Wednesday, February 13, 2013

When Words of Comfort Ring Hollow


Passengers Face Two More Days of Squalor on Carnival Ship Stranded in the Gulf. (The New York Times, 2/12/2013)

General conditions.  Ship can't sail.  No power.  Sewage and HVAC systems inoperable.

Hungry?  Expect to wait in line for more than an hour.

Need to urinate or defecate?  Get a plastic bag from a crew member.

What's that smell?  Sewage seeping through the walls, apparently.  (Ask crew members for details.)

I'm sorry, but what's that smell again?  Report of people "throwing up everywhere".

Throwing Up:  The Sequel.  Free liquor offered to all passengers.  (Of legal age, I assume.  Or is that not an issue in the Gulf of Mexico?)

Separated at birth?

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