conuly | Let me just say I'm tired of hearing about that cruise ship

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I got to watch the news last night. They were talking about... the cruise ship! "Oh, the food was so bad and disgusting!" the kids say. Do tell. "A sandwich with just jelly and butter. A sandwich with just cheese!" That's disgusting? I brought that sort of thing to school with me for lunch as a kid! "Oh, the bathroom smelled!"

Look, I'm sure it wasn't very pleasant, and I feel for them, but nobody died, nobody seems to have been in any medical danger (if anybody was, we haven't heard about it), nobody starved or went particularly hungry (excepting those who were on a diet, of course), and it only lasted three days.

Why are we even still talking about it? WHY IS IT STILL ON THE NEWS?

I hate to use this line, but isn't there anything more important we can discuss?

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elenbarathi.livejournal.com

I didn't hear anything about this either, but just looked it up: it was the cruise ship Carnival Splendor (http://www.google.com/#q=Carnival+Splendor&hl=en&prmd=ivnl&source=univ&tbs=nws:1&tbo=u&ei=ZsPdTISHJ8Sp8AawgJHEDw&sa=X&oi=news_group&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQqAIwAA&fp=6976c7c76e52f8f1), which had an engine fire, lost power and had to be towed to port, while the passengers had nothing to eat but fruit, ceral, sandwiches and fancy pastries for OMG FOUR DAYS.

Chelmsford couple says cruise was far from splendid (http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/11/chelmsford_coup.html?rss_id=Top+Stories)

Roy family roughs it on crippled cruise ship" (http://www.standard.net/topics/health/2010/11/11/roy-family-roughs-it-crippled-cruise-ship)

Apparently the rum was not gone, though.

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elenbarathi.livejournal.com

(apologies for sloppy typing)

From:

leora.livejournal.com

I wouldn't like that, but it's not exactly the Titanic. Unless you have a medical problem that requires something not available, it doesn't seem that awful.

From:

elenbarathi.livejournal.com

A diabetic with severe allergies to wheat, dairy and chemical additives might pose a bit of a challenge for the kitchen crew, but they could surely work something out, and there wouldn't be more than a few people aboard with such critical restrictions.

It sounds to me like there was plenty to eat, and a pretty good variety, even if the quality of meals did decline from Luxury Cruise to Scout Camp.

LOL, I'm sure the passengers would have found their food much more appetizing if they'd spent their day out scouting before they came to eat it. Half-warmed beanie-wienies on a stale hamburger bun? NOM!!!!

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leora.livejournal.com

*nods* Yeah that would be particularly hard. I have a very limited diet, but (although am not diabetic) and I'd have managed. Given that it was only four days, it isn't long enough to starve to death. Nor would I have needed to. I might have had to make do with a lot of cheese sandwiches, which isn't great either for taste or health (I didn't notice much in the way of veggies mentioned), and a small bit of fruit (too much fruit can be an issue for me, but I can eat some, but I'd manage.

Camping is actually tricky for me, but I can do it. It just takes thought in advance about what is easy to bring and prepare.

It's obviously a disappointing thing to have happen during your trip, although it may make for a good story afterward. But it doesn't rate up there with epic disasters of history.

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leora.livejournal.com

Oh... nm, looked at the details... they had hard boiled eggs and salads and pesto... I'd have done quite well. Eggs are important, because they are useful protein, so I'd even have some decent health balance. But the presence of salad really means that I'd have had an okay food selection, because I wouldn't be devoid of veggies. Plus, I could put lettuce and pesto on my cheese sandwiches, which makes them tastier. And egg... and if they had other veggies... yeah... this can work out just fine. Getting hungry now.

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elenbarathi.livejournal.com

Well sheesh, it sounds like they were perfectly well-provisioned, with no slightest cause for complaint, and now I'm getting hungry too. Mmmm, devilled eggs....

From:

conuly

LOL, I'm sure the passengers would have found their food much more appetizing if they'd spent their day out scouting before they came to eat it. Half-warmed beanie-wienies on a stale hamburger bun? NOM!!!!

No doubt!

And sure, it's sucky for them that this happened, but it's not actually newsworthy, especially now that they've been towed to safety.

From:

conuly

Nobody would like it, and I don't blame them for being a little upset - although again, it makes a very good story for the future.

But I don't appreciate it stinking up my news.