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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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02-15-2013, 09:39 AM | #226 |
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watching the reactions from guest leaving last night......they were all over the map.
A couple of ladies seemed like the type who complain about everything. They probably would have had lots of complaints on a normal cruise. A couple of people took it all in stride, and continued to make the best of a bad situation. I like that attitide.
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02-15-2013, 09:45 AM | #227 |
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I'm sure it was nowhere near pleasant but CNN sensationalism tried to make it sound as though it was akin to the Titanic coated in human waste and everyone on board was a half step away from death.
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Would an idiot do that?
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02-15-2013, 09:50 AM | #229 | |
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yea, you could definately tell they were trying to play it up. Throwing around terms like "disaster".....really??? Did anyone die?
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02-15-2013, 09:50 AM | #230 |
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That is a result if the pussification of america
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02-15-2013, 09:53 AM | #231 |
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One article was "5 things we learned about cruises," and it went into how any cruise can change course at any time and that it's written into the contract that there might not even be compensation if they miss a port...... it wasn't even about this freakin' ship, it was just a fluff article to show the evils of cruise lines. If Carnival was taking unnecessary risks, that's one thing, and I'm sure they'll fix it after all of this bad press... but, sometimes bad things happen. Even on vacation.
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02-15-2013, 09:57 AM | #233 |
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One thing im curious about is if Carnival will compensate for any lost wages for missing days of work?
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One of the interviews I heard last night made me laugh. The lady on board talked of having to take cold showers and standing in line for 2-3 hours for food and then mentioned, "we're missing dinner right now to talk to you" to the reporter. I told the Mrs that it seemed to me that she was missing dinner BY CHOICE.
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I sure hope not. The patrons received a free extension of their vacation for christs sakes!
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That question was asked to the VP last night and he was promptly whisked away by his handler (assuming it was a Carnival lawyer or something). |
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Looking back, this whole story reminds me of the time I went to India.
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I can only hope that you heeded my warning and didn't risk "the walrus".
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02-15-2013, 01:42 PM | #240 |
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A lot of banging, eh?
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