[Bavarian]

Originally Posted by Heartnsoul

here's my question Why didn't Carnival choose to take these passengers to Mexico when they were only 150 miles from the shore rather than make them go four more days to get into US. Were they putting PROFITS OVER SAFETY?? Do you realize the cruise line industy is NOT REGULATED and once you leave shore you are at their mercy?? Just some more food for thought

The ship was supposed to go to Mexico, but drifted North due to currents in the waters of the Gulf. Then the ship was closer to Alabama.

[Heartnsoul]

Not true. The ship was 150 miles from Mexico and 500 miles from Alabama. They could have went into Mexico and flew them home or kept them on board as they did and went into US This is good one for a jury to decide

[gadaboutgal]

The tugs would have had a battle pushing and pulling the ship against the current. As it was, they were basically "guiding" the ship as it went with the current.

[billethkid]

hmmmnnn funny how some off topics go on and on and on and others get nailed instantly.....

btk

[gocubsgo]

I still want to know why supplies weren't dropped to them from a helicopter? They said they were out of food and fresh water...ok...why didn't Carnival send those items out to them? How about portable toilets?

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by gocubsgo

I still want to know why supplies weren't dropped to them from a helicopter? They said they were out of food and fresh water...ok...why didn't Carnival send those items out to them? How about portable toilets?

Do you really want answers? That was last week's news and is no longer interesting.

BTW, I think that dropping Porta-Potties to the ship would have been classic. How many Porta-Potties would it take to accomodate 4,000 passengers and 1,000 crew. It would have been an impossible task to transport them to the ship and then to assemble them on deck so all the passengers and crew could use them.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Off topic, but... That was our first real travel-type vacation as a married couple--with 8-month-old son, in 1974. Columbus-St. Lawrence Seaway-Quebec-Nova Scotia-New Brunswick-down the eastern seaboard. Many beautiful seaside state parks in Maine. 50 cents to get in. I threw my diamond away in a trash can there after making hamburgers. Had to pay 50 cents to get back in and dig it out!

Who knew we'd end up with another son there for college.

Every vacation after that has had to measure up to that one when being evaluated.

Thanks for reminding me. If we sell our Lake MI condo this summer, I may come picking your brain about vacation spots in Maine.

Sounds like your original trip can't be beat..........but just get off the beaten path and you will find some hidden gems like "Schoodic Point" which is near Acadia National Park.........Moose Head Lake way up in the north.........and the typical little touristy towns like Boothbay Harbor Maine.........Camden Maine.....go to see the little belted galloway cows, the Children's Chapel, etc........and eat on the harbor where the schooners come in..........Eastport is quaint.........Kennebunkport, Ogunquit, The Yorks, etc. for a typical seaside experience..........if you go "west to east" on the roads less traveled, you will see the "real interior of Maine"......and if you venture out on all the peninsulas, which takes a lot of time, you will see the real fishing villages and the real working fishermen and lobstermen. One of my favorite places is Pemaquid Peninsula.
Maine is ideal for artistic types who like to paint. Besides Pemaquid, Southport Island near Boothbay Harbor ......is also quaint and very pretty.

You can't see Maine from the Maine Turnpike which is ugly. You have to take the coastal roads, which takes "time"........but is well worth it in memories. We have wonderful photography memories from all our journeys over the years...........also, once you get to Boothbay Harbor, where the movie "Carousel" was filmed back in the 1950's, you have to explore the entire vicinity and you will find hidden gems.........Boothbay Harbor is very very quaint. Good for the soul......all of Maine on a slow mope. Maine and New Hampshire are Vermont's "seacoast".

[TrudyM]

BTW, I think that dropping Porta-Potties to the ship would have been classic. How many Porta-Potties would it take to accomodate 4,000 passengers and 1,000 crew. It would have been an impossible task to transport them to the ship and then to assemble them on deck so all the passengers and crew could use them.[/QUOTE]

Cunard (or maybe the british as it looked like a military style helo) airlifted military style generators to the QE2 when we were in the same situation off the coast of Spain. They set them up on the bow deck service area and all the johns and meal prep etc was back up and running within an hour of recieving the generators. Just saying I don't get the difference.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

Sounds like your original trip can't be beat..........but just get off the beaten path and you will find some hidden gems like "Schoodic Point" which is near Acadia National Park.........Moose Head Lake way up in the north.........and the typical little touristy towns like Boothbay Harbor Maine.........Camden Maine.....go to see the little belted galloway cows, the Children's Chapel, etc........and eat on the harbor where the schooners come in..........Eastport is quaint.........Kennebunkport, Ogunquit, The Yorks, etc. for a typical seaside experience..........if you go "west to east" on the roads less traveled, you will see the "real interior of Maine"......and if you venture out on all the peninsulas, which takes a lot of time, you will see the real fishing villages and the real working fishermen and lobstermen. One of my favorite places is Pemaquid Peninsula.
Maine is ideal for artistic types who like to paint. Besides Pemaquid, Southport Island near Boothbay Harbor ......is also quaint and very pretty.

You can't see Maine from the Maine Turnpike which is ugly. You have to take the coastal roads, which takes "time"........but is well worth it in memories. We have wonderful photography memories from all our journeys over the years...........also, once you get to Boothbay Harbor, where the movie "Carousel" was filmed back in the 1950's, you have to explore the entire vicinity and you will find hidden gems.........Boothbay Harbor is very very quaint. Good for the soul......all of Maine on a slow mope. Maine and New Hampshire are Vermont's "seacoast".

Thanks so much! I'm saving this post.

[paulandjean]

Originally Posted by buggyone

Do you really want answers? That was last week's news and is no longer interesting.

BTW, I think that dropping Porta-Potties to the ship would have been classic. How many Porta-Potties would it take to accomodate 4,000 passengers and 1,000 crew. It would have been an impossible task to transport them to the ship and then to assemble them on deck so all the passengers and crew could use them.

UPS passed on the delivery..........

[Bavarian]

Originally Posted by TrudyM

BTW, I think that dropping Porta-Potties to the ship would have been classic. How many Porta-Potties would it take to accomodate 4,000 passengers and 1,000 crew. It would have been an impossible task to transport them to the ship and then to assemble them on deck so all the passengers and crew could use them.

Cunard (or maybe the british as it looked like a military style helo) airlifted military style generators to the QE2 when we were in the same situation off the coast of Spain. They set them up on the bow deck service area and all the johns and meal prep etc was back up and running within an hour of recieving the generators. Just saying I don't get the difference.[/QUOTE]

Carnival owns Cunard! Along with Holland America, Aida, Princess, and some more I forget for now. My lovely lady and I mostly sail on HAL and on smaller ships for longer cruises.

Was on MS Amsterdam on World Cruise in 2008 when other Carnival ship lost power. The people I spoke to acted like putting an APU could not be done.