397540)
her husband

Well played.

Strongside 02-12-2013 08:13 PM

Dear God I would watch this reality show.

Monty 02-12-2013 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strongside (Post 9398010)
Dear God I would watch this reality show.

I think I'd skip the part where they have to pee/poop in the bag and then hand it over to the steward.

houstonwhodat 02-13-2013 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semen (Post 9397998)
I am Monty, but Phobia can't spell very good. Don't be too hard on him. He is good tryer.

Man I hope your wife comes out OK.

This is ****ed up for everyone involved.

What is Carnival tell ya'll and how or they going to make up for this nightmare?

If they give you a voucher would you use it or cash it in?

Imon Yourside 02-13-2013 12:33 AM

I guess it's true the only real reason to go on a cruise if to get your stalker on.

Monty 02-13-2013 12:35 AM

This cruise will be reimbursed in full, plus all onboard charges minus the gift shop and casino. An additional voucher for the same price paid as this cruise will be issued. Knowing her, she will book another cruise, but we'll see how enthusiastic she is on Friday. Yeah, I am sure this sucks, but I heard that the crew is giving out free alcohol. That may improve morale just a bit. The worst part is no communication, but that will change on Thursday.

007 02-13-2013 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semen (Post 9398852)
This cruise will be reimbursed in full, plus all onboard charges minus the gift shop and casino. An additional voucher for the same price paid as this cruise will be issued. Knowing her, she will book another cruise, but we'll see how enthusiastic she is on Friday. Yeah, I am sure this sucks, but I heard that the crew is giving out free alcohol. That may improve morale just a bit. The worst part is no communication, but that will change on Thursday.

Wow, three days plus stranded at sea with limited to no services and crappy conditions and that is the best they could offer? I won't even look at Carnival when we go on a cruise now.

Monty 02-13-2013 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guru (Post 9398862)
Wow, three days plus stranded at sea with limited to no services and crappy conditions and that is the best they could offer? I won't even look at Carnival when we go on a cruise now.

I agree. I just want her home safe. I think there is quite a bit more that should be reimbursed, like lost revenue from work, etc. but that will be addressed soon enough.

007 02-13-2013 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semen (Post 9398893)
I agree. I just want her home safe. I think there is quite a bit more that should be reimbursed, like lost revenue from work, etc. but that will be addressed soon enough.

ABsolutely man!!!

KChiefer 02-13-2013 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semen (Post 9398852)
This cruise will be reimbursed in full, plus all onboard charges minus the gift shop and casino. An additional voucher for the same price paid as this cruise will be issued. Knowing her, she will book another cruise, but we'll see how enthusiastic she is on Friday. Yeah, I am sure this sucks, but I heard that the crew is giving out free alcohol. That may improve morale just a bit. The worst part is no communication, but that will change on Thursday.

Heh, I was thinking, just give them free booze! Then I thought, Isn't booze part of all inclusive? Now I'm thinking, giving a bunch of pissed people booze isn't a great idea, especially when the toilets don't work. Anyways, hope all ends well.

CrazyPhuD 02-13-2013 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semen (Post 9398068)
I think I'd skip the part where they have to pee/poop in the bag and then hand it over to the steward.

You have to admit this guy does have a pretty shitty job!

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mikey23545 02-13-2013 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KChiefer (Post 9398921)
Heh, I was thinking, just give them free booze! Then I thought, Isn't booze part of all inclusive? Now I'm thinking, giving a bunch of pissed people booze isn't a great idea, especially when the toilets don't work. Anyways, hope all ends well.

You may have a point there.

mikey23545 02-13-2013 03:38 AM

Doesn't it seem like it would be possible to have emergency generators or something similar on ships that size that could at least keep the essential utilities up and running?

Jiu Jitsu Jon 02-13-2013 05:26 AM

And this not too long after my "Ever been on a cruise?" thread.

Spott 02-13-2013 05:31 AM

To make that cruise worse, they are getting towed back to Mobile. After seeing Mobile, they might want to get back on the ship.

soopamanluva 02-13-2013 08:47 AM

I just got off a cruise sunday. This ship was at one of our ports of call.

Rain Man 02-13-2013 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikey23545 (Post 9398959)
Doesn't it seem like it would be possible to have emergency generators or something similar on ships that size that could at least keep the essential utilities up and running?

there's not enough room for both that and the sundae bar.

