Posted on 02/12/2013 10:26:50 AM PST by jimbo123
Why don’t they use the poop deck?
Would make for a great Democrat National Convention site.
Amen. With their track record, it’s a wonder they’re still in business.
Note to self-—vacation only where the hordes of sheeples ain’t.
“If someone had told me that kind of this was frowned upon.”
Know how you feel. Mentioned earlier that I got norovirus on a cruise. Miserable to say the least.
Never again...
I wouldn’t go on a Carnival cruise AT ALL.
http://www.cruiseshiprapes.com/
http://www.cruiseshiprapes.com/Sexual_Assaults/Sexual_Assaults_On_Crew/Yurij_Senes.html
They have laws against transfers.
And when you're sick, you still can't get off that ship. We were so sick and felt like prisoners in that small room.
There is no way to make a ship medically clean. All those passengers are touching surfaces everywhere you go, including the dining rooms. One passenger with bacterial germs or a virus can infect the whole ship fast - then you are sick and can't call your doctor, can't go to your doctor, can't use your own over the counter measures to help yourself, you are just stuck.
Why that speaker didn't come on and say there was medicine available, I don't know. The freaking speaker came on at 7 am every day telling of various activities. If I had a grenade I would have set it on top of the speaker with the pin out and walked out of the room until the speaker was silenced, then gone back to bed to sleep - that's how much I hated that speaker.
Carnival is the Chuck-E-Cheese of the high seas.
I advised my coworker to honeymoon on Royal Caribbean instead. They did & we have been invited to their house many times since.
That wuz quick ...
I heard this AM that two tugboats are on the way, and should arrive by THURSDAY!
Everyone on board is going to be sick.
Cruises suck.
So the part of the story that says full refund and another free cruise in the future is bogus?
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At least it is obvious to ME that my comment was sarcastic.
I didn’t bother reading ‘below the fold’ because the lead in was so well written and presented and answered most questions.
(that also is sarcasm - looks like something an 8 yo would write,just missing a few ‘ya knows’ and ‘likes’).
Just got back from a wonderful 7 day cruise on Royal Caribbean. There were Purell stations EVERYWHERE, and you weren’t even allowed in a dining area without using one. The captain announced that staff and crew were no longer shaking hands with passengers and there was a video running on TV showing the proper way to sanitize your hands with Purell.
My main thought was that I wished I were the Purell salesman!
We didn’t get sick and had an incredible experience.
Zombies! A prelude to zombies with class in the near future (bond collapse, pension cuts, market collapse, government layoffs, etc.).
Yes, transferring food and water between ships presents minimal risk. If you drop a load of food into the drink, it's no big deal. Dropping a passenger in is a whole different story.
Yeah, I went on Carnival once, never again.
No, I assumed you had insider knowledge of the contracts.
I’ve been on a lot of cruises but never read the “fine print”.
I believe they haven’t evacuated them because an accident may happen on one of the lifeboats. Those boats are far up and not used very often. There was an incident a week ago in Malta where 8 crew were doing a lifeboat drill at the dock in calm water. The boat fell, killing 5.
No, I assumed you had insider knowledge of the contracts
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Ah, I see the ‘cornfusion’....
I just reread and that SHOULD have been “UNLESS YOU REMAIN ABOARD”
Sorry about that....(and I scoffed at ‘their editing - or lack of’ <: <: <:)
Interesting comment.
I’ve been on several cruises on both Carnival and RC and would definitely rate Carnival as better, especially the grub.
Both are competitors in the “mass market” of cruises.
Welcome to Carnival Cruise Lines.
Tonight’s special will be:
Cryptosporidium and Giardia
Gram Negative Bacteria
Hepatitis A
Leptospirosis
Tenanus
along with a nightcap of raw sewage running down the walls. Enjoy!
Now that's class...LOL
Yes, then every neighborhood in the U.S. will be just like that poor ship!
No they don't do that - and I didn't say they did - but there IS a group-think within the MSM. And it tends to run along political lines. Here's some examples: Walmart. Tea Party. Occupy. NOW. NRA. Liberal whistle blowers. Conservative whistle blowers. Democrats. Republicans. Oil Companies. Natural Food Stores. The "Arts'. Gays. Cops. Military. Green Energy, College Professors. Businessmen. ...
With few exceptions the MSM finds these groups GOOD: Occupy NOW Liberal whistle blowers, Democrats Natural Food Stores, Target, the Arts, NOW, Occupy, Green energy, Gays, and College Professors, Unions.
With few exceptions the MSM finds these groups BAD: Tea Party, conservative whistle blowers, NRA, Republicans, Oil Companies, Cops, the Military, Businessmen, Walmart...
The groups the MSM likes just happen to be groups that support Democrats - with people and money. I don't believe anyone in a newsroom looks up what the contributions are or arn't, but most people have an idea which groups tend liberal and which tend conservative. The MSM favors the one's who tend liberal.
If you think otherwise - please give me some examples. Facts work better than 'attitude'...
No they don't do that - and I didn't say they did... But there IS a group-think within the MSM. It runs along political lines. Here's some examples - how would the MSM 'feel' about these groups: Walmart. Tea Party. Occupy. NOW. NRA. Liberal whistle blowers. Conservative whistle blowers. Democrats. Republicans. Oil Companies. Natural Food Stores. The "Arts'. Gays. Cops. Military. Green Energy, College Professors. Businessmen. ...
