Another Carnival cruise ship in trouble...

My sister is leaving next week for a Mexico cruise. On Carnival. :(
 
Oh man they have to change the rules and better prepared stuff with the ships.
 
Frisky Feline said:
Oh man they have to change the rules and better prepared stuff with the ships.
Click to expand...

It is nothing to do with the rules. It is combined of engineering, mechanical and electrical problems.

Be honest with you, I never heard that the electrical/engine failure led to overflowing of toilet which led to everywhere on boat or ship until now. I used to work aboard the ship that my father owned and we went thru these issues a couple of times. They were never led to the overflowing of toilet or water because they were supposedly separated from engine and electronics in case of the problems. I suspect it is the major engineering flaw.
 
If I was booked with these guys, I would pack several weeks of food. When the ship has problems, I could sell small jars of peanut butter for $50 or more. Cha-ching!
 
Royale said:
It is nothing to do with the rules. It is combined of engineering, mechanical and electrical problems.
Click to expand...

I suspect the real reason is cutting a lot of corners. Carnival is one of the cheaper cruises and they have to get creative with the costs.
 
saywhatkid said:
If I was booked with these guys, I would pack several weeks of food. When the ship has problems, I could sell small jars of peanut butter for $50 or more. Cha-ching!
Click to expand...

Price gouging during an emergency is illegal and immoral. I'd throw you off the ship then keep all your peanut butter for myself.

:)
 
Royale said:
It is nothing to do with the rules. It is combined of engineering, mechanical and electrical problems.

Be honest with you, I never heard that the electrical/engine failure led to overflowing of toilet which led to everywhere on boat or ship until now. I used to work aboard the ship that my father owned and we went thru these issues a couple of times. They were never led to the overflowing of toilet or water because they were supposedly separated from engine and electronics in case of the problems. I suspect it is the major engineering flaw.
Click to expand...

it's no different from condo since this is a very large cruise ship - overflowing toilet usually means a clogged pipe and/or no power. there's probably one main water pipeline for each floor.

a cruise ship gets electrical power from engine. with no power, a water system doesn't work. if water system doesn't work, there's no water pressure or something. with no water pressure, toilet doesn't flush.

if somebody flushes down an object that clogs up the main pipe (such as sanitary pad, toy, small towel, etc)... the whole floor gets clogged up too.

the ship that your father owned... is the toilet like the one at home or airplane?
 
Royale said:
It is nothing to do with the rules. It is combined of engineering, mechanical and electrical problems.

Be honest with you, I never heard that the electrical/engine failure led to overflowing of toilet which led to everywhere on boat or ship until now. I used to work aboard the ship that my father owned and we went thru these issues a couple of times. They were never led to the overflowing of toilet or water because they were supposedly separated from engine and electronics in case of the problems. I suspect it is the major engineering flaw.
Click to expand...

i used the wrong word. they need to take more training to be prepared if things go wrong. poor people who wants to have fun and end up getting stuck and panic!
 
Jiro said:
it's no different from condo since this is a very large cruise ship - overflowing toilet usually means a clogged pipe and/or no power. there's probably one main water pipeline for each floor.

a cruise ship gets electrical power from engine. with no power, a water system doesn't work. if water system doesn't work, there's no water pressure or something. with no water pressure, toilet doesn't flush.

if somebody flushes down an object that clogs up the main pipe (such as sanitary pad, toy, small towel, etc)... the whole floor gets clogged up too.

the ship that your father owned... is the toilet like the one at home or airplane?
Click to expand...

The water pipe system can be shutdown manually when the engine or electrical system is shutdown.

It is different from home or airplane. The ship had two full bathrooms and each bathroom had ONE drainage each for shower and sink (if flooded). You have to close down lid of toilet case before taking shower so it does not take in water from the shower. The best shower that I had ever taken is this shower. It is one of six ships that my father owned before he sold them to companies right after his retirement.
 
Back
Top