Iowanian 02-13-2013 10:21 AM

The free gifts will lose their luster when disembarking, family and friends realize that the bottom half of their "My wife went on a Carnival Cruise and all I got was this T shirt" was ripped off to use as an ESK(Emergency Shit Kit).


If I were on that cruise, I'm pretty sure I'd blow mud off the Bow of the boat and shout "KING OF THE WORLD!".

tooge 02-13-2013 10:31 AM

I think I'd be commandeering a lifeboat about the time one of the little boats in the video was coming by.

Monty 02-13-2013 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bevischief (Post 9397395)
I bet she is pissed. I hope Monty didn't play into the planning.

Just saw this. No, I was recommending Royal Caribbean or Celebrity over Carnival or Norwegian. You get what you pay for.

While my wife was packing for the trip, she kept saying that she really liked going on cruises and that she should do it more often. It will be interesting to hear her opinion now. ROFL

It still sucks not being able communicate though.

Monty 02-13-2013 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iowanian (Post 9399384)
If I were on that cruise, I'm pretty sure I'd blow mud off the Bow of the boat and shout "KING OF THE WORLD!".

Now you're just showing off. :-D

boogblaster 02-13-2013 11:15 AM

damn Carnival needs to upgrade their shit .. lotta ship issues lately .....

houstonwhodat 02-13-2013 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semen (Post 9398893)
I agree. I just want her home safe. I think there is quite a bit more that should be reimbursed, like lost revenue from work, etc. but that will be addressed soon enough.

No **** that.

This is America.

I would definitely look into suing for lost wages, emotional distress, sexual harassment, attempted rape, robbery, etc, etc, etc.

You can bet someone is.

You just don't want a class action.

Iowanian 02-13-2013 11:37 AM

As many problems as Carnival has been having with boats burning, breaking down or rolling over, taking one of their cruises sounds like about as good of an idea as having uncle Sandusky watch your kids for the weekend.

Monty 02-13-2013 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9399556)
No **** that.

This is America.

I would definitely look into suing for lost wages, emotional distress, sexual harassment, attempted rape, robbery, etc, etc, etc.

You can bet someone is.

You just don't want a class action.

Yep, what I do want is a: "settled out of court for an undisclosed amount". This is assuming that she arrives safely.

Rain Man 02-13-2013 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semen (Post 9399507)
Just saw this. No, I was recommending Royal Caribbean or Celebrity over Carnival or Norwegian. You get what you pay for.

While my wife was packing for the trip, she kept saying that she really liked going on cruises and that she should do it more often. It will be interesting to hear her opinion now. ROFL

It still sucks not being able communicate though.

Have you tried using semaphore flags to communicate?

It's probably not fun now, but she's going to have a great story later about how she was once adrift at sea. She won't have to tell people that it was on a cruise ship.

houstonwhodat 02-13-2013 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semen (Post 9399615)
Yep, what I do want is a: "settled out of court for an undisclosed amount". This is assuming that she arrives safely.

I would be looking for a Personal Injury lawyer right now and I'm not joking.

I had someone bump me in bumper to bumper traffic a few years ago. Maybe doing 1 mph or less.

I had an eye witness that saw this guy do it on purpose. I think the traffic was getting to him.

I went the neck doctor and claimed soft tissue damage which they can't prove or disprove.

The insurance company settled for 120K, 1/3 went to the lawyer.

Make sure you get a lawyer that will do it on a contingency basis, no money out of pocket.

You already have a cause of action.

allen_kcCard 02-13-2013 11:57 AM

Karma says next time you will be hit at more like 51 mph.

Quote:

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9399649)
I would be looking for a Personal Injury lawyer right now and I'm not joking.

I had someone bump me in bumper to bumper traffic a few years ago. Maybe doing 1 mph or less.

I had an eye witness that saw this guy do it on purpose. I think the traffic was getting to him.

I went the neck doctor and claimed soft tissue damage which they can't prove or disprove.

The insurance company settled for 120K, 1/3 went to the lawyer.

Make sure you get a lawyer that will do it on a contingency basis, no money out of pocket.

You already have a cause of action.


houstonwhodat 02-13-2013 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allen_kcCard (Post 9399661)
Karma says next time you will be hit at more like 51 mph.

Why?

