Most of you have probably heard of the Carnival Splendor by this point. If you haven't, it's the cruise ship that is currently being towed back to shore in off the coast of California after a fire in the engine room left the ship stranded. Now, the passengers are eating spam and pop tarts while appreciating the restored toilet functions instead of dining at delicious buffets and taking in evening shows. If it hadn't been for the US Navy, they wouldn't even have this much, though.
With our cruise approaching in 143 days, this news story has definitely peaked my interest. It got us talking about what we would have done if we had been on this ship. Of course, the Oasis of the Seas is much newer than the Carnival Splendor. And, we prefer Royal Caribbean to Carnival. But, it was a freak accident, so I guess it could have happened to anyone. We like to think that we would have made the best of the situation, appreciated the good story we had to tell when we got home, and enjoyed the compensation cruise that we were given. But, we can only guess. What do you think you would do?
Yikes! I hadn't even heard that story yet. I'm going to assume I would be very frustrated for a day, then decide to make the best of it. I would for certain become a Brian Regan Me-Monster telling everyone that "4 wisdom tooth tale" that would listen! And of course... hope right abord that compensation cruise... crossing my fingers for additional time off work. That's the only hard part; getting time off again! Love ya!
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