Cruise passengers threaten mutiny
Jan 23rd 2006, 12:59 pm
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Cruise passengers threaten mutiny
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe....ap/index.html
Now, don't get me wrong, I can see some people not being happy about getting to all their ports but this is a ship for blimey sake. If these people really wanted to see a country/destination, they should have taking a bleedin aeroplane.
The only thing you see at most ports is just that, a port. You get a few hours (mingling more with thousands of other passengers from other ships) at port, shopping, a bit of sight seeing and back to the ship for dinner. When I cruise, its most often, hard to tell one destination from another.
Cunard have given these people 50% discounts JUST because they didn't make port - seems like a great offer to me. The people the most worse off are the poor people who miss out on a big ship coming into their port giving them a chance to make some money selling poorly made (in china) cheap trinkets to the ships passengers!!
It's not like these ships passengers are stranded at an airport, they are on a ship, with all the food and drink and entertainment.
I think some people in the world have turned in MEGA spoilt brats.
End of rant.
Now, don't get me wrong, I can see some people not being happy about getting to all their ports but this is a ship for blimey sake. If these people really wanted to see a country/destination, they should have taking a bleedin aeroplane.
The only thing you see at most ports is just that, a port. You get a few hours (mingling more with thousands of other passengers from other ships) at port, shopping, a bit of sight seeing and back to the ship for dinner. When I cruise, its most often, hard to tell one destination from another.
Cunard have given these people 50% discounts JUST because they didn't make port - seems like a great offer to me. The people the most worse off are the poor people who miss out on a big ship coming into their port giving them a chance to make some money selling poorly made (in china) cheap trinkets to the ships passengers!!
It's not like these ships passengers are stranded at an airport, they are on a ship, with all the food and drink and entertainment.
I think some people in the world have turned in MEGA spoilt brats.
End of rant.
Jan 23rd 2006, 6:03 pm
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Re: Cruise passengers threaten mutiny
Originally Posted by franc11s
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe....ap/index.html
Now, don't get me wrong, I can see some people not being happy about getting to all their ports but this is a ship for blimey sake. If these people really wanted to see a country/destination, they should have taking a bleedin aeroplane.
The only thing you see at most ports is just that, a port. You get a few hours (mingling more with thousands of other passengers from other ships) at port, shopping, a bit of sight seeing and back to the ship for dinner. When I cruise, its most often, hard to tell one destination from another.
Cunard have given these people 50% discounts JUST because they didn't make port - seems like a great offer to me. The people the most worse off are the poor people who miss out on a big ship coming into their port giving them a chance to make some money selling poorly made (in china) cheap trinkets to the ships passengers!!
It's not like these ships passengers are stranded at an airport, they are on a ship, with all the food and drink and entertainment.
I think some people in the world have turned in MEGA spoilt brats.
End of rant.
Now, don't get me wrong, I can see some people not being happy about getting to all their ports but this is a ship for blimey sake. If these people really wanted to see a country/destination, they should have taking a bleedin aeroplane.
The only thing you see at most ports is just that, a port. You get a few hours (mingling more with thousands of other passengers from other ships) at port, shopping, a bit of sight seeing and back to the ship for dinner. When I cruise, its most often, hard to tell one destination from another.
Cunard have given these people 50% discounts JUST because they didn't make port - seems like a great offer to me. The people the most worse off are the poor people who miss out on a big ship coming into their port giving them a chance to make some money selling poorly made (in china) cheap trinkets to the ships passengers!!
It's not like these ships passengers are stranded at an airport, they are on a ship, with all the food and drink and entertainment.
I think some people in the world have turned in MEGA spoilt brats.
End of rant.
I was on a bus ride in Israel and some little bugger started shooting at us with an assault rifle.. and i never asked for bloody compensation!
Jan 23rd 2006, 6:07 pm
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Re: Cruise passengers threaten mutiny
Originally Posted by franc11s
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe....ap/index.html
Now, don't get me wrong, I think some people in the world have turned in MEGA spoilt brats.
End of rant.
Now, don't get me wrong, I think some people in the world have turned in MEGA spoilt brats.
End of rant.
Jan 23rd 2006, 6:08 pm
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Re: Cruise passengers threaten mutiny
Originally Posted by CarlM
I was on a bus ride in Israel and some little bugger started shooting at us with an assault rifle.. and i never asked for bloody compensation!
Jan 23rd 2006, 7:29 pm
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Re: Cruise passengers threaten mutiny
Originally Posted by CarlM
I agree - suck it up a bit!
I was on a bus ride in Israel and some little bugger started shooting at us with an assault rifle.. and i never asked for bloody compensation!
I was on a bus ride in Israel and some little bugger started shooting at us with an assault rifle.. and i never asked for bloody compensation!
LOL
Jan 23rd 2006, 7:38 pm
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Re: Cruise passengers threaten mutiny
Originally Posted by franc11s
Did you get off at the next stop, or did they make you stay on
LOL
LOL
Jan 23rd 2006, 7:42 pm
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Re: Cruise passengers threaten mutiny
Originally Posted by CarlM
I believe I was busy laying flat on the floor of the filthy bus pissing my pants.. i honestly cant recall the bus-stop arrangements!
Jan 23rd 2006, 8:43 pm
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Re: Cruise passengers threaten mutiny
Originally Posted by CarlM
I agree - suck it up a bit!
I was on a bus ride in Israel and some little bugger started shooting at us with an assault rifle.. and i never asked for bloody compensation!
I was on a bus ride in Israel and some little bugger started shooting at us with an assault rifle.. and i never asked for bloody compensation!
Jan 24th 2006, 11:36 am
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Re: Cruise passengers threaten mutiny
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
But surely they were good enough to give you some new trunks