It was legit Spinal Stenosis in my neck.

I was born with Spinal Stenosis in my back, this just make it worse.

1 mph is all it takes.

ghak99 02-13-2013 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allen_kcCard (Post 9399661)
Karma says next time you will be hit at more like 51 mph.

I was thinking more like 101.

Old Dog 02-13-2013 12:15 PM

http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5198

(10:30 a.m. EST) -- Carnival Cruise Lines CEO and president Gerry Cahill said Tuesday conditions aboard Carnival Triumph, which suffered an engine room fire Sunday morning, are very challenging. But he insisted there are working toilets, playing down the image playing out in the national media of sewage running down the walls.
"No one here from Carnival is happy about the conditions aboard ship… there is no question that conditions onboard are very challenging. Most of the public bathrooms, there are 23 public bathrooms, most of them are working," he said during a news conference in Miami. There is also a "good section" of passenger cabins, in the forward and midship sections of the ship, that are working.
His statement contrasts sharply with reports from the national media, as well comments from Cruise Critic members, that there are no toilets or running water and that there is human waste everywhere.
LynnA last heard from her daughter-in-law Tuesday morning via text. "[Feces] and [urine] rolling across floor with every wave. People sick and throwing up every where," she texted.
First-hand accounts in news outlets paint a similar picture.
Jimmy Mowlam told the Miami Herald his 37-year-old son phoned him Monday night to say there is no running water and few working toilets. Passengers, he said, are being given plastic bags for when they need to go to the bathroom.
Carnival maintains there is running water, albeit cold, on the ship, so passengers can wash their hands and take showers.
Carnival Triumph is on its way Mobile, Alabama, under the power of two tugboats towing the ship at approximately 8 miles per hour. The ship is expected to arrive in Mobile late Thursday afternoon, where passengers can either spend the night in a hotel in Mobile or New Orleans or be bused back to Texas immediately.
More than 1,500 hotels rooms in Mobile and New Orleans have been booked and 10 charter flights have been secured to fly passengers to Houston on Friday. For passengers with cars at the port of Galveston, buses have been arranged to bring them back.
Carnival is in the process of securing buses for a Thursday evening transfer from Mobile to Houston or Galveston for passengers who would rather get home sooner, Cahill said.
In the meantime, the line insists there is no shortage of food, with meals being served in the Lido dining area and at the grill in the poolside restaurant.
A fire left the ship adrift in the Gulf of Mexico with no power Sunday, February 10. No one was injuried from the fire, which the line says was contained by the ship's automatic extinguishing system.
A timeline for repairs to Triumph will be announced once the ship is in port and has undergone inspection, according to the line. Damage suffered by Carnival Splendor from an engine room fire in 2010 kept the ship out of service for more than three months.
Yesterday, the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation into the cause of the fire. The Bahamas Maritime Authority will be the lead investigative agency, as Carnival Triumph is a Bahamian-flagged ship.

ghak99 02-13-2013 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iowanian (Post 9399384)
If I were on that cruise, I'm pretty sure I'd blow mud off the Bow of the boat and shout "KING OF THE WORLD!".

ROFL ROFL

Bugeater 02-13-2013 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9399649)
I would be looking for a Personal Injury lawyer right now and I'm not joking.

I had someone bump me in bumper to bumper traffic a few years ago. Maybe doing 1 mph or less.

I had an eye witness that saw this guy do it on purpose. I think the traffic was getting to him.

I went the neck doctor and claimed soft tissue damage which they can't prove or disprove.

The insurance company settled for 120K, 1/3 went to the lawyer.

Make sure you get a lawyer that will do it on a contingency basis, no money out of pocket.

You already have a cause of action.

You're a ****ing piece of shit.

houstonwhodat 02-13-2013 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 9399725)
You're a ****ing piece of shit.

**** you

Old Dog 02-13-2013 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allen_kcCard (Post 9399661)
Karma says next time you will be hit at more like 51 mph.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghak99 (Post 9399703)
I was thinking more like 101.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 9399725)
You're a ****ing piece of shit.

These.....**** frivolous lawsuits AND the people filing them.

and negged

loochy 02-13-2013 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9399669)
Why?

It was legit Spinal Stenosis in my neck.

I was born with Spinal Stenosis in my back, this just make it worse.

1 mph is all it takes.

