Posted on 02/14/2013 4:02:02 PM PST by Libloather
RUSH: Now, the poor Carnival Cruise Line. They've got the cruise ship out there that's lost all power. Apparently it is a floating sewer. It's a floating pigsty. I'm sorry, I just can't help it. The media is focusing on this ship. They've actually been focused on it for the last three days as it has been drifting aimlessly out there in the Gulf of Mexico. But now it's got a tow. They're towing the thing and it's heading to Alabama.
CNN is gonna anchor the arrival of the sewer, the floating sewer live tonight. Erin Burnett at seven o'clock will actually anchor the arrival of this floating sewer. It's like this thing is returning from a great war with a bunch of wounded soldiers, except we don't treat wounded soldiers with this much respect. Now, why is the media obsessed with this? Okay, this is a cruise ship, and it's lost power and we're hearing really, really gross accounts from some of the passengers about conditions on board this ship.
I don't feel comfortable repeating some of it, like sewage actually running down the walls of people's cabins. It's really gross stuff. The media is obsessed with this. Now, it has some ingredients that would qualify for media obsession. Suffering. You've got suffering in the midst of plenty: A cruise ship. You have suffering in the midst of opulence. It's a cruise ship. It's a vessel made by the private sector. It's a vessel that operates in the private sector.
It's a vessel that operates for profit, and it's become a floating sewer. As such, it does represent, whether you agree with me or not... I hope you've learned by now never really to disagree with me. But it's an opportunity for the media to make subtle, read-between-the-lines digs at the unfairness and lack of concern by corporate CEOs and owners and profiteers. "They don't care that their ship's a floating pigsty!"
Have you heard what they've offered the passengers? They have offered... (interruption) Did they offer the refund? (interruption) Okay, hang on. (interruption) Calm down in there. It's not worth an adrenaline rush. They have offered a refund and a 15% discount on the next trip. Of course, this is insulting to people like CNN and others who think that the cruise ship company ought to donate the ship to the passengers because of this... (interruption)
No, I'm not defending Carnival. I'm not defending anybody. I'm just trying to perform a service here, a little moderate amount of education as to why a floating, out-of-commission cruise ship makes the media so happy. They're ecstatic with this! They're ecstatic with the suffering. They're ecstatic with all this because it offers them an opportunity to blame somebody, to blame capitalism, to blame the private sector. (interruption)
What's wrong with the offer? (interruption) What, the refund and 15% discount? I'm not commenting on the offer. I'm just telling you what it is. If I ran the cruise ship, I will say it'd be more than a 15% discount. I'd give everybody a comp trip. After refunding, I'd comp 'em. If I ran the cruise ship, I would comp 'em. I would eat the profit on this trip. I would comp the people on board, and then I'd thank God that they trusted me to go on another one of my ships after this.
But that's just me. I don't run this outfit, but if I did, I would comp 'em. I'd refund them and I'd comp 'em on a trip on a whatever they wanted to go, on whatever ship, within the next say two or three years. And if they accepted, I would thank God that I had a chance to get 'em back as customers. But that's just me. And if they did that, then they'd confound the media and everything, but they're not.
Absolutely. It’s a bunch of EnviroMental NAZI garbage that keeps them from doing it. I’d say screw them and toss it.
And might also consider purely mechanical systems in the future. Not everything has to electric. My toilet works every day, hurricane, blizzard outages or not.
Actually, the Costa is ultimately owned by Carnival.
Bad, bad news for them lately.
I have to admit I don’t know why or HOW people go on these “cruises” frequently, like every year.
It’s a boatload of money. Although you can get many things for free, just avoid the things that are extra.
I finally went on a ship this year. My sister, RIP, wanted us to go on a sort of final cruise with her. So we went, including my toddler son who gets no discount. I always wanted to go on a ship, but I really couldn’t care less about beaches or 3rd-world countries. I got to go on the biggest ship, the Oasis, and it was nice. Actually some of the visits were rather nice, but again overall not a big deal. I was generally impresses with the ship and the idea of it satisfied me.
I liked it fine. But not something I need to spend 5k on again. At least I did It.
BTW, we got the pleasure of Cuban refugees in a raft. Fun stuff.
Perfect topic for the MSM - the sh***ier, the better for them - that’s why they are always available for Democrats.
To add insult to injury-
For some, once they get to Galveston to their cars, they still face long drives getting home.
“It’s going to be a very long day,” said Dwayne McAbee, who says he’ll drive from Galveston to his home in Fort Worth, Texas, a roughly six to seven hour drive.
One bus carrying passengers from Mobile to New Orleans broke down, CBS News reported.
(I just could not help but laugh when I read that about the bus breaking down. THAT would have sent me into an EPIC hissie fit!)
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