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Shibainu

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65. Congratulations

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 03:37 PM

Feb 2013

I wish I could have taken my bride on a cruise when we married. It was not until our 25 anniversary that we first tried it My first cruise was 5 days out of Seattle. I was quite apprehensive about it but figured I could survive 5 days of anything. I fell in love with it. I drive commercially in the mid-Atlantic and finding a vacation activity that did not involve driving was wonderful. The ships in the Caribbean are, for the most part, the ships that are in other parts of the world at different times of the year.
I would like to suggest a site such as cruise critic for addressing any concerns you may have. Different cruise lines have different target demographics. Personally I have enjoyed meeting crew members and passengers from around the world.

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Passengers describe 'sewage running down the walls' and people acting like 'savages' [View all] davidn3600 Feb 2013 OP

Why can't they evacuate people off the damn ship??? eShirl Feb 2013 #1

Moving from one vessel to another at sea is remarkably dangerous and difficult Fumesucker Feb 2013 #5

If I was stuck on that floating prison, I'd want to risk it! God, what a mess. catbyte Feb 2013 #52

I beg to differ... Earth_First Feb 2013 #97

You were in calm relatively shallow protected water when they did that Fumesucker Feb 2013 #110

If it was somebody very wealthy or 'important' tblue Feb 2013 #151

I'll bet this description is attractive to some jberryhill Feb 2013 #2

I don't get it RudynJack Feb 2013 #9

I could suggest some web sites jberryhill Feb 2013 #14

"Two girls, one boat" mikeytherat Feb 2013 #15

I'm sure many will recognize this delightful melody... jberryhill Feb 2013 #21

Oh you sick bastard!!! Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2013 #26

LOLOLOL nt clarice Feb 2013 #54

ROFL!! n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #78

You HAD to go there! :) nt Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #152

Yes. Yes I did. mikeytherat Feb 2013 #167

Ted Nugent would approve! n/t n2doc Feb 2013 #48

"It's the shittiest experience there is!" Dash87 Feb 2013 #121

I guess they found out why they call it the poop deck.... WCGreen Feb 2013 #3

DUZY! mac56 Feb 2013 #25

This from someone whose name starts with "WC" KamaAina Feb 2013 #88

ROFLMAO! graywarrior Feb 2013 #95

LMAO lonestarnot Feb 2013 #125

I went on a cruise Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #4

I know a couple who like cruises, it's a social thing more than anything from what I gather Fumesucker Feb 2013 #6

To each his/her own, I guess. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #10

Yes, all Texans are unfriendly and hate gays KatyMan Feb 2013 #37

I'm sorry that's what you took Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #47

Maybe you should reread your post: KatyMan Feb 2013 #58

I agree Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #80

University of Houston where my daughter is headed Melissa G Feb 2013 #107

I graduated from U of H in 1968 Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #164

Congrats! Melissa G Feb 2013 #166

I'm from MA and we definitely don't have a right wing legislature. virgogal Feb 2013 #128

A compositional error... KatyMan Feb 2013 #138

No apology needed---we all err occasionally. virgogal Feb 2013 #161

So, is she supposed to leave out part of her story just because YOU got your panties in a wad kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #89

Sigh... KatyMan Feb 2013 #93

My reading comprehension is just fine. Your nastiness isn't. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #105

Oh get up off the fainting couch... KatyMan Feb 2013 #113

Yep, I see where you're coming from. It's often too broad a brush that Texas gets brushed as all RKP5637 Feb 2013 #153

My sister and BIL love the cruises.... WCGreen Feb 2013 #8

Now, see? Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #12

My Grandpa is 91 and just last year sold his AIrstream OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #39

They will not Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #83

Ick! what happened to the Splendor? OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #87

LOL Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #91

oh ok, lol OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #108

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout. Codeine Feb 2013 #17

Hubs and I have taken 2 cruises over 30 years, one because siblings were going. They are Nay Feb 2013 #33

well, they lke todrink... WCGreen Feb 2013 #68

One summer I rented a camper a few times, there's nothing better. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #116

I did an Alaska cruise about 13 years ago. RudynJack Feb 2013 #11

I could probably do Alaska Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #13

Cruises don't give you enough time on land...if you want to see Alaska, fly up CreekDog Feb 2013 #72

Doing one for my honeymoon this summer Recursion Feb 2013 #55

Congratulations Shibainu Feb 2013 #65

After a hitch in the Navy, cruse ships don't hold any appeal for me either. RC Feb 2013 #57

Costa/Carnival just does not seem to be able to get it together. Downwinder Feb 2013 #7

are modern humans just that stupid, datasuspect Feb 2013 #16

Yes, about 12 stories down. Hardly what the ancients experienced. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #20

12 whole stories datasuspect Feb 2013 #22

A lot of passengers are older and mobility-impaired MindPilot Feb 2013 #34

Still, were they unable to rig up collection stations? JHB Feb 2013 #44

pampered, self-absorbed, navel-gazing morons datasuspect Feb 2013 #139

I'd wait for more details for that sort of conclusion. However... JHB Feb 2013 #142

Clueless. I'm referring to your "Feces Overboard!" suggestion. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #73

+1 Brazillion Myrina Feb 2013 #79

it's like motherfuckers want to make a laundry list of excuses datasuspect Feb 2013 #118

What's the difference between modern humans and ones 5000 years ago? Dash87 Feb 2013 #122

"electricity" is a relatively recent invention datasuspect Feb 2013 #135

MARPOL forbids dumping sewage, especially untreated, close to shore. Glaug-Eldare Feb 2013 #147

The worst would be if they ran out of booze cherish44 Feb 2013 #18

Lawyers...Start Your Engines... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #19

Lawyers in what jurisdiction? jberryhill Feb 2013 #29

Yep... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #30

It's their Third engine fire, plus one of them Sank.... KoKo Feb 2013 #49

I Recall the Costa Concordia... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author jberryhill Feb 2013 #71

they'll find a way treestar Feb 2013 #69

I'll match Yellow Pages lawyer against the carefully designed Carnival strategy team any day jberryhill Feb 2013 #70

Long Arm Statutes will cover them treestar Feb 2013 #98

Let's put it this way jberryhill Feb 2013 #103

There are sure to be legal issues treestar Feb 2013 #104

On a contingency basis? Unlikely. jberryhill Feb 2013 #106

As a minor update to my mean-spiritedness... jberryhill Feb 2013 #150

Not a big fan of your posts .... Trajan Feb 2013 #127

What's mean spirited? The reality of civil litigation? jberryhill Feb 2013 #134

The title of your post is misleading. Glassunion Feb 2013 #23

<snort> agracie Feb 2013 #27

Welcome aboard... to the Sludge-Boat SoCalDem Feb 2013 #24

Exactly. The are hideous looking indie9197 Feb 2013 #64

We went on a Windjammer in 1974...It was paradise SoCalDem Feb 2013 #75

Carnival's original plan was to tow the boat to the nearest port in Mexico WolverineDG Feb 2013 #28

I took two cruises within a couple of months in 2011 and Grammy23 Feb 2013 #40

Yeah you can tell it to these people until WolverineDG Feb 2013 #46

What's ridiculous is requiring a passport within North America. Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #60

Winds blew the ship north Travelman Feb 2013 #45

They could have towed a barge to the stranded ship that carried large electric generators which ladjf Feb 2013 #31

It is likely the generators are fine. MindPilot Feb 2013 #32

I'd like to see the detailed engineering report .... oldhippie Feb 2013 #41

The toilets probably are electric flush. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #100

Cruise ship toilets are vacumn..like an airplane MindPilot Feb 2013 #156

What runs the vacuum pumps? HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #162

The engines are generating the power davidn3600 Feb 2013 #111

I don't think so ..... oldhippie Feb 2013 #115

IIRC from my last trip, right around a gig MindPilot Feb 2013 #155

Bigger isn't better, cruise lines like to pack you in.... Historic NY Feb 2013 #35

Loved the Norway! Crepuscular Feb 2013 #42

I've been on one Caribbean cruise, I think it was the Norway, supposedly the finest of its time. northoftheborder Feb 2013 #36

I like the smaller ships ...... oldhippie Feb 2013 #43

And what you have stated is exactly the reason you need to research before you book your cruise. Grammy23 Feb 2013 #61

Excellent post Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #101

The fact that human beings cannot figure out what to do with waste...... Marrah_G Feb 2013 #38

And people don't get why I won't go on "cruises". GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #50

Maybe you should have gotten drunk. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #62

There's not enough booze. I've done one ocean trip. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #63

the river cruises in Europe are great too CitizenPatriot Feb 2013 #129

Yep, that's the kind of "cruise" I wouldn't mind. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #140

I always wanted to take one of the canal cruises in very small boat CitizenPatriot Feb 2013 #145

If I was going to cruise the rivers of Europe I'd hire a small boat GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #146

lolo. my boss cruises all over the world 3 or 4 times a year elehhhhna Feb 2013 #157

I'm sure it did. I'm not much on the tropics at the best of times. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #163

Why are they towing to Alaama? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #53

To save money, of course. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #85

The naval port in Veracruz has those repair facilities. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #86

I don't know what facilities Veracruz has... HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #90

Oh I know it's money. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #94

Upthread, the story is the wind blew the ship north while the tugs were en route jeff47 Feb 2013 #131

Love boat? aristocles Feb 2013 #56

If I were the CEO of Carnival the first thing I would do... aristocles Feb 2013 #59

This is the 3rd engine fire on a Carnival-owned ship within the last couple years davidn3600 Feb 2013 #66

No; apparently the first thing the CEO would do is...... WinkyDink Feb 2013 #74

Is that Ben Stiller? n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #77

I posted the wrong photo! Hahahahaha! Here's the right one: WinkyDink Feb 2013 #120

isn't it the CEO's Fault ? since this was not the first time JI7 Feb 2013 #99

Brings a whole new meaning to the term "poop deck" Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #67

On the plus side, it will give the rich folks a great story at their next soiree n/t Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #76

Carnival is not a "rich folk" line Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #81

Cunard is owned by Carnival. davidn3600 Feb 2013 #92

Yes, of course they are Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #96

They're rich compared to the people whose countries they visit alarimer Feb 2013 #117

We have about 100,000,000 in or near poverty here Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #119

That's very unfortunate. Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #144

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Feb 2013 #141

You are an angry one Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #143

That is all true jberryhill Feb 2013 #149

You really ought to reconsider what you think before you post it... Earth_First Feb 2013 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #112

Whatever. nt Earth_First Feb 2013 #114

This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #132

I do not completely agree, but I have deleted it anyway. (n/t) Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #133

The reason these cruise lines exist jberryhill Feb 2013 #148

This is what you need to experience.... MountainMama Feb 2013 #82

Wife and I are going on our 10th cruise next month Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #84

Not a cruise ship, but a bagger convention down to the motel kairos12 Feb 2013 #109

I thought this was going to be another Ted Nugent thread BainsBane Feb 2013 #123

I thought this was about meta Renew Deal Feb 2013 #124

This would have never happened on the Love Boat....cue in theme music SummerSnow Feb 2013 #126

Honestly, that sounds like every trip I've ever taken on a Greyhound bus Orrex Feb 2013 #130

Wow Dorian Gray Feb 2013 #136

I love tour groups. tavernier Feb 2013 #137

Speaking of cruises - would this be an appropriate time to mention that THE NATION magazine Douglas Carpenter Feb 2013 #154

Bloody hell, would it be cold at that time of the year? Hard Assets Feb 2013 #158

I heard that there has been a zombie outbreak on board! Safetykitten Feb 2013 #159

Reality is getting lazy. This was a Simpsons episode Matariki Feb 2013 #160

My grandfather used to tell me about his time on a troopship enroute to the Philippines. bluedigger Feb 2013 #165