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agracie

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Wed Feb 13, 2013, 09:56 AM

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Passengers describe 'sewage running down the walls' and people acting like 'savages' [View all] davidn3600 Feb 2013 OP

Why can't they evacuate people off the damn ship??? eShirl Feb 2013 #1

Moving from one vessel to another at sea is remarkably dangerous and difficult Fumesucker Feb 2013 #5

If I was stuck on that floating prison, I'd want to risk it! God, what a mess. catbyte Feb 2013 #52

I beg to differ... Earth_First Feb 2013 #97

You were in calm relatively shallow protected water when they did that Fumesucker Feb 2013 #110

If it was somebody very wealthy or 'important' tblue Feb 2013 #151

I'll bet this description is attractive to some jberryhill Feb 2013 #2

I don't get it RudynJack Feb 2013 #9

I could suggest some web sites jberryhill Feb 2013 #14

"Two girls, one boat" mikeytherat Feb 2013 #15

I'm sure many will recognize this delightful melody... jberryhill Feb 2013 #21

Oh you sick bastard!!! Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2013 #26

LOLOLOL nt clarice Feb 2013 #54

ROFL!! n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #78

You HAD to go there! :) nt Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #152

Yes. Yes I did. mikeytherat Feb 2013 #167

Ted Nugent would approve! n/t n2doc Feb 2013 #48

"It's the shittiest experience there is!" Dash87 Feb 2013 #121

I guess they found out why they call it the poop deck.... WCGreen Feb 2013 #3

DUZY! mac56 Feb 2013 #25

This from someone whose name starts with "WC" KamaAina Feb 2013 #88

ROFLMAO! graywarrior Feb 2013 #95

LMAO lonestarnot Feb 2013 #125

I went on a cruise Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #4

I know a couple who like cruises, it's a social thing more than anything from what I gather Fumesucker Feb 2013 #6

To each his/her own, I guess. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #10

Yes, all Texans are unfriendly and hate gays KatyMan Feb 2013 #37

I'm sorry that's what you took Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #47

Maybe you should reread your post: KatyMan Feb 2013 #58

I agree Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #80

University of Houston where my daughter is headed Melissa G Feb 2013 #107

I graduated from U of H in 1968 Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #164

Congrats! Melissa G Feb 2013 #166

I'm from MA and we definitely don't have a right wing legislature. virgogal Feb 2013 #128

A compositional error... KatyMan Feb 2013 #138

No apology needed---we all err occasionally. virgogal Feb 2013 #161

So, is she supposed to leave out part of her story just because YOU got your panties in a wad kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #89

Sigh... KatyMan Feb 2013 #93

My reading comprehension is just fine. Your nastiness isn't. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #105

Oh get up off the fainting couch... KatyMan Feb 2013 #113

Yep, I see where you're coming from. It's often too broad a brush that Texas gets brushed as all RKP5637 Feb 2013 #153

My sister and BIL love the cruises.... WCGreen Feb 2013 #8

Now, see? Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #12

My Grandpa is 91 and just last year sold his AIrstream OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #39

They will not Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #83

Ick! what happened to the Splendor? OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #87

LOL Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #91

oh ok, lol OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #108

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout. Codeine Feb 2013 #17

Hubs and I have taken 2 cruises over 30 years, one because siblings were going. They are Nay Feb 2013 #33

well, they lke todrink... WCGreen Feb 2013 #68

One summer I rented a camper a few times, there's nothing better. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #116

I did an Alaska cruise about 13 years ago. RudynJack Feb 2013 #11

I could probably do Alaska Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #13

Cruises don't give you enough time on land...if you want to see Alaska, fly up CreekDog Feb 2013 #72

Doing one for my honeymoon this summer Recursion Feb 2013 #55

Congratulations Shibainu Feb 2013 #65

After a hitch in the Navy, cruse ships don't hold any appeal for me either. RC Feb 2013 #57

Costa/Carnival just does not seem to be able to get it together. Downwinder Feb 2013 #7

are modern humans just that stupid, datasuspect Feb 2013 #16

Yes, about 12 stories down. Hardly what the ancients experienced. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #20

12 whole stories datasuspect Feb 2013 #22

A lot of passengers are older and mobility-impaired MindPilot Feb 2013 #34

Still, were they unable to rig up collection stations? JHB Feb 2013 #44

pampered, self-absorbed, navel-gazing morons datasuspect Feb 2013 #139

I'd wait for more details for that sort of conclusion. However... JHB Feb 2013 #142

Clueless. I'm referring to your "Feces Overboard!" suggestion. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #73

+1 Brazillion Myrina Feb 2013 #79

it's like motherfuckers want to make a laundry list of excuses datasuspect Feb 2013 #118

What's the difference between modern humans and ones 5000 years ago? Dash87 Feb 2013 #122

"electricity" is a relatively recent invention datasuspect Feb 2013 #135

MARPOL forbids dumping sewage, especially untreated, close to shore. Glaug-Eldare Feb 2013 #147

The worst would be if they ran out of booze cherish44 Feb 2013 #18

Lawyers...Start Your Engines... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #19

Lawyers in what jurisdiction? jberryhill Feb 2013 #29

Yep... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #30

It's their Third engine fire, plus one of them Sank.... KoKo Feb 2013 #49

I Recall the Costa Concordia... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author jberryhill Feb 2013 #71

they'll find a way treestar Feb 2013 #69

I'll match Yellow Pages lawyer against the carefully designed Carnival strategy team any day jberryhill Feb 2013 #70

