My Love Will Go On!
Posted on 02/14/2013 4:33:20 PM PST by SMGFan
The passengers of the Carnival Triumph (probably) never imagined that they’d get to extend their trip by several days. They certainly didn’t picture themselves living like 19th-century steerage passengers, if 19th-century steerage passengers had cans of Pringles and defecated in plastic bags.
The cruise ship, as you may recall, had an engine room fire on Sunday, stranding the ship in the Gulf of Mexico with minimal power, sanitation, and access to hot food. If the passengers of the Triumph needed anything, it was for their return to shore to be delayed even further. Naturally, earlier this afternoon the rope attaching the ship to the tugboat that’s bringing it to the port of Mobile. That held up the slow, slow voyage for about an hour until the rope could be repaired. Towing a giant ship is a slow process, and they’re due at the port of Mobile sometime between 10 p.m. and midnight. Passengers are now close enough to shore that they can wave signs at CNN’s helicopters and post to Twitter and Instagram.
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The ship of the damned....abandon all hope to ye who enter here.
The future of America
The only way you could transfer them at sea is with another, empty cruise ship. Not many of them around. Doubling up with a cruise ship in the area would put that ship over the passenger limit—and cost them double on inconvenience rebates.
So, the best, most effective method is the one they are using.
The question I have is why are these fires happening in engines so often. Isn’t this the third or fourth one in the past few years?
Perhaps having a crew made up of about 110 different nationalities could be a factor.
“Good idea for a tv show. Call it Survivor.”
How about SURVIVOR: OBAMAVILLE
I hear that Leni Reifenstahl is making a documentary about this ship.
It’s called “Triumph of the Swill”.
I'm thinking more like everybody who reads about this debacle will (a) never consider going on a cruise with Carnival or whatever they change their name to next week, and (b) be strongly disinclined to go on any cruise, ever.
I've never been on a cruise but have wanted to go on one of the Alaska cruises one day but now I'm not too sure.
Look at the bright side
Haven’t hit the rocks and sunk (YET) like the Carnival
ship off Italy........
Look at the bright side
Haven’t hit the rocks and sunk (YET) like the Carnival
ship off Italy........
You are correct that the adverse media coverage adds a factor that can’t even be calculated. It is safe to assume, IMO, that the numbers of those that feel like you probably have increased by at least 7 figures.
I’ve done Carnival in the Caribbean for 4 days back in the 90’s, i.e. pre-supership days. My wife and I are actively considering an Alaska cruise, too, but Carnival was not on our list of lines, this situation has only reinforced that choice.
Jeez, the ships that transport livestock from Australia to markets in Indonesia and the ME have better backup systems and sewage handling than that. If I were going on a cruise, I’d consider the windjammers instead. At least they have sails and can move as long as the wind’s blowing.
They should put a porta-potty or even a few wag-bags in each cabin for backup.
They would have gotten better treatment if they had sunk like the Titanic.
Thank God they didn’t sink. That may have saved future generations another horrible song!
Haven’t hit the rocks and sunk (YET) like the Carnival ship off Italy........
The route to Mobile might offer a sandbar hazard or two, but no rocks to speak of. With Carnival's luck, though, this ship could end up the next "S.S. Hurricane Camille" (do a web search for it).
I can't wait for some inland resort owner to turn the tables on Carnival and re-do the "Fun ships, 100% bear-free" ad. It'd be simple enough... just show a couple gazing out over a mountain vista, muttering "never again..." while remembering last year's vacation with the cruise ship sewage overflows, heat and general misery, circling sharks, giant squid attack, etc...
...there vill be delousing
Be sure to hold your nose when you do. And, for heaven's sake, don't shake her hand!
Nothing worse for future business than a bunch of traumatic survivors telling the world their horror stories. I used to hear the cynical statement that the airlines would rather lose a whole load of passengers than have a few crash survivors.
Could be worse..
Maureen Mcgovern - “The Morning After” from the Poseidon Adventure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcLazPauA1c
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