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Originally posted by polarwarrior
Geeez some people in this thread, (you)
It just really irks me when rich people complain about conditions which some people in the world could never even dream of attaining. Some will never even see the ocean, let alone go on a cruise ship - power or no power.
Just be happy with what you got.
edit on 15/2/13 by polarwarrior because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by sligtlyskeptical
Originally posted by polarwarrior
Geeez some people in this thread, (you)
It just really irks me when rich people complain about conditions which some people in the world could never even dream of attaining. Some will never even see the ocean, let alone go on a cruise ship - power or no power.
Just be happy with what you got.
edit on 15/2/13 by polarwarrior because: (no reason given)
So if you go out to dinner and order a steak and they bring you a can of Spam instead, are just going to eat it without saying anything?
reply to post by jacobe001
Don't they have backup generators on those ships separate from the engine rooms to supply power? We did on our ship. We had a couple diesel generators that were the size of a train engine. Might cut into the profits and bonuses for the top dogs.
Originally posted by Iwinder
I have no knowledge of the salt water habitat so if you can could you please enlighten us all here on the breed of fish that eat through these electrical cables?
Originally posted by headorheart
I feel bad for those people.
But here is my thing..Why is the media lying about this? These people aren't going to die. They are going to come back to land and run their mouths. I don't blame them. I'd be more mad at the media for belittling to situation I was in than Carnival for letting it happen. Plus Carnival is giving full refunds plus $500.
Originally posted by bigyin
reply to post by Iwinder
Don't be silly, a diesel generator on a ship is never going to work.
Modern ships are hard wired to the shore and plugged into mains electric.
Sometimes the cable gets snagged on things under the water like rocks or sunk ships, and the cable snaps cutting off power. It's even been known for some fish and other sea creatures to chew though the cables, a bit like how rats do that in buildings and this can problems too.
It would be nice if onboard generators could be installed but it just not technically possible, something to do with sea water I think but I'm not exactly sure why.
Originally posted by SheopleNation
reply to post by polarwarrior
Oh yeah I bet you would. Actually, I bet you would be bitching just like these people are. I know it cause most people would be upset if their vacation was ruined and turned into a nightmare.
And where do you get that these people are all rich?