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1 posted on 11/09/2010 3:57:37 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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Carnival Splendor

2 posted on 11/09/2010 3:58:35 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Remind me not to take a Caribbean cruise.


3 posted on 11/09/2010 3:58:45 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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You would think that for a ship so expensive they would have had a little redundancy in the ship systems.

The cost for lack of it will be very high.


5 posted on 11/09/2010 4:02:16 AM PST by PeteB570 (Islam is the sea in which the terrorist shark swims. It aids & comforts the shark on it's journey.)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

I’d guess it will need a good washing after a few thousand people hang it over the side for their morning constitutional.

Talk about a miserable experience. Feel sorry for the travelers.


6 posted on 11/09/2010 4:03:27 AM PST by IamConservative (Our collective common sense; the only thing a 1.5GPF toilet ever flushed on the first pull.)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

The worst part would be 3300 people w/no toilets. Wonder what the contingency is for that? Ugh. Hope Carnival at least gave everyone free booze.


7 posted on 11/09/2010 4:03:46 AM PST by rbg81 (When you see Obama, shout: "DO YOUR JOB!!")
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Passengers are getting food and water, but the toilets don’t work. What could go wrong? This article is probably reporting conditions better than they actually are and there is a potential for major health risk.


11 posted on 11/09/2010 4:14:39 AM PST by Truth29
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It took 3 hours to fight the fire? That seems like some fire.

Don’t these boats have fire suppression systems?


14 posted on 11/09/2010 4:16:18 AM PST by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta
and passengers will be taken back to California, where the cruise line will help get them home.

Did this strike anybody besides me funny? Does "help" mean they get a $100 voucher or something?

18 posted on 11/09/2010 4:19:18 AM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Didn’t something like this happen 10 years ago to another Carnival Cruise?


20 posted on 11/09/2010 4:22:21 AM PST by Londo Molari
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I’ve never wanted to take one of those fancy cruises. An hour on an excursion boat or ferry when I have to is about it for me. This type of thing happened to a cousin and her family several years ago on a fancy cruise.


21 posted on 11/09/2010 4:22:38 AM PST by Twinkie
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You mean there actually is a Lido Deck?


50 posted on 11/09/2010 5:36:41 AM PST by pappyone
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Waiting for a cholera outbreak. Send billions now.


55 posted on 11/09/2010 5:51:10 AM PST by InvisibleChurch (Stimulus ~ Response / "...and that's why the color yellow makes me sad, I think.")
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No AC Or Toilets, Crippled Carnival Ship Splendor Needs Tow

And the plan is to get them to Messico? How is that an improvement? It sounds like a typical Mexican vacation.

65 posted on 11/09/2010 6:10:44 AM PST by whd23 (Every time a link is de-blogged an angel gets its wings.)
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Ummmm, I don't think I'd be too thrilled to go to Ensenada.

What a choice....a cruise ship with no bathrooms or.....Mexico! UGH!

70 posted on 11/09/2010 6:26:44 AM PST by CAluvdubya (Palin 2012...YOU BETCHA!.)
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Well, my Sis & BIL are on a cruise, but they were headed to Panama. This must be in the Pacific.


71 posted on 11/09/2010 6:27:41 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (Work harder than ever for 2012.)
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Will the passengers get their welfare debit cards credited back?


75 posted on 11/09/2010 7:37:57 AM PST by sportutegrl (Why are they called Musketeers if they fight with swords?)
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Oh.. Ouch


76 posted on 11/09/2010 7:45:51 AM PST by RikaStrom (Pray for Obama - Psalm 109:8 "Let his days be few; and let another take his place of leadership.")
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

As I get seasick in the bathtub, Carnival or any other cruise line will not have to worry about me as a prospective client. Stuck on a ship with no ac or working toilets is to me a vacation from hell.


84 posted on 11/09/2010 8:26:02 AM PST by driftless2 (For long-term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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