Will Carnival Cruise Incident Affect Disney Cruise Line?

[StarWarsGirl]

Cruising is great. I've had one bad cruise (and it wasn't like the Triumph) out of countless on many different lines.

Fear of cruising is as bad as fear of flying which is sorta worse than fear of driving because you have a realistic chance of being killed every day on our roads.

I'm sure it is. I've never been on a boat other than the Disney transport ones and my friend's when I was four. I stayed below deck the entire time. I just don't like the idea of being stuck on a boat in the middle of the water. I love the ocean. I go snorkeling in Hawaii. It's fun. I have no desire to be on a cruise. Plus, I'm only 18. Can't exactly afford one, and my father refuses to go on one either, so no cruises anywhere in the future. We did consider one, but ended up going to Disneyland instead. If I did a cruise, I would not do any other except for Disney.

I don't like flying over the ocean either, though I will do that it a pinch. Fear of driving is impractical; you have to drive (at least if you want to get anywhere in my neighborhood). I had a friend who was two years older than me, didn't get his license until he was 19 because at first he was too scared to drive. We teased him a bit when I had mine at 16. But if I'm with a group of teens, I drive because I don't trust the rest of them. Actually, if I go anywhere without my parents or another very trusted family member, I drive. Control freak, I know.

 

[DfromATX]

Not only do I not think it will affect Disney, I think even Carnival will bounce back just fine - if they are suffering at all. I've only been on one cruise in my life - last summer on the Carnival Magic. We had a fantastic time. Of course I don't have anything to compare it to, but we loved it. I know a lot of die-hard Carnival fans out there, but I also know people who would never set foot on a CCL ship either. There's a forum for Carnival fans just like this one and they are quite passionate just as we are with Disney. Like someone above said, I'm just watching for price breaks!

 

[BenSmith]

I'm sure Carnival will still make a profit this year, considering they own Holland America and Princess which both are increasing in bookings

 

[Uncle Lupe]

I wonder how many ice buckets were used in unintended ways??

Captain: "Make a note in the log. When we get to port, we will burn everything!!!"

 

[flynnibus]

that boat is probably going to cost tens of million (if not a hundred or more..) to clean up and refurbish. I wonder if they'll rename it too to avoid drawing links to the event. Probably a good excuse to put the ship in extensive refurb, upgrade parts, and roll it all into a new rebranding of it all.

 

[ChuckElias]

that boat is probably going to cost tens of million (if not a hundred or more..) to clean up and refurbish. I wonder if they'll rename it too to avoid drawing links to the event. Probably a good excuse to put the ship in extensive refurb, upgrade parts, and roll it all into a new rebranding of it all.

Agree completely. I'll be very surprised, actually, if it doesn't come out of refurb with a new name.

 

[DfromATX]

that boat is probably going to cost tens of million (if not a hundred or more..) to clean up and refurbish. I wonder if they'll rename it too to avoid drawing links to the event. Probably a good excuse to put the ship in extensive refurb, upgrade parts, and roll it all into a new rebranding of it all.

Watch, it'll be like a brand new ship!

 

[sweetpee_1993]

Watch, it'll be like a brand new ship!

I wonder if it'll still be sailing out of Galveston.

 

[DfromATX]

I wonder if it'll still be sailing out of Galveston.

We shall see... but I'm guessing yes. The Magic does all the 7-day cruises so they need a ship for the shorter ones.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

We shall see... but I'm guessing yes. The Magic does all the 7-day cruises so they need a ship for the shorter ones.

True. And, yeah, we've looked at cruising the Carnival Magic. I'm sure it will happen eventually.

 

[DisneyJoe]

that boat is probably going to cost tens of million (if not a hundred or more..) to clean up and refurbish. I wonder if they'll rename it too to avoid drawing links to the event. Probably a good excuse to put the ship in extensive refurb, upgrade parts, and roll it all into a new rebranding of it all.

What they do each time a ship goes in for drydock should suffice. They replace all carpets and bedding, scrub down the entire ship inside and out, repaint everything, update fixtures where needed etc. I don't know when this ship was due for drydock, but they are usually on a regular schedule. A regular drydock is already in their budget - they will just adjust accordingly.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

What they do each time a ship goes in for drydock should suffice. They replace all carpets and bedding, scrub down the entire ship inside and out, repaint everything, update fixtures where needed etc. I don't know when this ship was due for drydock, but they are usually on a regular schedule. A regular drydock is already in their budget - they will just adjust accordingly.

Good point. They may just do the total drydock ahead of schedule and add a little to the budget. The age of the ship is akin to that of Disney's Magic and, as I'm sure @DisneyJoe already knows, is set for a major dry dock this fall. The timing would be appropriate that's for sure.

 

[DisneyJoe]

Good point. They may just do the total drydock ahead of schedule and add a little to the budget. The age of the ship is akin to that of Disney's Magic and, as I'm sure @DisneyJoe already knows, is set for a major dry dock this fall. The timing would be appropriate that's for sure.

Google tells me that it came out of it's last drydock in October 2011...and the next one was scheduled for April 2014, so they will just be moving that one sooner...

 

[sweetpee_1993]

Google tells me that it came out of it's last drydock in October 2011...and the next one was scheduled for April 2014, so they will just be moving that one sooner...

A little over a year earlier then. Hhmmm...they sure had a lot of mechanical issues leading up to the fire. I wonder if they neglected things they should have addressed in 2011.

 

[wdwstateofmind]

If people think Disney's image is part of why they should be more trusted, then it does pertain to the issue. If those incidents have fallen out of public consciousness why could the same not happen with incidents on the Disney Cruise Line? Why would the Disney Cruise Line before insulated from the cost cutting that hit maintenance at Disneyland and now seems to be hitting Walt Disney World? If this sort of mentality still exists inside Walt Disney Parks and Resorts then I would not just assume it cannot reappear and spread.

I think it's more of you never hear of a Disney Cruise being stranded, but once a year carnival has a huge problem since 2009 (and remember the Costa Concordia killed people)...inspection and maintenance for a ship can no way be compared to one of the parks either...that's like comparing the maintenance of a car and a house (something that may not be here in 10 yrs. with replaceable parts vs. something that will be here in 50 yrs. stationary the entire time...)...problem is there is no central agency for cruise ship inspection and it is done by a handful of smaller agencies...

 

[wdwstateofmind]

Besides the obvious safety and capacity concerns, it there any reason folks could not have been transferred to another ship? Are there laws/regulations that would prevent something like that because this was not a Titanic type situation?

The Coast Guard deemed the current and wind situation too hazardous and maritime rules are pretty much you are putting more people in harm when you dock two boats than you can possibly help...

 

[ChuckElias]

Uh-oh. . .

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/14/travel/cruise-ship-trouble/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

 

[Disneyfalcon]

Uh-oh. . .

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/14/travel/cruise-ship-trouble/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

I saw that. Uh oh, indeed.

 

[Master Yoda]

I saw that. Uh oh, indeed.

I did not realize how literal Mel was being when she said Carnival was a s%^&#y cruise line.

 

[flynnibus]

well that certainly is a blow to the gut for them