TommyK Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 In reference to a cruise ship that was adrift at sea due to an engine room fire. Associated Press by Elliot Spagat and Julie Watson Travelers disembark 'nightmare' SAN DIEGO – They can call it a nightmare. A cruise from hell. Even a Spamcation. Whatever they label it, the grueling three-day journey of the crippled Carnival Splendor is over, and the nearly 4,500 passengers and crew members can forget about the backed-up toilets, the darkened, stuffy cabins and the canned meat. "I love being back on land," said passenger Ken King, 42, of Los Angeles. As the ship docked on Thursday, people who had gathered on the decks and about 100 waiting onshore cheered loudly. Along the harbor, tourists, joggers and fishermen stopped to snap photos. Passengers snapped up $20 T-shirts being sold on land with the phrase: "I survived the 2010 Carnival cruise Spamcation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoro Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Your just upset that you didnt think of it first : P jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I dunno....if the people who were ON the cruise are buying it, they are not so upset about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Owl Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I think if he bought a boat, floated it out to the cruise BEFORE they got back, and was trying to sell them T-Shirts WHILE they were still on the boat, THEN he'd be profiting off their misery. On land he was profiting off Carnival's mechanical problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Glad I wanst on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I think that was a good marketing idea, it's not like they were selling bottled water to hurricane victims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Or charging $100 per sheet of plywood with the storm approaching. . . Eh, the t-shirt thing was voluntary for the customers, and the window only lasted a couple hours. They must have had some sense of humor left in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 The Carnival " WATERBOARDING " cruise !! Fun !!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl M Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 That doesn't bother me too bad. It's not like people didn't have a choice to buy the shirt. It's price gouging and all of that stuff that I hate. How people can do that and sleep at night is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnastynebr Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 "Misery" isn't the first word I would use to describe the events. I was thinking more "unfortunate". There are worse things than having to eat canned meat and no wifi. They still had booze! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 No electricity? No showers? No flush toilets? No A/C? Eating out of a tin can? Sounds like a summer fishing trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted November 16, 2010 Author Share Posted November 16, 2010 No electricity? No showers? No flush toilets? No A/C? Eating out of a tin can? Sounds like a summer fishing trip! And SPAM! MMMMMMMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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