Carnival gets you there, and never back!

[crapstang]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/carnival-dream-reports-problems-st-maarten-18726925

Carnival Cruise Lines is making arrangements for passengers aboard the stranded ship Dream to fly home.

The cruise line made the announcement Thursday morning.

The ship encountered a technical issue with its backup emergency diesel generator during a scheduled port of call Wednesday in St. Maarten. There were brief interruptions to the elevators and toilets Wednesday night.

The company says engineers are working on the problem, but they are making arrangements to fly passengers home. They did not indicate when the flights would leave St. Maarten. The ship, with a capacity of 3,646 passengers, is docked at Phillipsburg.

The Dream's March 16 voyage from Port Canaveral has been canceled.

An engine fire crippled the Carnival Triumph in February, leaving 4,200 stranded for five days without working toilets or power.
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Give me money!

[Jyard]

I think it should be well noted now to not take a Carnival cruise.

[Ted]

Here pretty soon, if you are willing to risk it, I bet they practically start giving cruises away

[YALE]

Why does anyone take a cruise? Fuck those floating Petri dishes.

[mk5.0]

My wife's cousin in Miami is friends with the owner of carnival cruise lines. He told use how cheap the guy is and to never take a carnival cruise.

[KBScobravert]

Here pretty soon, if you are willing to risk it, I bet they practically start giving cruises away

This would be the only way you could talk me into a Carnival Cruise ship. Of course I would take chemlights, flash light and spare batteries, get a balcony room, stock up on water, bring portable toilet and a few other essentials for their ship.

[ceyko]

The one I was on was alright. Seems to me they need to worry a little else about profit margin and a little more about sound maintenance.

[whitetrash]

I went on the magic almost a year ago and it was great. It was new though. Only issue we had was a guy dieing

[Frank]

Crap! My best friend just started a cruise on Monday for their honeymoon. I hope they aren't on it.

[BP]

My wife's cousin in Miami is friends with the owner of carnival cruise lines. He told use how cheap the guy is and to never take a carnival cruise.

So they are friends with a corporation? That's pretty cool. The CEO is Gerry Cahill but he's definitely not the owner.

My wife and I were on the Magic two months ago, it was awesome. I love going on cruises. Whatever floats your boat.

[dblack1]

I've been on two carnival and one royal. The royal was better/nicer. That said I'll never go on another unless it is a seabourn.

One thing I noticed about our last carnival cruise that stood out was the high level of pure white trash on board. I'm white trash at heart, but these people were down right trashy. I guess that is the downside to taking a cheap cruise.

[mk5.0]

So they are friends with a corporation? That's pretty cool. The CEO is Gerry Cahill but he's definitely not the owner.

My wife and I were on the Magic two months ago, it was awesome. I love going on cruises. Whatever floats your boat.

I've been on two carnival and one royal. The royal was better/nicer. That said I'll never go on another unless it is a seabourn.

One thing I noticed about our last carnival cruise that stood out was the high level of pure white trash on board. I'm white trash at heart, but these people were down right trashy. I guess that is the downside to taking a cheap cruise.

Royal caribbean > Norwegian > Carnival

[Rlhay2]

Royal caribbean > Noriwegan > Carnival

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[brtnstrns]

I'll be on the Magic in a month and a half for my honey moon. I'm not too concerned. I'll have a balcony so if we get stranded and the toilets get fucked, I'll do my business off of it. Gotta roll with the punches and make the most of it. No power? Looks like I'll be raiding the alcohol. Should be interesting

[AdamLX]

I've been on two carnival and one royal. The royal was better/nicer. That said I'll never go on another unless it is a seabourn.

One thing I noticed about our last carnival cruise that stood out was the high level of pure white trash on board. I'm white trash at heart, but these people were down right trashy. I guess that is the downside to taking a cheap cruise.

Royal Caribbean is a good standard, but can't compare to Seabourn (price point). I did a Seabourn cruise two years and it's worth every penny. I still want to try a couple of the others like Regent etc, but will still use RC for the usual stuff.

And, Apogee > * (except the owner is a fucking loon)