Carnival "Poop" Cruises, tickets for which are cheaper than usual for some reason, will not reimburse the Coast Guard the $780,000 it spent rescuing the crap-encrusted Triumph from itself.
In the last three months, four of Carnival's cruise ships have had major problems while at sea. If you're really yearning for a fantastic voyage, here's why Carnival might not be the right cruise ship line for you.
The cruise company claims that conditions aren't so bad, even four days after the mid-ocean stall. But reports from some of the 4,000 passengers depict a travel agent's worst nightmare — something like the lawlessness of Somalia but maybe more like a floating Penn Station bathroom.
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