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On the bright side, they didn't get smacked by a flaming meteorite Berlum Feb 2013 #1
Yet.... louis-t Feb 2013 #3
Okay, I laughed at that one riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #16
Oye, sounds like a Chevy Chase movie! Happyhippychick Feb 2013 #2
Just out of curiousity.... Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #4
Great comment at the link: WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #5
Sounds like my kind of vacation! harun Feb 2013 #6
lol Renew Deal Feb 2013 #7
I really really feel sorry for these folks. littlewolf Feb 2013 #8
It's not clear that they were given the option of staying in a hotel in Mobile. yardwork Feb 2013 #12
I heard on the radio that at least one traveler stayed in Mobile - my guess is that Carnival spooky3 Feb 2013 #27
So, apparently the Lord has had to shift part of the Purgatory load to this world. cliffordu Feb 2013 #9
I'm thinking an outer circle of hell, myself. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #29
What's funny is they will be bombarded with spam for cruises.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #10
Worst cruise vacation since the Titanic The Second Stone Feb 2013 #11
Or: 'Average Americans get tiny taste of everyday life in a refugee camp' FailureToCommunicate Feb 2013 #13
The well off do not generally go on Carnival Cruises IMHO. n/t kiranon Feb 2013 #18
That wasn't really my point FailureToCommunicate Feb 2013 #24
But that is really not the point. They paid for (and probably took time off work for) a spooky3 Feb 2013 #28
New series for TV: The Flub Boat Auggie Feb 2013 #14
"The Sludge Boat" mac56 Feb 2013 #15
Put the two together and you get The Fudge Boat. valerief Feb 2013 #20
Starring Bill Murray! kentauros Feb 2013 #30
In the 1960s I sailed across the Atlantic on the iconic Queen Mary aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #17
In the 1960s I traveled across the country on the Silver Zephyr. It was a wonderful trip. yardwork Feb 2013 #19
I love trains aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #22
went from Chi-town to CA on a train in the 80's littlewolf Feb 2013 #25
That would have been Amtrak by the 80s. Not as nice but still good. yardwork Feb 2013 #26
The observation cars were good for napping. At night nobody goes there except for a nap or alfredo Feb 2013 #34
Certainly a memorable trip daleo Feb 2013 #35
On the bright side they were given vouchers for a future bus trip. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #21
I don't know why.I guess the money didn't trickle down to fix the ship or the bus. Wake up.Vote DEM judesedit Feb 2013 #23
+1 Laelth Feb 2013 #31
I can not imagine why anyone would even want pangaia Feb 2013 #32
And the Onion comes in just a little late on this one: ehrnst Feb 2013 #33
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 2 underpants Feb 2013 #36
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