MSN made me so angry!!!

[Dayenu]

Written by a fool who never been on a cruise! :mad:

 

http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/14-reasons-you-should-never-take-a-cruise/ss-BBxPfDY?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

[cindsue]

Wow! Quite the article. Most of the things mentioned can also happen on land!

 

 

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[mom says]

It's garbage like this that gave journalism a bad name. What a piece of equine excrement.

[jcc1025]

Good news is that this is one less jerk we have to deal with on a cruise.

 

 

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[klfrodo]

While I agree that most everything written was incorrect or bad information, I really don't understand how you could let that make you angry.

 

Need to learn how to let stupid stuff slide off your back like rain on a duck.

[HardToPort]

While I agree that most everything written was incorrect or bad information, I really don't understand how you could let that make you angry.

 

Need to learn how to let stupid stuff slide off your back like rain on a duck.

 

That piece of writing reminds me of the homework a lazy student would put together 5 minutes before it's due.

 

Poorly researched. No cogent arguments. Anecdotal with no empirical statistics to provide context.

 

If this indicative of the level of our journalists, well <see subject line>

[Hlitner]

MSNBC brings the same degree of "enlightenment" to the cruise industry as it does to politics.

 

Hank

[GUT2407]

No real surprise, some agencies print anything.

[chengkp75]

Virtually the same list is printed at least once or twice a year by some paper, network, or online service.

[navybankerteacher]

This sort of oft-regurgitated tripe is what diminishes general respect for "journalists".

[fishywood]

...and all the "travel news" clickbait proclaiming "crew member tells the behind the scenes secrets of working on a cruise ship" is usually the same rehash of the nearly 20 year old book written by a guy who worked as a waiter for a couple months.

[sparks1093]

I can echo the above, but do we really want to sail with anyone gullible enough to believe any of that?;)

[Pyrate13]

This sort of oft-regurgitated tripe is what diminishes general respect for "journalists".

 

Can't diminish something I don't have. :eek::D

[zqvol]

I got a good laugh out of it. It certainly didn't make me angry.

[AmberCascades]

That piece of writing reminds me of the homework a lazy student would put together 5 minutes before it's due.

 

Poorly researched. No cogent arguments. Anecdotal with no empirical statistics to provide context.

 

 

 

Hahahaha yes. This article made me laugh, actually. It reads like something an 8th grader might hand in at the last minute. While some of those things have happened, it doesn't happen all the time or there wouldn't be such a huge cruise industry. We had a recent outbreak of Noro in our city. I think they traced it to a school, but it could have originated in a store, on a subway....anywhere there are lots of people.

 

I wouldn't get angry about this. I would be happy that we won't see this person on any of our cruises.

[bdcbbq]

It's garbage like this that gave journalism a bad name. What a piece of equine excrement.

 

They were much more factually correct than covering the election.

 

It's all about the headline to use as clickbait.

[Sea Hag]

Ridiculous. That person might as well do a lame slideshow of all the possible things that can go wrong if you get out of bed in the morning.

[Dayenu]

I can echo the above, but do we really want to sail with anyone gullible enough to believe any of that?;)

 

Ha ha ha, no, we don't. More cabins for us to choose from :D

 

Still a little angry,

Dayenu.

[Gwendy]

First world problems. Just cruise and be thankful you can.

[VMax1700]

It's garbage like this that gave journalism a bad name. What a piece of equine excrement.

 

it's journalism like this that already has given journalism a bad name.:D

[Floridiana]

it's journalism like this that already has given journalism a bad name.:D

 

Really? A rotten apple and all journalists have a bad name? Is it the same in your profession?

[Lookingforfacts]

No reason to be mad. It's a "click bait" link to a blogger, not a MSN article. Most website are paid for by ads. Almost true, sensational headlines draw viewers.

 

Look at it this way. Find a problem with a hotel room, bed bugs for example, and the hotel and generally find you another room. If not you'll leave, find another hotel and, if necessary, file a credit card dispute with respect to the first hotel. A cruise ship probably won't have another cabin to give you. Unlike a hotel you're stuck.

[CoW mAn]

I saw this too! I wrote about it on my tumblr

[whogo]

I don't read articles that you have to click and click through. It is a cheesy way to present information and I avoid websites that send me to such articles. If I land on page one, shame on you. If I click to page 2, shame on me.

[CoW mAn]

I don't read articles that you have to click and click through. It is a cheesy way to present information and I avoid websites that send me to such articles. If I land on page one, shame on you. If I click to page 2, shame on me.

 

I agree. Slideshows-as-articles have driven me mad for years. Anything to get the clicks even if it's a scorched earth approach.