With few exceptions the MSM finds these groups GOOD: Occupy NOW Liberal whistle blowers, Democrats Natural Food Stores, Target, the Arts, NOW, Occupy, Green energy, Gays, and College Professors, Unions.
With few exceptions the MSM finds these groups BAD: Tea Party, conservative whistle blowers, NRA, Republicans, Oil Companies, Cops, the Military, Businessmen, Walmart...
The groups the MSM likes just happen to be groups that support Democrats - with people and money. I don't believe anyone in a newsroom looks up what the contributions are or arn't, but most people have an idea which groups tend liberal and which tend conservative. The MSM favors groups that tend liberal.
If you think otherwise - please give me some examples. Facts are more welcome than 'attitude'... got some?
Which, of course, are geared towards union labor and overweening government nanniness which drive up the costs to the point that most of these people wouldn't be taking a cruise. There's a reason there aren't any lines with American-crewed ships.
There are some good ones, though. Holland-America and Cunard aren't bad, for example.
I remember my sister's first cruise in the eighties. She was so looking forward to it. It was Carnival. She's a foodie -- described it as a giant Shoney's with an ocean view.
It is being towed to Mobile AL.
“Which, of course, are geared towards union labor and overweening government nanniness which drive up the costs “
True, and I don’t like unions any more than you do. That said, the cruise ships evidently look at cost cutting over safety. I can’t imagine one of our Navy vessels being run like most of the cruise ships today. You’ve even got Captain Mario Hotpants, scheming on a woman while his ship is sinking over in Italy.
“just ask yourself why you would ever “sail” on a ship that was registered in LIberia or
Panama? It’s to get around the cost of US crews and more importantly, US inspections.”
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And soon these same people will be caring for you when you are ill and really need a good, experienced doc.
But they will have to do.
I found out today that one of my cousins is on that ship.
“It’s like a bunch of savages on there,” he added. “If you get on the blogs, they’re saying that people are fighting over food and stuff.”
Hmmmm. THat sounds pretty much like the last 2 cruises I’ve taken.
Never again.
Shows just how quickly things can go to hell. Now imagine a major city after EMP attack and there has been not electricity for a month and no idea when it will be restored.
The shipyards here are looking forward to the work.
“Shows just how quickly things can go to hell.”
My husband’s company would send a bunch of us to a foreign country every year for two weeks. On the first trip, on the plane, I noticed a husband and wife couple that were friends of ours, did not eat the food offered by the airline. They brought bottles of water and peanut butter and crackers. I asked them why they were doing this and they said food on a plane can be tainted plus things happen to planes like being on the runway for hours, so they always had their own food and water. This made total sense to me and from then on I took water and peanut butter/cracks in a carry on bag. We did eat the food offered by the airline but we had that extra in case there was a problem with water or food before we got off that plane.
I would have done the same thing getting on a ship - take water and peanut butter/crackers. Once you turn your body over to an airline or ship, you are theirs. If the plane or ship screws up, there you are.
I will never get on another ship.
I went on a carnival cruise and it was great. No problems at all.
I would spazz if I saw someone vomiting,much like an arachnophobe would spazz at the sight of a spider.
I’ve been on two cruises and everything went well.
My mother and I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise back in 2004 and it was great. It was only 3 days but we had a lot of fun.
I got FRIED though. I was in a lot of pain and went into a slight shock. I was freezing when everyone else was comfortable.
I still enjoyed the trip though,LOL.
Wow. I guess my sister and our mother got lucky. The three of us had a great time.
LOL. You forgot Botulism and Ptomaine poisoning!
You poor thing. It’s bad enough when you’re at home,much less on a ship.
I am sure many people who have stayed at a motel 6 can say the same thing... but some of us have higher standards :)
For a true luxury experience try Royal Caribbean
In Jan 1969, wife, two babies and I scored a PCS cruise from Yokohama to SFO on the SS President Wilson. Wife and I got nauseous the first night, but after that, it was “smooth sailin’.” A USN Commander was aboard with his pregnant wife. That lady was a very miserable person, even though the seas were calm. The shipboard doctor kept her sedated and they took her off at Honolulu and hospitalized her. After we got back to HQS, they asked if we’d like to ride the SS United States from NYC TO Southampton. Back in the day, the government heavily subsidized those liners and civil service and military personnel could apply for passage. Yes, we did take the SS United States to Europe. New bride and I have taken two Carnival cruises and one Princess. We loved the Carnival cruises to the eastern and western Caribbean.
My mother and I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise back in ‘04. It was after Hurricane Ivan hit so our ship was re-routed from Fort Lauderdale to Haiti.
Haiti was beautiful but I have never seen such poverty.
Taking a shower was interesting. The ship must’ve hit one hell of a wave because I bumped into the wall of the shower. I almost lost my footing.
I could not eat dinner the first night because I was so nauseous. Everyone else was eating as if they were at their dining room table.
I still felt like I was swaying when I got home.
I live on a sailboat and I have a hard time sleeping when I spend a night ashore anymore.
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