Son of a son of a ... Posted September 11, 2017 #1 Share Posted September 11, 2017 http://nypost.com/2017/09/10/these-people-fled-irma-on-a-luxury-cruise-with-unlimited-booze-and-food/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goin-away Posted September 11, 2017 #2 Share Posted September 11, 2017 And what would the headline have been if they kicked everyone off in Miami? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted September 11, 2017 #3 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Okay, I have been accused of many things, and maybe another will come along after this post. But - what was "inflammatory" about this article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triptolemus Posted September 11, 2017 #4 Share Posted September 11, 2017 What do you expect from the Post? It's a rag mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triptolemus Posted September 11, 2017 #5 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Okay, I have been accused of many things, and maybe another will come along after this post. But - what was "inflammatory" about this article? It was suggestively inflammatory... "these people" fled on a luxury ship while the rest of you plebs suffered in shelters. They have unlimited booze and food, and you have a cold can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted September 11, 2017 #6 Share Posted September 11, 2017 It was suggestively inflammatory... "these people" fled on a luxury ship while the rest of you plebs suffered in shelters. They have unlimited booze and food, and you have a cold can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew. Ah. I guess I did not read it that way. But, I see the point now. Not sure which is worse - the newspaper with their somewhat misleading headline, or the folks that read it that way. No slams towards anyone... just a passing comment. By the way, I did read some other posts that those with the booze package only got it for the original length of the cruise, then it went to a cash bar. It is a bit sad and telling about todays news that they did not point out how NCL was taking care of passengers instead of dumping them in Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 11, 2017 #7 Share Posted September 11, 2017 http://nypost.com/2017/09/10/these-people-fled-irma-on-a-luxury-cruise-with-unlimited-booze-and-food/ So what was punishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triptolemus Posted September 11, 2017 #8 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Not sure which is worse - the newspaper with their somewhat misleading headline, or the folks that read it that way. No slams towards anyone... just a passing comment. The newspaper is worse. It's the New York Post. "Cruise line offers free housing and meals to its stranded passengers" -- better (more accurate, less inflammatory) headline...with a link to a Related Article in the story that describes the Norwegian Sky headed to St Thomas for a relief mission... (better journalism). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phissy Posted September 11, 2017 #9 Share Posted September 11, 2017 When are they going to report on the rescue mission the SKY is currently undergoing? Many are so grateful for what, the corporate world citizen, NCL is doing . Helping all they can , for those in harms way and those in need transport from devastated Virgin Islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted September 11, 2017 #10 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I thought that all cruises were boring, over-crowded, floating prison, petri dishes with sub-par food and out-of-control children. :confused: Maybe the NY Post thinks that all cruises are like THIS CRUISE (another NY Post article....probably NSFW). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mftinvermont Posted September 11, 2017 #11 Share Posted September 11, 2017 What do you expect from the Post? It's a rag mag. It certainly is. By the way, the New York Post is owned by Rubert Murdoch who also owns and runs Fox News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrounds Posted September 11, 2017 #12 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Okay, I have been accused of many things, and maybe another will come along after this post. But - what was "inflammatory" about this article? I found absolutely nothing inflammatory about that article. Quite frankly, can't understand what all the huff huff is about. I thought it a very nice gesture to allow those passengers that lived in the area an opportunity to get off and do what they had to do to save their homes or escape in their cars, and at the same time others that don't live in the local area a chance to NOT BE STRANDED in a friggin' hurricane at NO CHARGE. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesgirl51 Posted September 11, 2017 #13 Share Posted September 11, 2017 The newspaper is worse. It's the New York Post. "Cruise line offers free housing and meals to its stranded passengers" -- better (more accurate, less inflammatory) headline...with a link to a Related Article in the story that describes the Norwegian Sky headed to St Thomas for a relief mission... (better journalism). We could hijack this thread to current politics :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted September 11, 2017 #14 Share Posted September 11, 2017 The only thing bad about the article is the headline. It has been reported on these boards that NCL allowed the UBP and SDP to last as long as the original cruise ONLY, and then everyone had to pay for alcohol and specialty dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat343 Posted September 12, 2017 #15 Share Posted September 12, 2017 This article is worse: http://nypost.com/2017/09/11/those-who-fled-irma-on-cruise-boat-describe-awful-conditions/ And while it is true that it might have been nice for NCL to lower the price of internet or water, there is free drinkable water throughout the ship and if they are docked in Cozumel, people can follow the crew to see where it is cheap to make long distance phone calls and check their internet in Cozumel. I can understand being upset if they didn't have a choice about getting off the ship, but NCL did the right thing and let everyone who wanted to go home to Florida leave. Since I don't live in Florida, I'd have been very grateful to spend the hurricane safely in Cozumel on a cruise ship rather than being trapped with my kids in a school gymnasium waiting for the airports to reopen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gampy1967 Posted September 12, 2017 #16 Share Posted September 12, 2017 "Since I don't live in Florida, I'd have been very grateful to spend the hurricane safely in Cozumel on a cruise ship rather than being trapped with my kids in a school gymnasium waiting for the airports to reopen." Or left your kids in a school gymnasium and you and the spouse take a few extra days on the boat. Pick them up when you get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 12, 2017 #17 Share Posted September 12, 2017 The purpose of the cruise was to keep people safe. And many flew out of Mexico when they arrived. Their choice to stay in Mexico in "awful" conditions with white table cloth meals served 3 times a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkman402 Posted September 12, 2017 #18 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Anyone who chose not to get off in Miami then complained should have been made to walk the plank (and I don't mean the Ropes Course)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegeeter Posted September 12, 2017 #19 Share Posted September 12, 2017 This article is worse: http://nypost.com/2017/09/11/those-who-fled-irma-on-cruise-boat-describe-awful-conditions/ And while it is true that it might have been nice for NCL to lower the price of internet or water, there is free drinkable water throughout the ship and if they are docked in Cozumel, people can follow the crew to see where it is cheap to make long distance phone calls and check their internet in Cozumel. I can understand being upset if they didn't have a choice about getting off the ship, but NCL did the right thing and let everyone who wanted to go home to Florida leave. Since I don't live in Florida, I'd have been very grateful to spend the hurricane safely in Cozumel on a cruise ship rather than being trapped with my kids in a school gymnasium waiting for the airports to reopen. This article made me rage when I saw it! "It's hot and humid" in Cozumel?!? You're on a Caribbean cruise! What do you expect? And the article's title, talk about misleading! It's awful because the passenger is worried about her home, not because the cruise line is treating her poorly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triptolemus Posted September 12, 2017 #20 Share Posted September 12, 2017 “It’s really frustrating and extremely humid and hot here,’’ said Smith, a freelance TV journalist who also griped that passengers were being gouged over bottled water — $54 for a 24-pack of Dasani — and Wi-Fi at $30 a day. That's not what gouging means. Gouging is raising prices to the extreme during a specific period of high demand. Those -- for the record -- are NCL's normal prices. And its Aquafina, not Dasani. The NY Post are a bunch of sensationalist idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted September 12, 2017 #21 Share Posted September 12, 2017 What do you expect from the Post? It's a rag mag. Exactly, if it isnt sensationalized they ain't reporting it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawnino Posted September 12, 2017 #22 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Erm, it's, you know, the Post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mftinvermont Posted September 12, 2017 #23 Share Posted September 12, 2017 The New York Post is owned and operated by Rupert Murdoch who also owns and runs Fox News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bra_BE2014 Posted September 12, 2017 #24 Share Posted September 12, 2017 By the way, I did read some other posts that those with the booze package only got it for the original length of the cruise, then it went to a cash bar. That's more then fair. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldcity Posted September 13, 2017 #25 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I have a friend on board and he will be one of a group of six of us due to cruise on the Oasis out of Port Canaveral this Sunday. I expect some really interesting conversations at the dinner table. Trust me, if the conditions inside the ship were "hot and humid" he'd have mentioned it in one of the chats we've had on Messenger as we make alternate arrangements on hotels and transportation. Of course it's hot and humid in Mexico, but perhaps the people who wrote this article didn't do very well in fourth grade Geography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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