http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/03/14/carnival-dream-nightmare-cruise-passengers-report-human-waste-all-over-the-floor

Carnival Dream's Nightmare Cruise: Passengers Report 'Human Waste All Over the Floor'

Cruise line working to fly 4,300 passengers home from tiny St. Maarten

By Steven Nelson
March 14, 2013

Another catastrophe may be brewing for 23-ship Carnival cruise line. Reports are emerging that passengers on the Carnival Dream, currently docked at St. Maarten, are suffering disgusting conditions.

"There's human waste all over the floor in some of the bathrooms and they're overflowing—and in the state rooms," passenger Gregg Stark, who is traveling with his wife and children, told CNN.

Passenger Jonathan Evans emailed CNN Thursday, saying, "We are not allowed off of the boat despite the fact that we have no way to use the restrooms on board. ... The cruise director is giving passengers very limited information and tons of empty promises."

Carnival said Thursday that flights are being arranged for the ship's 4,300 passengers to return to Florida from the tiny Caribbean island. According to the company, passengers—who were expecting a seven-day vacation—will get a refund proportionate to three days of the trip and a 50 percent
discount
on a future cruise.

In a statement provided to Fox News, Carnival denied that conditions were so bad, explaining that there was a "malfunction" on Wednesday with the ship's emergency diesel generator, but that "[a]t no time did the ship lose power."

Despite passenger reports, Carnival said, "All guests are safe and comfortable. There were periodic interruptions to elevators and restroom services for a few hours last night. However, all hotel systems are functioning normally and have been functional since approximately 12:30 a.m."

Last month the Carnival Triumph, a ship carrying 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew, suffered a fire off the coast of Mexico, resulting in miserable conditions and a protracted trip to port in the U.S., extending what was supposed to be a four-day pleasure cruise into an eight-day torment.

"Going to the bathroom in plastic bags and then handing it to another human being to throw it away—that is just the most embarrassing thing," one Carnival Triumph passenger told NBC News. A class action lawsuit filed by infuriated customers against Carnival alleges that "sewage and/or putrid water filled with urine and feces leaked onto floors, walls, and ceilings."

I am never going on a cruise- any cruise. :wallbang

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo283/tzgames/Bart1-1_zps82460bc6.gif

^ :rofl: :brent

I am never going on a cruise- any cruise. :wallbang

That makes two of us!!!

Carnival now makes the Titanic look like a cruise!

Carnival and the White Star Line (who owned Titanic) were both cursed with horrible PR and incompetency and unfortunately, so were their customers. :(

I'll choose ABC Cruise Lines for my next cruise. That's

Anything

But

Carnival

:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/carnival-cruise-ship-trouble-sea/story?id=18735104


By GENEVIEVE SHAW BROWN (@gsbrownabc) and GIO BENITEZ (@GioBenitez)
March 15, 2013

Another day, another Carnival cruise ship is having issues.

The company announced late Thursday night that the Carnival Legend, currently off the coast of Honduras, is unable to sail at its optimal speed because of a technical problem, forcing the ship to cut short passengers' vacation.

The Carnival Legend has canceled its visit to Grand Cayman today so it can immediately return to its homeport in Tampa Bay, Fla., according to a news release. The Legend is on the last leg of a seven-day Caribbean cruise that departed Tampa March 10.

Carnival did not know the exact number of people on board the Legend but, according to its website, it can hold 2,124 passengers and 930 crew members.

About 1,500 miles away, passengers onboard the Carnival Dream will be flown home rather than completing the remainder of their cruise back to Florida after their ship stalled at a dock in St. Maarten with a mechanical problem Wednesday.

"Since it is unclear when the Carnival Dream will be departing St. Maarten," Carnival spokesperson Vance Gulliksen said in an email to ABC News Thursday, "it only makes sense that we fly guests home and we are in the process of arranging both charter and commercial flights for guests to be flown to Orlando or their final destinations."

The ship suffered from a malfunction to its backup generator, but Carnival says the Dream hasn't lost power and admits there where interruptions to elevators and toilets for a few hours Wednesday night.

