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Earth_First

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5. Strange, we just took a cruise on Norwegian Cruise Lines...

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 08:17 PM

Feb 2013

I saw safety inspections, preparedness drills and crew training happen on a DAILY basis, all seven days...

I never once felt that my personal safety was at risk in the hands of these professionals.

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Just a word of caution about those luxury cruise ships [View all] theHandpuppet Feb 2013 OP

Yes, lots of shiny paint and fancy decor, HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #1

Thanks for the great advice rightsideout Feb 2013 #2

Carnival cruise is cheap cruise line you get what you pay for... kimbutgar Feb 2013 #3

Not getting on board malaise Feb 2013 #4

Strange, we just took a cruise on Norwegian Cruise Lines... Earth_First Feb 2013 #5

Scandanivian Airlines, and Norwegian Cruise Ships truedelphi Feb 2013 #6

Yes, that was a general consensus... theHandpuppet Feb 2013 #15

I agree. I was on a Norwegian Cruise Lines trip RebelOne Feb 2013 #9

I am not ever taking a cruise alarimer Feb 2013 #7

It is not like you think. RebelOne Feb 2013 #11

I've never had to take a shower where I peed in a hotel. blueamy66 Feb 2013 #19

Absofreakinlutely. lindysalsagal Feb 2013 #16

Poseidon adventure did it for me. felix_numinous Feb 2013 #8

Just like a hotel; the customers should never see the "back of the house". FarCenter Feb 2013 #10

The reason they are registered in foreign countries is because.... davidn3600 Feb 2013 #12

Yes you are right davidpdx Feb 2013 #13

Why they are towing to Mobile. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #14

Maybe because of passport issues ...... oldhippie Feb 2013 #21

just personal preference, but a cruise is the very last thing my wife and I would want to do.... NRaleighLiberal Feb 2013 #17

Used to fly a lot of folks from LGA/JFK/BOS/PHL to FLL for Carnival cruises. DemoTex Feb 2013 #18

I live within 45 mins of 3 awesome TVA 4_TN_TITANS Feb 2013 #20

Don't book yourself in the Ted Nugent suite Blue Owl Feb 2013 #22

Don't get me started on cruise ships. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #23