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Skidmore

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32. After hearing a report yesterday about elderly on board

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 02:20 PM

Feb 2013

running out of medications and young children being stressed, I think Carnival should be held negligent. There certainly should have been some way to evacuate the vulnerable from that ship given the number of days it has been disabled at sea. Or to deliver supplies to them. No one could hover a helicopter over the ship to drop a flat of supplies? Or, was that just too costly? I rather think the lawsuits to follow are going to cost the corp a hell of a lot more.

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CARNIVAL TRIUMPH being dragged into Port... [View all] brooklynite Feb 2013 OP

Coming soon... Cirque du So-What Feb 2013 #1

LOL! Well played... petronius Feb 2013 #2

AFAIK they're still dealing with the legal fallout from the Costa Concordia Cirque du So-What Feb 2013 #5

So far leftynyc Feb 2013 #13

Did I hear that they also offered a free cruise? I was making my breakfast yesterday CTyankee Feb 2013 #33

NOt even a free cruise leftynyc Feb 2013 #36

They're Lined Up On The Docks... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #8

CNN 'bout to talk to lawyer that specializes in these cases. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #23

Good luck suing them in Liberia or wherever the boat is registered. nt TeamPooka Feb 2013 #34

You got that right. 1983law Feb 2013 #39

Ha greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #3

Link to paper's website? riqster Feb 2013 #10

Hey. greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #19

Thanks! (nt) riqster Feb 2013 #29

Considering the $ they will have to pour out, including lawsuits, they probably will go out monmouth3 Feb 2013 #4

Part of my family is planning an Alaska cruise on the Princess line (part of Carnival) bullwinkle428 Feb 2013 #6

I would. Earth_First Feb 2013 #9

Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely be passing it along, although one bullwinkle428 Feb 2013 #18

After the last one I told sis to cancel hers nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #24

I've only cruised on Royal Carribean and they were great the two times I went. nt TeamPooka Feb 2013 #35

Carnival is going to go out of business? Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #11

Would you book a trip with them? leftynyc Feb 2013 #14

Yes I would Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #17

Um, the reason that ship had to be towed to port was because it had an engine fire. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #28

LOL, in your dreams. Their image is very poor...n/t monmouth3 Feb 2013 #15

Slight detail zipplewrath Feb 2013 #16

The reports?? Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #20

Oakie Doakie zipplewrath Feb 2013 #21

very true Lurker Deluxe Feb 2013 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #26

OMG, CNN, leave that poor kid alone. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #7

It's a cathartic experience, they should be happy for it Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #12

I just love the lack of mention nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #22

Mexican Navy offered a heli evacuation for medical need nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #25

I imagine the entire pasenger quarters will need to be stripped to the steel hedgehog Feb 2013 #27

Here is a (boring) live feed of CNN curtesy of ABC PufPuf23 Feb 2013 #31

After hearing a report yesterday about elderly on board Skidmore Feb 2013 #32

One report I read indicated food and a generator were dropped onto Grammy23 Feb 2013 #37

I always take a couple of extra days' b.p. meds when I travel, just in case. But I go to places CTyankee Feb 2013 #38