I am not sure if you were just trying to be flippant about what these people on the Triumph just went through or if you are seriously out of touch. I think just about anyone would say that the passengers aboard that ship were more than just "inconvenienced," as you put it. They certainly weren't "coddled" and I don't think that expecting a corporation like Carnival to make significant restitution for what happened and what could have happened is unreasonable. I guess it will be up to the individual passenger to determine whether having their fares refunded and travel fees compensated is significant but I certainly don't think that offering me another trip free of charge with them would fly and I wonder just how many of those people will take them up on that offer.
Have people been in harms way? Are they at risk? Have there been any radical calls from the authorities that the boat needs to be evacuated? No
The reality is it's not enjoyable.. it stinks.. areas of the boat are soiled and disgusting.. but don't extrapolate that to mean people are being held on the edge of survival, they are all swimming in sewage 24/7, and that the passengers are being mistreated while the corporate execs just laugh and eat caviar.
It's a miserable existence because you are stuck there for days - but are they living on the edge? No. Stupid 24/7 news pounding this info everyone's face as if the world has ended.
Having to live around sewage is unpleasant - but when you stick to hygiene and watch your food supply - it's not gonna kill you. These people are not being tortured - they are being taken care of the best they can given the situation and conditions.
No it's not what you want to do on a cruise - but I hate to think anyone crying bloody murder over this ever travel to a third world country.. or have to do service in the military.
These people were not just "ing in a bucket." Raw sewage was overflowing into the hallways as the ship listed
Yes, but does that mean the entire boat was flooded with sewage? No.. as you said the boat listed and sewage backflows became a problem on the down side of the ship. Where there widespread problems? Yes - was the entire boat like that? No. Have people been walking through sewage for days? No.
Further, I don't think that anyone is focusing on the fact that people didn't get the food they "desired." From the reports I read, food was being rationed, so this is not a case of having to settle for baked alaska because they were fresh out of creme brulee.
Maybe everyone in the 40s should have sued the government because they had to suffer through rationing because that's what the situation called for. Boo @%@$%# hoo. They are in a disaster situation - people should own up to that reality. It's like having your car break down while out in the wilderness.. having to eat dry food because that's all you have.. and then crying to the state police that you didn't get three meals a day. Uhh.. reality check people? You're on a floating island with over 3000 other people in reduced conditions.
Certainly, it is something to be thankful for that nobody was hurt when the fire started and I bet everyone of those passengers is happy to be alive. But what is lost in your response and what you and and anyone that might be considering a cruise should focus on is that this is the third such incident for Carnival over a couple of years. They also own Costa and I think everyone remembers what happened there last year when the Concordia capsized and later, the Allegra had an engine fire and was dead in the water. What's lost in this is why did the engine fire occur (and why have two Carnival owned ships had engine fires recenty) and why did it cause as much havoc as it did. What's lost in this is why was there not e better designed contingency plan in place because as you said, fire at sea is a deadly thing.
One should be careful not to jump to conclusions. Three incidents in a short period - but is there a common thread or reason for it? I did not find any reports on the reason for the Allegra's fire except that the systems performed as expected in containing and extinquishing the fire. When you take out the generators.. and you're a floating island.. you can't just plug the boat in.
If you just didn't know the extent of all of this, maybe you should read up
I have been 'reading up' - and I can say I've seen similar conditions before, even had to live through them under FAR more stressful terms.. and I didn't feel the need for anyone to pay for my hardships. The saying 'we're all in the same boat' aptly applies here. If any of these people feel they've been through hell.. I suggest they sit down with someone in their family that served in a war zone or has been stranded with their life in danger and get educated on what real hell is.
But what does any of this have to do with the terms that people signed up for on the cruise...