Long Arm Statutes will cover them treestar Feb 2013 #98

Let's put it this way jberryhill Feb 2013 #103

There are sure to be legal issues treestar Feb 2013 #104

On a contingency basis? Unlikely. jberryhill Feb 2013 #106

As a minor update to my mean-spiritedness... jberryhill Feb 2013 #150

Not a big fan of your posts .... Trajan Feb 2013 #127

What's mean spirited? The reality of civil litigation? jberryhill Feb 2013 #134

The title of your post is misleading. Glassunion Feb 2013 #23

<snort> agracie Feb 2013 #27

Welcome aboard... to the Sludge-Boat SoCalDem Feb 2013 #24

Exactly. The are hideous looking indie9197 Feb 2013 #64

We went on a Windjammer in 1974...It was paradise SoCalDem Feb 2013 #75

Carnival's original plan was to tow the boat to the nearest port in Mexico WolverineDG Feb 2013 #28

I took two cruises within a couple of months in 2011 and Grammy23 Feb 2013 #40

Yeah you can tell it to these people until WolverineDG Feb 2013 #46

What's ridiculous is requiring a passport within North America. Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #60

Winds blew the ship north Travelman Feb 2013 #45

They could have towed a barge to the stranded ship that carried large electric generators which ladjf Feb 2013 #31

It is likely the generators are fine. MindPilot Feb 2013 #32

I'd like to see the detailed engineering report .... oldhippie Feb 2013 #41

The toilets probably are electric flush. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #100

Cruise ship toilets are vacumn..like an airplane MindPilot Feb 2013 #156

What runs the vacuum pumps? HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #162

The engines are generating the power davidn3600 Feb 2013 #111

I don't think so ..... oldhippie Feb 2013 #115

IIRC from my last trip, right around a gig MindPilot Feb 2013 #155

Bigger isn't better, cruise lines like to pack you in.... Historic NY Feb 2013 #35

Loved the Norway! Crepuscular Feb 2013 #42

I've been on one Caribbean cruise, I think it was the Norway, supposedly the finest of its time. northoftheborder Feb 2013 #36

I like the smaller ships ...... oldhippie Feb 2013 #43

And what you have stated is exactly the reason you need to research before you book your cruise. Grammy23 Feb 2013 #61

Excellent post Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #101

The fact that human beings cannot figure out what to do with waste...... Marrah_G Feb 2013 #38

And people don't get why I won't go on "cruises". GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #50

Maybe you should have gotten drunk. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #62

There's not enough booze. I've done one ocean trip. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #63

the river cruises in Europe are great too CitizenPatriot Feb 2013 #129

Yep, that's the kind of "cruise" I wouldn't mind. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #140

I always wanted to take one of the canal cruises in very small boat CitizenPatriot Feb 2013 #145

If I was going to cruise the rivers of Europe I'd hire a small boat GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #146

lolo. my boss cruises all over the world 3 or 4 times a year elehhhhna Feb 2013 #157

I'm sure it did. I'm not much on the tropics at the best of times. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #163

Why are they towing to Alaama? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #53

To save money, of course. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #85

The naval port in Veracruz has those repair facilities. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #86

I don't know what facilities Veracruz has... HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #90

Oh I know it's money. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #94

Upthread, the story is the wind blew the ship north while the tugs were en route jeff47 Feb 2013 #131

Love boat? aristocles Feb 2013 #56

If I were the CEO of Carnival the first thing I would do... aristocles Feb 2013 #59

This is the 3rd engine fire on a Carnival-owned ship within the last couple years davidn3600 Feb 2013 #66

No; apparently the first thing the CEO would do is...... WinkyDink Feb 2013 #74

Is that Ben Stiller? n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #77

I posted the wrong photo! Hahahahaha! Here's the right one: WinkyDink Feb 2013 #120

isn't it the CEO's Fault ? since this was not the first time JI7 Feb 2013 #99

Brings a whole new meaning to the term "poop deck" Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #67

On the plus side, it will give the rich folks a great story at their next soiree n/t Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #76

Carnival is not a "rich folk" line Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #81

Cunard is owned by Carnival. davidn3600 Feb 2013 #92

Yes, of course they are Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #96

They're rich compared to the people whose countries they visit alarimer Feb 2013 #117

We have about 100,000,000 in or near poverty here Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #119

That's very unfortunate. Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #144

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Feb 2013 #141

You are an angry one Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #143

That is all true jberryhill Feb 2013 #149

You really ought to reconsider what you think before you post it... Earth_First Feb 2013 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #112

Whatever. nt Earth_First Feb 2013 #114

This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #132

I do not completely agree, but I have deleted it anyway. (n/t) Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #133

The reason these cruise lines exist jberryhill Feb 2013 #148

This is what you need to experience.... MountainMama Feb 2013 #82

Wife and I are going on our 10th cruise next month Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #84

Not a cruise ship, but a bagger convention down to the motel kairos12 Feb 2013 #109

I thought this was going to be another Ted Nugent thread BainsBane Feb 2013 #123

I thought this was about meta Renew Deal Feb 2013 #124

This would have never happened on the Love Boat....cue in theme music SummerSnow Feb 2013 #126

Honestly, that sounds like every trip I've ever taken on a Greyhound bus Orrex Feb 2013 #130

Wow Dorian Gray Feb 2013 #136

I love tour groups. tavernier Feb 2013 #137

Speaking of cruises - would this be an appropriate time to mention that THE NATION magazine Douglas Carpenter Feb 2013 #154

Bloody hell, would it be cold at that time of the year? Hard Assets Feb 2013 #158

I heard that there has been a zombie outbreak on board! Safetykitten Feb 2013 #159

Reality is getting lazy. This was a Simpsons episode Matariki Feb 2013 #160

My grandfather used to tell me about his time on a troopship enroute to the Philippines. bluedigger Feb 2013 #165