There goes my vacation
03-26-2006, 02:17 PM
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Well, I don't know how many of you have heard the news about the Star Princess cruise ship fire.
We had a vacation booked on that ship starting next Sunday..... :'(
My parents were coming over from Germany to join us on the cruise and now the damn ship burns.
Princess cruise lines has not been able to provide us with any information about our refunds, options, etc.
Of course its spring break, so there are pretty much no alternatives at this point. Danm....
We had a vacation booked on that ship starting next Sunday..... :'(
My parents were coming over from Germany to join us on the cruise and now the damn ship burns.
Princess cruise lines has not been able to provide us with any information about our refunds, options, etc.
Of course its spring break, so there are pretty much no alternatives at this point. Danm....
03-27-2006, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by miss525i' post='260443' date='Mar 27 2006, 05:38 AM
I've always believed that things in life happen for a reason...don't be upset :-)
03-27-2006, 04:45 AM
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Its just that we already paid $12,000 incl. airfare and they do not even give us the option to simply get a refund. They are totally ignoring any requests and thats the frustrtaing thing.
03-27-2006, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by drjochen' post='260605' date='Mar 27 2006, 02:45 PM
Its just that we already paid $12,000 incl. airfare and they do not even give us the option to simply get a refund. They are totally ignoring any requests and thats the frustrtaing thing.
Hopefully you get things worked out!
03-27-2006, 08:36 AM
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I'm not sure this helps but you might be able to salvage the cost of air travel and hope that you can get a refund from the cruise line. http://www.resortquest.com has homes in FL and I've been very happy renting from them in the past. And it makes for a relaxing vacation for the whole family.
03-27-2006, 05:08 PM
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Today, they finally committed to a refund (after 11 phone calls...).
I got the last 2 cabins on a cruise from New York leaving next Sunday - so things look much brighter now!
I got the last 2 cabins on a cruise from New York leaving next Sunday - so things look much brighter now!
03-28-2006, 11:44 AM
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Don't know which is worse - not sailing at all or this ->
PORT CANAVERAL - The cruise that started badly ended worse for six passengers kicked off the Carnival Cruise Lines ship Sensation.
The six -- including an Iraq War veteran and a police officer -- took impromptu flights home Monday at their own expense after the ship's captain ordered them off the vessel during a stop Sunday in the Bahamas.
They were fuming.
"We were treated like animals," said Gregory Amditis of Vero Beach, who was told to leave the ship with his wife and parents.
The group of four and another couple -- upset about the ship's late departure Thursday from Port Canaveral after the vessel didn't pass a safety inspection and about other problems during the cruise -- asked for a refund and got into a disagreement with the ship's officers.
The six were put off the ship because they were being "very aggressive and verbally abusive," Carnival spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said.
It didn't get any better Monday when the Sensation returned to Port Canaveral from the four-night voyage to the Bahamas. Some passengers said the ship -- returning to service after several months housing workers in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts on the Gulf Coast -- didn't seem ready: equipment wasn't working; facilities were out of service, and meals, service and activities were not up to par.
"It was a nightmare," said passenger Heather Russell of Tampa, adding that the water in her shower and sink was discolored.
It's normal to have some glitches when a ship returns to service, de la Cruz said, but Carnival "wouldn't have put it back into service if we didn't feel it was ready for guests."
The Sensation's first voyage out of Brevard County's seaport seemed ill-fated from the start when the ship failed a Coast Guard safety inspection Thursday. The crew fixed the problems, but the ship departed more than six hours late, putting some passengers in a bad mood after they waited hours in their cars or outdoors to board the vessel.
During the cruise, after what appeared to be sewage bubbled up in the bathroom drain of their cabin, Nathan and Jennifer Leslie demanded to speak to the captain. She said other passengers had to sleep on cots in the halls because there were problems with their rooms.
"We were just so fed up we couldn't keep our mouths shut," Jennifer Leslie said.
Leslie said she and her husband, an Army soldier, were taking their first vacation since he returned home from an 18-month tour of duty in Iraq.
Leslie said the ship's officers seemed to overreact after some in the group "raised their voices." Afterward, Leslie and her husband left the ship to look around Nassau. When they tried to get on the ship again, they were stopped by security guards, taken to their cabins for their belongings, then escorted off the vessel.
Leslie said they are considering taking legal action against Carnival, the industry's largest line.
"We're talking to attorneys now," she said. "We're not letting this go."
PORT CANAVERAL - The cruise that started badly ended worse for six passengers kicked off the Carnival Cruise Lines ship Sensation.
The six -- including an Iraq War veteran and a police officer -- took impromptu flights home Monday at their own expense after the ship's captain ordered them off the vessel during a stop Sunday in the Bahamas.
They were fuming.
"We were treated like animals," said Gregory Amditis of Vero Beach, who was told to leave the ship with his wife and parents.
The group of four and another couple -- upset about the ship's late departure Thursday from Port Canaveral after the vessel didn't pass a safety inspection and about other problems during the cruise -- asked for a refund and got into a disagreement with the ship's officers.
The six were put off the ship because they were being "very aggressive and verbally abusive," Carnival spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said.
It didn't get any better Monday when the Sensation returned to Port Canaveral from the four-night voyage to the Bahamas. Some passengers said the ship -- returning to service after several months housing workers in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts on the Gulf Coast -- didn't seem ready: equipment wasn't working; facilities were out of service, and meals, service and activities were not up to par.
"It was a nightmare," said passenger Heather Russell of Tampa, adding that the water in her shower and sink was discolored.
It's normal to have some glitches when a ship returns to service, de la Cruz said, but Carnival "wouldn't have put it back into service if we didn't feel it was ready for guests."
The Sensation's first voyage out of Brevard County's seaport seemed ill-fated from the start when the ship failed a Coast Guard safety inspection Thursday. The crew fixed the problems, but the ship departed more than six hours late, putting some passengers in a bad mood after they waited hours in their cars or outdoors to board the vessel.
During the cruise, after what appeared to be sewage bubbled up in the bathroom drain of their cabin, Nathan and Jennifer Leslie demanded to speak to the captain. She said other passengers had to sleep on cots in the halls because there were problems with their rooms.
"We were just so fed up we couldn't keep our mouths shut," Jennifer Leslie said.
Leslie said she and her husband, an Army soldier, were taking their first vacation since he returned home from an 18-month tour of duty in Iraq.
Leslie said the ship's officers seemed to overreact after some in the group "raised their voices." Afterward, Leslie and her husband left the ship to look around Nassau. When they tried to get on the ship again, they were stopped by security guards, taken to their cabins for their belongings, then escorted off the vessel.
Leslie said they are considering taking legal action against Carnival, the industry's largest line.
"We're talking to attorneys now," she said. "We're not letting this go."
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