See: http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110006590
How to Survive
A Freak Wave--
And Avoid Whining
Sometimes you just have to ride out the storm.
They said they had a great time on the cruise. They got half their money back, a $1000 voucher for a future cruise, and the remaining two and a half days were open bar.
They couldn't have been happier with the response by the cruise line, and they do not plan on suing anybody, mostly on account of their not being bloodsucking leeches on society always scrounging around for a pathetic handout.