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Anyone following the Carnival Triumph cruise ship story?
February 13, 2013 at
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Carnival Triumph engine fire; lost power; tug boats pulling it to Mobile, AL.
linly [cbslocal.com]
The 500 or so McDonald's franchisees and executives onboard should at least be used to the conditions if they've spent much time in one of their restaurants.
We cruise on Carnival 5 months from today!
(different ship though)
linly [cbslocal.com]
The 500 or so McDonald's franchisees and executives onboard should at least be used to the conditions if they've spent much time in one of their restaurants.
We cruise on Carnival 5 months from today!
(different ship though)
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http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/sna...-1B8325828
I'd go depending no the price.
I'd go depending on the price.
After the power went out and toilets stopped working, the cruise staff instructed passengers to urinate into the showers and put fecal matter into plastic bags,which were regularly collected by room stewards and put into a giant trash bag, Caceres said.
She confirmed reports of passengers being fed onion-and-cucumber sandwiches....
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Nothing like a 7 hour greyhound bus trip to look forward to.
http://news.yahoo.com/coast-guard...26545.h
Nothing like a 7 hour greyhound bus trip to look forward to.
http://news.yahoo.com/coast-guard...26545.h
I'm no expert but I doubt there is anything more Carnival could have done and I think any cruise line would have handled it the same way. And they are offering reimbursement for the cruise fare and any money spent onboard (except casino), discount on a future cruise, paying for hotels in New Orleans, paying for their travel home, and $500.
Remember, this rarely happens, and you're much more likely to die in the car on the way to the cruise port, and probably more likely to die in an airplane. At least Carnival did contain the fire. True fact: the biggest risk to a cruise ship is fire (not running aground). And many fires are caused by passengers tossing cigarettes overboard and they get blown back in.
http://www.latimes.com/news/natio...3945.st
http://www.latimes.com/news/natio...3945.st
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The odds of things going wrong on a cruise aren't that high, but with the luck I have, we'd be on the trip from hell.