The Cruise Ship and Cruise Line Discussion Thread!

[HhappyWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

images of the hole in the ship..

[-Edge of Beast-My brain is often hibernating.]

Titanic x2.

[robbalveySite Admin]

Amazing. Seriously, with today's technology and experience, how does a ship...of this size and caliber...manage to do this?!?!?

I'll say it again.... Oh, Carnival!

--Robb "Maybe it was Guy Fieri's fault!" Alvey

[ginzoWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

But this is a very rare event, and would not deter me in the slightest from going on a cruise ship.

It might deter me from going on a Carnival ship. Especially after that fun incident they had recently where the ship lost power and had to be tugged back to shore over a period of days. I bet that was a good time.

Yes, the safety record for cruise ships and even Carnival is still very, very good. But I'd rather sail on a line owned by a company that doesn't hire captains this dumb or this drunk.

[SharkTumsSite Admin]

It is slightly disconcerting that this can happen, but I'm sure it will come out as human error when everything is checked and researched. It's more *interesting* that things like this seem to happen a lot more within the Carnival Brand of ships. Now granted, they have a ton of ships, but still, come on Italian dudes, get it together!

It must have been terrifying on the ship, especially once the power went off. I can't think of anything in recent times that compares to this. The Star Princess (big fire) comes close, but only killed one and it didn't freaking SINK!!!!

[cedarpointfangirlAgonizing, I drank too much CP Kool Aid]

I'll stick to Royal Caribbean!!!

[DannKI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

We're hearing here on UK news, that they believe the power cut occurred onboard and the captain reported technical difficulties with the navigation system, at least 20mins before the ship collided with the sea bed.

If this is true, why did the captain decide to sail so close to the coast without a fully functioning navigation system?!

[SharkTumsSite Admin]

^That's actually *VERY* interesting. If true, and there was a power failure that led to this that would be another Carnival Power Failure. Remember the ship off of California last year?!?! This particular Costa ship was a 'Conquest' Ship Build, the Carnival Splendor (California FAIL ship) was a slightly modified bigger version.

[ginzoWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

I also read that they hadn't even done a mustering drill yet. That it was scheduled for today!

[DannKI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

^That's actually *VERY* interesting. If true, and there was a power failure that led to this that would be another Carnival Power Failure. Remember the ship off of California last year?!?! This particular Costa ship was a 'Conquest' Ship Build, the Carnival Splendor (California FAIL ship) was a slightly modified bigger version.

I wasn't aware that had happened last year. Watching BBC News 24 interviewing a crew member over the phone, they seemed sure the power failure had occurred some time before the crash. Does seem terrible that something like this can happen though, surely it's common sense not to go that close to the coast...

Seeing the pictures close up, you can see that the boulder has actually embedded its self into the hull of the ship, it must have hit with some force.