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mikey23545 02-13-2013 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houstonwhodat (Post 9399730)
**** you

Maybe next time the collision will be your fault and will be enough to snap your neck and leave you in a Christopher Reeve situation, except you won't have his money or hot looking wife.

bevischief 02-13-2013 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iowanian (Post 9399384)
The free gifts will lose their luster when disembarking, family and friends realize that the bottom half of their "My wife went on a Carnival Cruise and all I got was this T shirt" was ripped off to use as an ESK(Emergency Shit Kit).


If I were on that cruise, I'm pretty sure I'd blow mud off the Bow of the boat and shout "KING OF THE WORLD!".

ROFL

Monty 02-13-2013 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Dog (Post 9399712)
http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5198

(10:30 a.m. EST) -- Carnival Cruise Lines CEO and president Gerry Cahill said Tuesday conditions aboard Carnival Triumph, which suffered an engine room fire Sunday morning, are very challenging. But he insisted there are working toilets, playing down the image playing out in the national media of sewage running down the walls.
"No one here from Carnival is happy about the conditions aboard ship… there is no question that conditions onboard are very challenging. Most of the public bathrooms, there are 23 public bathrooms, most of them are working," he said during a news conference in Miami. There is also a "good section" of passenger cabins, in the forward and midship sections of the ship, that are working.
His statement contrasts sharply with reports from the national media, as well comments from Cruise Critic members, that there are no toilets or running water and that there is human waste everywhere.
LynnA last heard from her daughter-in-law Tuesday morning via text. "[Feces] and [urine] rolling across floor with every wave. People sick and throwing up every where," she texted.
First-hand accounts in news outlets paint a similar picture.
Jimmy Mowlam told the Miami Herald his 37-year-old son phoned him Monday night to say there is no running water and few working toilets. Passengers, he said, are being given plastic bags for when they need to go to the bathroom.
Carnival maintains there is running water, albeit cold, on the ship, so passengers can wash their hands and take showers.
Carnival Triumph is on its way Mobile, Alabama, under the power of two tugboats towing the ship at approximately 8 miles per hour. The ship is expected to arrive in Mobile late Thursday afternoon, where passengers can either spend the night in a hotel in Mobile or New Orleans or be bused back to Texas immediately.
More than 1,500 hotels rooms in Mobile and New Orleans have been booked and 10 charter flights have been secured to fly passengers to Houston on Friday. For passengers with cars at the port of Galveston, buses have been arranged to bring them back.
Carnival is in the process of securing buses for a Thursday evening transfer from Mobile to Houston or Galveston for passengers who would rather get home sooner, Cahill said.
In the meantime, the line insists there is no shortage of food, with meals being served in the Lido dining area and at the grill in the poolside restaurant.
A fire left the ship adrift in the Gulf of Mexico with no power Sunday, February 10. No one was injuried from the fire, which the line says was contained by the ship's automatic extinguishing system.
A timeline for repairs to Triumph will be announced once the ship is in port and has undergone inspection, according to the line. Damage suffered by Carnival Splendor from an engine room fire in 2010 kept the ship out of service for more than three months.
Yesterday, the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation into the cause of the fire. The Bahamas Maritime Authority will be the lead investigative agency, as Carnival Triumph is a Bahamian-flagged ship.

This is exactly why I'm so frustrated at the lack of communication. The cruise line advertises that things are less than terrific, but they are managing. Others are saying that the world is ending (Oh Noes!!!!), and I'm of the opinion that the truth lies somewhere in the middle. I know my wife and her friends are resourceful, but can't wait for that phone call tomorrow afternoon or a bit sooner depending on when they get cell coverage again.

BourbonMan 02-13-2013 12:45 PM

HOUSTON — Carnival Cruise Lines says it is cancelling another 12 voyages for the disabled ship that is being towed to Alabama after an engine room fire left it powerless at sea.
The cruises aboard the Triumph were to take place from Feb. 21 through April 13. Those cancellations are in addition to two other cruises that were called off shortly after Sunday's fire.
The company says passengers will be fully refunded and get discounts on future cruises.
There are more than 4,000 people aboard the ship, which is expected to be towed into Mobile on Thursday.
The Triumph has had other mechanical problems recently that delayed a voyage in late January.
Passengers aboard the disabled vessel have reported dismal conditions. Carnival has disputed those claims.

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