Gulliksen said only one public restroom was taken offline for toilet overflow and there was "a total of one request for cleaning of a guest cabin bathroom. Aside from that, there have been no reports of issues on board with overflowing toilets or sewage."

The Carnival Elation also ran into weekend problems that prompted the line to give the ship a tugboat escort as it began its voyage from New Orleans March 9. The cruise line said the ship had a minor issue with one of the two units used to propel and steer the ship.

The ship's speed, hotel services and all other systems remained in normal working condition, Carnival said in a statement. "In the interest of extreme caution, we requested that a tugboat remain alongside the ship as it maneuvered away from the dock and into the river in New Orleans at the start of the voyage on Saturday, March 9. The tugboat trailed the ship down the Mississippi for good measure, although it was not needed. The ship's full itinerary is expected to operate normally."

The cruise line, the world's largest ship operator, suffered a public relations nightmare that played out in the media for nearly a week when the Carnival Triumph lost power a month ago. An engine fire crippled the Triumph, leaving more than 4,200 people stranded for five days with overflowing toilets, no power and a scarce food supply.

"You know what, I thought everyone gave me a hard time when I was booking this cruise saying I can't believe you are going on a Carnival cruise after what happened with the Triumph," Kris Anderson, who is on the Carnival Dream with his family, told ABC News Thursday.

"What are the odds it's going to happen again, right? And then look at us now," he added

Despite the mishap on the Dream, people are dealing with the headache in a good manner.

"People obviously are upset, disappointed but it seems like, in general, most folks are going with the flow," Anderson said.

This is the peak season for cruising with students on spring break and chilly weather across most of the United States and Canada.

Carnival insists that potential vacation goers should still choose the company, saying, "We provide enjoyable vacations to 4.5 million people each year. It is important to remember that in neither instance was guest and crew safety compromised."

As a consolation of sorts, Carnival flew Grammy-winning singer Jon Secada onto the Dream Thursday to perform for stranded passengers.

"Thank God that I was not too far away to be here tonight for everybody on board," Secada said.

Passengers on the Dream voyage will receive a refund equivalent to three days of the voyage and 50 percent off a future cruise.

The Carnival Dream was on a seven-day cruise and is based in Port Canaveral, Fla. The ship was scheduled to call on Nassau, Bahamas; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands and Phillipsburg, St. Maarten before returning to Port Canaveral.

The 130,000-ton Carnival Dream, launched in 2009, is among the largest ships in the Carnival fleet, and can accommodate 3,652 passengers and 1,369 crew.

Guests on the Legend will receive also $100 per person credit and a full refund on pre-purchased shore excursions for Grand Cayman. In addition, guests will receive 50 percent off a future Carnival cruise, according to the release.

Stick a fork in em, they're done! :lol: :rofl: :rotflmao: :brent

If I was legal counsel or insurer for Carnival, I would be ripping my hair out right about now. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

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^^

:uplol: :lol: :rofl: :rotflmao: :brent

Hey, the truth hurts. :lol: I'd rather be booked on the SS Minnow!! :eek: :crazy: :lol:

Wow, the company is really having problems with their cruise ships.

Remember the good old days when the scariest thing about Carnival was their spokeswoman Kathie Lee singing "If they could see me now" on their commercials? :eek: :crazy: :lol:

Carnival, your name is Mudd! :lol:

More like, Carnival - your name is RAW SEWAGE!!!! :eek: puke:

Jay Leno had a parody of a Once Upon a Time ad where Regina says you'll end up in a really horrid place. It went to the Carnival ship. :lol:

I saw that. Too funny. :rofl:

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo283/tzgames/Carnival_zps27180393.jpg?t=1363676313

:rofl: :brent Charles, I might have to post that on my FB page. That is sheer hilarity!!

Charles, I might have to post that on my FB page. That is sheer hilarity!!

Please do. :D

I can just imagine an Iceberg looking at a Carnival ship and calling it over, taunting it. Cmon over here Carnival," The Iceberg Smiled. "I wanna show you something."

Please do. :D


:D :wave: