Carnival will help NO

[Ships R Great]

Weather Channel just broadcast that three Carnival ships will house evacuees from NO. Named two, forgot which ones. Nomore info.

[florisdekort]

There are already two other topics on this subject. Nor do I understand what this has to do with Celebrity, this being the Celebrity forum.

[Ships R Great]

Sorry, I did not see the others. I just thought it was worth posting for general info. Mea Culpa!!!!!!!!

[BigPaul26]

There are already two other topics on this subject. Nor do I understand what this has to do with Celebrity, this being the Celebrity forum.

Somebody having a bad day? If you don't like the post hit the back button and move on instead of belittling someone.

[Ships R Great]

Thanks for the kind support, Paul. I meant no harm. Thought I was passing on new info. He's right, though, I didn't check.

[BigPaul26]

Thanks for the kind support, Paul. I meant no harm. Thought I was passing on new info. He's right, though, I didn't check.

 

Anytime! :D Genuine joy at good news and the sudden urge to share with others should not be met with negativity.

[Reese1717]

There was nothing wrong w/starting this thread. There are tons of people that repost the same questions over and over again and no one gets testy with them.

 

Thank you for the info. :)

[Ships R Great]

Thanks, again. folks. I needed some warm fuzzies (not due to this thread) and you are giving some. Carnival is doing a good thing, for whatever reason.

[Live_2_cruise05]

The ships are the Sensation, Ecstasy and Holiday! Carnival is doing a great thing!

[brigittetom]

There was nothing wrong w/starting this thread. There are tons of people that repost the same questions over and over again and no one gets testy with them.

 

Thank you for the info. :)

 

 

Right you are. :)

[rfrobins]

I have read that the U.S. government is paying Carnival for the use of the ships and crew salaries. The PAX whose cruises will be cancelled will get a full refund and a $100 shipboard credit on their next Carnival cruise.

[reggierail]

Carnival will be paid 249 million dollars for the charter of these 3 ships.

Doing the math, I come up with 7000 berths(at full occupancy). For six months, this comes out to $197.62 per berth, per day. You have to figure that they will not have any revenue from the sale of alcohol, sodas, the gift shop, art auctions or bingo. They will probably work with a smaller crew, spend little or nothing on fuel costs or port charges.

 

It seems to me that Carnival isn't doing anyone a favor and may in fact come out ahead on the deal.:rolleyes:

 

Flame away.:eek:

 

Reggie:D

[smeyer418]

Of course the USG will pay for this. They always do. They are paying Halliburton to clean up the damage. FEMA paid the companies that provided food for the workers at the World Trade Center site. I don't understand why you thought this would be free. The US Sealift command was tasked with finding these ships on a negotiated basis. The crews will be paid. Any other ships will be paid for as well. NY City has three barges that were used to house UK Troops in the Faulklands. I wouldn't want to stay on them they were converted to Jails but they are currently empty.

[croftonbill]

just recieved email from TA for cruises out of NY. 10 day for $43.00 per day to caribean-i know just 10 days but frequent repeats thru.nov.and dec.-as opposed to $190.00+ for carnival for six month contract-sounds like B.S.to me-i would hold out for Celebrity-most of the evacuees have refused to board Carnival!!!