Anyone for a cruise?

I think Carnival will be offering discounts soon.

At least that ship isn't on its side near Italy.....

Or maybe that would be better?

this just reminds me of home

which I should really clean one of these days

Whenever I see "feces" in an article, it reminds me of Donnie Darko where the school gets flooded and one girl asks her friend "What's feces?" to which the first girl responds, "Baby mice." Awww!!

"Everyone report to the poop deck!"

I can't - urine the way.

Makes me nervous. Just booked a cruise last week on Carnival....

I have no idea why anyone would want to go on a cruise...if you want the experience, just go to Shoney's or Denny's around breakfast time on social security day...you'll have the same experience of waiting in line for food behind a bunch of old, retired people...and save a ton of money

I have to agree with Happy, I did it once, and will never again... too many people.

It gives me a chance to wear my tux

You wear a tux to the buffet?

The buffet is for peasants unless you are talking about the midnight dessert buffet and dress code would be; shorts, t shirt, sneakers, cumberbun and bow tie. Don't they teach you guys anything in the midewest?

You may have to change your username to TINKLEBell.

I have enjoyed the cruises that I have been on, but I probably prefer just going to the beach. You can surf or swim or go into the jungle and hike, look at ruins, poop where you want, etc.

Subject line from the email I received from Sun Country Airlines this morning read "Hot deals on Caribbean cruises!". Ya think?

Taking a cruise in a few months on that ship!!! I hope they have de-pooped the deck and have all their problems solved by then.

A friend came back from a cruise on this ship 2 weeks ago and they were having problems then with the propulsion.

On Wednesday, Carnival Cruise Lines decided to cancel 12 more trips for the Triumph. The four-and five-day cruises from Galveston will be canceled between Feb. 21 and April 13. Carnival had previously canceled the next two trips departing on Feb. 11 and Feb. 16 after the ship's propulsion was knocked out Sunday morning.

Those guests who had planned trips will receive a full refund of their cruise fare, as well as non-refundable transportation costs, pre-paid shore excursions, gratuities and government fees and taxes. Guest will also receive a 25 percent discount on a future three-to-five-day Carnival cruise or a 15 percent discount on a six-to-seven-day cruise.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/...led-4275429.php

It's going to be quite a long cleanup job.

In other news, the ship will be renamed "Triumh". (Notice there is no "P" in it?)

slated to dock today...those wanting to leave today will be bussed in "luxury motor coaches" to New Orleans for a night on the town and on to Galveston tomorrow. Those staying until tomorrow in Mobile will be flown home.

I think i'd rather just rent a car and drive myself or fly out tonight on my own nickel and have them reimburse me...

luxury motor coaches = 1964 yellow school bus with optional opening windows

I actually went on a Carnival Cruise last May and loved it. It wasn't full of old retired people. Lots of young couples and young families. It was lots of fun and I would do it again. But it was on the new ship Magic.

young families are even more wearisome than old people... ugh... whiny, snotty kids...

I would never go on a cruise with that many people. How much time would you spend standing in lines? Not my idea of a good time.

why would I go on a cruise to experience over flowing toilets, I'll just use my basement bathroom

Just to add insult to injury...


Carnival Bus Breaks Down Carrying Passengers Who Were Aboard Cruise Ship

Good grief, thos epoor folks..

did they hand out red bags?

OMGoat! After all that, the last thing I would want to do is ride on a bus for several hours.

And those were supposed to be the "luxury buses" to transport the passengers?!?!

at least they didn't force onion sandwiches on them

Cheese sammies on white bread would have probably helped with the no toilet situation...

good thing they didn't serve bean burritos and fire brand chili

"All 3,143 passengers aboard the 900 foot colossus, ..were already being given a full refund for the cruise, transportation expenses and vouchers for a another cruise. Carnival Cruise Lines is now boosting that offer to include another $500 per person. Gerry Cahill, president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines, announced the additional compensation Wednesday. "

....this is not enough for 4 days stranded at sea ....

What more should they get?

Tickets to a Tiffany concert.

They will likely get a lot more than this. I believe that there will be lawsuits. Especially if anyone's time is worth more than $125/day. I think the average compliance officer gets paid a lot more than $125/day.

I have never been on a cruise - and this makes me think twice about ever going on one.

I would poop in a bag for $500

i think that is more than enough...they aren't "owed" anything else...

although i'm sure there was more than 1 attorney standing at the bottom of the gangplank handing out his business cards and hoping to file a class action...

Bad things can happen anywhere - car/plane crashes, hotel fires, robberies, whatever. It wouldn't stop me from going on another cruise, but it certainly wouldn't be a Carnival cruise, or any cruise with that many people.

On an Alaskan cruise, our ship lost power, but only for about 5 hours. The crew was able to fix the problem, after they took a lifeboat into the closest port to get a part that was needed. There was no hot breakfast that morning.

No hot breakfast!?!?! What in the world is wrong with you. I would have sued. Cold bacon just isn't as good, ya know.

I am going to have to disagree with you on this. As part of an agreement (transactions) both parties agree to terms and conditions both written and unwritten. I do not think that Carnival met the terms, but the customers did (by paying). Thus, I expect that in the end the people will end up with a lot more than $500.

Carnival made $93MM last quarter. Profiting is no longer acceptable in the US. They will get sued.

But they are getting refunded the cost of this cruise, credits toward another, cash, and transportation taken care of, thus compensated more than they paid.

After that ordeal, to be offered a bus ride for over 500 miles back to Galveston (if that is where your car was parked) would be dissapointing to say the least.

I like the idea of the lady saying she would check into a Mobile hotel and get home on her own.

You'd think Carnival would have a better Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity plan in place for this situation.

It's not like an engine fire hasn't happened before on a cruise ship. Anyone remember Carnival's Splendor back in 2010?

Cruise Ship fires

I thought this was an interesting article:

What cruise lines don't want you to know

Compensated more than they paid? Do you mean refunded their payment and given $500?

Do you really believe this will end at $500?

And another free cruise (if they like), plus compensation for transportations changes, lodging, etc. to get them home. They will probably end up with some more cash when this is done. We took a Carnival cruise years ago and we had some engine issues as well. Granted, we did not lose power, but I thought they did an excellent job at making us more than whole for our inconvenience.

The cruisers signed off on iron clad agreements before getting on the ship. Awful thing to happen yes, but they were inconvenienced, not hurt or injured. They should be made whole and then some, but there is no reason any guest on that cruise should be made more than that. People néed to keep in mind that they went on a vacation on a boat in open waters with limited and minimal resources in the first place. When things go wrong, it's not going to be pretty.. It's no walk on the beach.

Someone said it was hard to get off the ship there were so many lawyers trying to get back on. Wonder who they would sue if their car broke down in the desert and it took days to get repairs in to the little gas station that was the only thing within miles and miles. The car company? You take a chance anywhere you go and they should know that. Was it unforunate? Yes. I wouldn't want to go through it, but again I didn't like using an outhouse when I spent summers at my grandparents but I did.

I think you got the point perfectly, QM. Some people are so sue crazy, though.

saw a blurb on the news at lunch that there have now been 3 lawsuits filed for this, and one of the attorneys is trying to get it class action status. was across the restaurant and only saw the scroll, couldn't hear the talking head providing wisdom around this...

I heard something that Maritime Law will prevent anyone from being able to obtain much in the way of damages. I am not sure how accurate this is since I am not all that familiar with Maritime Law.