Rob's House Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 http://apnews.myway.com/article/20101110/D9JD8G500.html I was on a Carnival Cruise in Jan 2000 when the engine room caught on fire. The main power went out and for the next 36 hrs or so there were no flushing toilets and very little food and water passed around. They towed us into the port at Jamaica around noon, where we anxiously awaited our departure...for 9 !@#$ing hours. They didn't want to let us off for fear the news media would get wind of the story before they could contain it. The news version was white-washed bull ****. This time the media got the drop on them. In fairness I got a refund a free 7 day cruise, but the last 12 hrs of that ordeal sucked ass and I'll think real long and hard before taking another Carnival cruise. Especially in light of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Ouch...the only way I could see surviving that ordeal is if the fridge was stocked and I had a cabin with an oceanfront balcony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 http://apnews.myway..../D9JD8G500.html I was on a Carnival Cruise in Jan 2000 when the engine room caught on fire. The main power went out and for the next 36 hrs or so there were no flushing toilets and very little food and water passed around. They towed us into the port at Jamaica around noon, where we anxiously awaited our departure...for 9 !@#$ing hours. They didn't want to let us off for fear the news media would get wind of the story before they could contain it. The news version was white-washed bull ****. This time the media got the drop on them. In fairness I got a refund a free 7 day cruise, but the last 12 hrs of that ordeal sucked ass and I'll think real long and hard before taking another Carnival cruise. Especially in light of this. Really? Tell you what, I'd rather be stuck on a cruise ship than on an airplane. I was stuck on a plane for 4-5 hours a few years ago. That sucked worse. Carnival is refunding tickets, giving a free voucher for a future cruise, and reimbursing travel expenses.... Sounds fine to me, especially in this recent case where everything works but the AC and the hot water! Can't wait for my cruise in a couple of weeks though - and if I'm lucky, it'll break down one of the last days and I'll get refunds too . Mine's with RCI though, not Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 Really? Tell you what, I'd rather be stuck on a cruise ship than on an airplane. I was stuck on a plane for 4-5 hours a few years ago. That sucked worse. Carnival is refunding tickets, giving a free voucher for a future cruise, and reimbursing travel expenses.... Sounds fine to me, especially in this recent case where everything works but the AC and the hot water! Can't wait for my cruise in a couple of weeks though - and if I'm lucky, it'll break down one of the last days and I'll get refunds too . Mine's with RCI though, not Carnival. The refund and vouchers were straight. The problem is when you crushed a box of beer the night before and have to take a **** in the worst of ways, and there's no way to flush. That's a bummer. You should be fine with RCI, I see these stories in the news every so often and it's always a Carnival ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 The refund and vouchers were straight. The problem is when you crushed a box of beer the night before and have to take a **** in the worst of ways, and there's no way to flush. That's a bummer. You should be fine with RCI, I see these stories in the news every so often and it's always a Carnival ship. I've been on RCI and Celebrity before, so I'm not worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 the most important piece of information i need before i can make a judgement on this situation... Were the bars on the ship still open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 the most important piece of information i need before i can make a judgement on this situation... Were the bars on the ship still open? For a while, but for the last 12 hrs or so everything was pretty much shut down. At one point they briefly put out a slack buffet right next to the unflushable community toilet that was packed to the top and provided an odoriferous emination that turned the stomach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Really? Tell you what, I'd rather be stuck on a cruise ship than on an airplane. I was stuck on a plane for 4-5 hours a few years ago. That sucked worse. 6 hours for me on the tarmac, before a 14 hour flight. So all together, 20 hours on the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Was Jay Rosen on board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 (edited) Was Jay Rosen on board? I'll have you know that my last cruise went without a hitch. Except for the hurricane, but you can't blame me for that. Can you? Edited November 11, 2010 by JÂy RÛßeÒ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I'll have you know that my last cruise went without a hitch. Except for the hurricane, but you can't blame me for that. Can you? Oh, we'll find a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 For a while, but for the last 12 hrs or so everything was pretty much shut down. At one point they briefly put out a slack buffet right next to the unflushable community toilet that was packed to the top and provided an odoriferous emination that turned the stomach. If the bar was open i would care less and just enjoy being on vacation. if the bar was closed... i would be upset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I'll have you know that my last cruise went without a hitch. Except for the hurricane, but you can't blame me for that. Can you? No we won't blame the hurricane on you but we absolutely will blame the breakdown of the radar system on the ship that caused the damn thing to sail right into the hurricane. I'm never flying with you . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Am I the only one that realizes this is a hoax? How in the heck can that huge steel boat not sink if all the power is out? No propellers = no floating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Am I the only one that realizes this is a hoax? How in the heck can that huge steel boat not sink if all the power is out? No propellers = no floating. Seriously, if true that ship would have tipped over faster than Guam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Seriously, if true that ship would have tipped over faster than Guam. No way. Guam doesn't have a keel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Seriously, if true that ship would have tipped over faster than Guam. I'd completely forgotten about that gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 If the bar was open i would care less and just enjoy being on vacation. if the bar was closed... i would be upset open it Better. You need to watch more westerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 You would think that they would be required to have better back up power supply to run water, refrigeration, and toilet systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 You would think that they would be required to have better back up power supply to run water, refrigeration, and toilet systems. All of the articles I've read say that they have water (cold) and toilet systems running just fine. 6 hours for me on the tarmac, before a 14 hour flight. So all together, 20 hours on the plane. :blink: Yuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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