Splendor needs provisions already?

[aebalc]

I thought that these ships left port with enough provisions to last far longer than one would think necessary just in case something came up and they needed to be self sufficient at sea for a time. Even without refrigeration I'm shocked that they needed to get provisions sent so soon. Am I out of line or did you think the same?

[BeccaBecca1713]

Well, considering that they can't cook any food, that drastically limits the amount of their food they can use. Unknown if they are in dire need of food, but I can only assume they are doing this as a pro-active measure. Nothing worse than angry hungry people, lol!!

[shof515]

none of the reports you read online tell you how much food could of been damaged in the storage areas that could be near the fire

[sam1148]

I thought that these ships left port with enough provisions to last far longer than one would think necessary just in case something came up and they needed to be self sufficient at sea for a time. Even without refrigeration I'm shocked that they needed to get provisions sent so soon. Am I out of line or did you think the same?

 

They really don't carry a lot of canned stuff. "open can and serve stuff".

The self sufficient thing is assuming they're avoiding weather, port problems..etc..and have a functional power supply and kitchen.

The dry goods stuff is like flour, beans, rice---etc. All require power to cook.

[50cruiser]

From what I understand they have no cooking and no refergration. . They need MRE meals ready to eat that dont need cooking or refergeration, And each meal is self contained. They could use what they have till food gets to unsafe tempture . They dont want cruisers getting sick on top of everything. I understand they now have toilets working , limited lighting an cold runing water no hot water. Hard to clean anything. CARL

[CWcruisers]

Plus think about the amount of bottled water. One bottle for everyone on the ship is approximately 4500 bottles. That's alot. Who knows how many bottles they had on board when they left Long Beach.

[garycarla]

I thought that these ships left port with enough provisions to last far longer than one would think necessary just in case something came up and they needed to be self sufficient at sea for a time. Even without refrigeration I'm shocked that they needed to get provisions sent so soon. Am I out of line or did you think the same?

 

Normal provisions are for normal times, with power.

 

These are not normal times.

 

Could they survive without getting this extra stuff. Probably. Just ask the Chilean miners.

 

And, we do not KNOW what they sent out there.

[ehfl]

They can't cook the food (obviously). They need ready-to-eat food for the passengers. I guess you missed the news reports and press releases, but that's the current situation.

[onthehighseas606]

This is not a problem people, SPAM is on the way! Carnival can market a cookbook called "The Splendor of Spam" cookbook! :D

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40084109/ns/travel-news/

[GlendaleCruiser]

I learned from a waiter that they take on provisions as they go, also, so they don't have the opportunity to do that. They would have been in PV by now.

On our 12 day in the Med they took on food in the ports we went to.

[chrisb74]

I assume no power means no water desalination. No hot water makes it difficult to clean and disinfect dishes, etc.

 

So even if they have food, serving and preparing it will quickly become a health issue.

[shawilson]

What about the hootch? Is it an open bar? Would totally suck if you had to be stuck there without a drink, a deck of cards and your sweetie.

[Pee-ah]

Also think about what you eat on a cruise... now... cut out everything that would need to be cooked... whats left?

[MrCo9]

Not sure how far away from the fire the storage rooms are, but eating food that has smoke damage can be deadly. When I was an insurance adjuster one of the rules we had was that any food in a kitchen that had fire damage we paid to replace.

[jzygail]

This is not a problem people, SPAM is on the way! Carnival can market a cookbook called "The Splendor of Spam" cookbook! :D

 

ha! :D I'd buy it :p

[okwriter]

SPAM... blech! That's one cruise where more people will lose weight than gain weight!

[PorkChopKid]

MREs, that would be something! I can hear the gluten free and surgar free folks now. Can't imagine the Navy loading them up with MREs but it would be an experience for sure.

 

Hummmm, wonder how the cabin door locks worked when power was lost.

[cb at sea]

Think about all the perishables that will spoil without refridgeration....

[big_duck]

 

Hummmm, wonder how the cabin door locks worked when power was lost.

 

By battery, same as when power isn't lost.

[richfret]

If you lose power, you lose your refrigerator. If you lose your refrigerator, all the meat and other perishables go bad. Happens all the time in Florida when we have hurricanes. No difference than on a ship. In addition, once you lose power for several hours and then it is restored, the question arises. Is that food any good? Can you imagine the suits if they gave any bad food to the cruisers.

[JRock59]

And don't forget they cook their own bread on a daily basis. Having been on a couple of Galley tours it's truly amazing how much bread each day is prepared. So while they may have a good supply of hamburg & hot dogs rolls (but can't cook either hamburgs or hotdogs) after a couple of days feeding every person on the ship cold meals it would seem to me that supply would be running low. And as another poster stated they can't process water so bottled water could be very low also. Cereal and milk products would be a needed item also. And yes there are milk products that do not have to be refrigerated just ask anyone in the Military who has been deployed. You just never know but I'm sure we'll hear all about it once they get back! ;)

[jsfromsc]

It's because the power outage caused the frozen and refrigerated items to spoil.They don't want to run the risk of food poisonning on top of everything else.

[Bunkie103]

I was surprised with the "spam and pop tarts" the Navy was sending. Interesting combination. How about some canned tuna? Talk about a logistical nightmare!:eek:

[noblepa]

Yesterday, I saw a slideshow of pictures, mostly of the Navy loading supplies onto helicopters. I can't find it again, but I think it was on CNN's website.

 

Anyway, there were a couple of pictures of sailors holding several boxes marked "Crab Meat" and "Keep Refrigerated". I thought this was strange, because all reports are that the refrigeration on the Splendor is out.

 

Paul

[MrPete]

I thought that these ships left port with enough provisions to last far longer than one would think necessary just in case something came up and they needed to be self sufficient at sea for a time. Even without refrigeration I'm shocked that they needed to get provisions sent so soon. Am I out of line or did you think the same?

 

So, how long would you continue to eat spoiled or uncooked food? :confused: