According to CNN A crippled cruise ship stranded off the coast of Mexico with nearly 4,500 people on board is now expected to arrive in San Diego, California, around midday Thursday, Carnival Cruise Lines said in a statement. The ship had departed Sunday from Long Beach, California.
What a nightmare! I feel so bad for the passengers and crew members on board. The worst part is they have no air conditioning, hot food or telephones. Some vacation. But at least they are receiving a full refund and reimbursement for transportation costs and a complimentary free cruise. Can you imagine the stress level on that ship?
Having been on a cruise, I know how I looked forward to relaxing and enjoying my adventurous trip.But this particular cruise instead of seeing beautiful islands you are stuck on a ship with no necessities and eating SPAM instead of fine cuisine. Apparently the fire started in the engine room. Can you imagine? How scary to be stuck in the middle of the ocean with no power or anything and a fire? Thank goodness three tugboats have joined in the effort to tow the ship to land. Some people say they will NEVER take a cruise again especially with Carnival. I'm sure it will come out how the fire started and if it could have been prevented. Unexpected things happen everyday and unfortunately it just so happened to these people on their vacation. What a wasted week. It sounds as if Carnival is doing the best they can to keep everyone comfortable and compensating them for a future cruise.
As for me, I would not let this stop me from taking another cruise again. No one got hurt and you can not spend your life being mad and worrying about if something bad will happen. I believe that you have to live life to the fullest and take the hits as they come your way. Someday maybe the passengers can look back and laugh at this unfortunate situation and hopefully it can be on their next cruise. I hope everyone is rescued and makes it back home safely.
When I heard about this cruise ship being stranded because of an engine fire, I couldn't believe it. I heard this on the radio this morning, and they reported that they are eating a bunch of spam to survive. I feel bad for those people, they were just wanting to have a good time. But you are right it is a good thing nobody got hurt.
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