Posted on 04/12/2005 3:55:17 PM PDT by KJC1
A Florida couple was treated after being bitten by hundreds of bed bugs during a vacation cruise on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, according to Local 6 News.
Alan and Nathalie Wasserstorm said their vacation aboard the Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas was ruined by the infestation of bed bugs.
"I was in such disbelief at first, you know, I mean, it was hundreds and hundreds of bugs, we had leaned against all the night before, I mean it literally made my skin crawl," Alan Wasserstorm said.
The couple moved to another room on the ship but it was too late, according to the report.
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or Carnival Craps.
How to decide.
Speaking of the nasty, it seems like Billy Bob Clintoon must have contracted something by now. But, he might have something that we don't know about.
Speaking of the nasty, it seems like Billy Bob Clintoon must have contracted something by now. But, he might have something that we don't know about.
and it's all fun and games until someone gets their eye put out.
I worked in an office one summer on the first floor of the jock dorm. It was unoccupied so they started at the top and began spraying. It wasn't bed bugs. It was fleas and not the kind that eat dogs and cats but human fleas. Fortunately, my office mate was much tastier to them so she bore the brunt be we had to shut down the office for the week. The carpet looked like it was alive. grosssssss.
I haven't followed that story, but apparently the woman has a history of sueing, no one within the Wendy's chain of ops had lost a finger, and the accuser's mother recently died. I think the authorities wish to DNA the lady's mother.
Sorry for the OT. And let me know if I'm all wet on any of what I've posted. Thanks. ;-)
You'd think the cruse line would suck up to them. this is horrible PR made worse by the cruse lines refusal to pay the related expenses.
LOL, Larry. Love it!
Between the stories of intestinal distress and massive bed bug attacks, I have already taken all the cruises I will never take. Sounds like cruise ships are floating incubators for parasites.
Years ago in the 30's bedbugs at rented Cabins while traveling were a pretty common thing, lately I hadnt heard of any infestations of these mechanised dandruff. It might pay carnival to call the folks who stayed in that room previously as these things dont just appear. They had to come from somewhere.
Sounds like you've followed it alot closer than I have! :-}
They are following it with glee at KFI640 (Los Angeles). Looks like you are right and this was a bogus claim. It isn't proven yet that this is a fake, but if (I think WHEN) it is we all should go to Wendy's and buy a big order or Chili and a couple of burgers.
This is (probably) flat out unfair to Wendy's.
Jewel of the Seas Cruise Ship Statistics
Maiden Voyage May 8, 2004
Passenger Capacity 2,501
Gross Tonnage 90,090
Length 962'
Beam 105.6'
Draft 26.7'
Cruising Speed 25 knots
Crew 859
Decks 12
I saw a show about the dark side of cruise lines on television a few years ago. Because of the place of a ship's registry and some other jurisdictional loopholes, these company are apparently hard to sue.
This thread is making me itch.
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