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400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. -- Well, of course...South Carolina. If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
HK wrote:
Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. I wonder if they were served Maryland soft shell crab. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
HK wrote:
Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, Larry wrote:
HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr -- "Your honor can never be taken from you. Cherish it, in yourself and in others." (Unknown) John H |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
John H wrote:
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote:
John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
HK wrote:
On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote:
HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
"Larry" wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. Too many old people on the other cruises. Some people are cruisers, and others are not. I and my wife fall in to the latter category. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Mar 16, 7:37*pm, HK wrote:
On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Why not just fly to your destination? You just want to get there, remember? You don't want to see any scenery in between. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On 3/17/10 10:10 AM, Loogypicker wrote:
On Mar 16, 7:37 pm, wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Why not just fly to your destination? You just want to get there, remember? You don't want to see any scenery in between. A few doses of ECT might shock that peanut-sized brain of yours into a state where you might be able to think abstractly. "Might" is the operative word here. Frankly, I don't think anything would give you that ability. Since you obviously do not know, there is a world of difference between being on a "cruise ship" and being on a real ocean liner, and, of course, being a passenger on one of the National Geo-sponsored passages. BTW, where did you get the idea I "don't want to see any scenery" while traveling? Is that something your peanut-sized brain concluded? Any new broken arms among the kids on your block? -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:01:17 -0400, Larry wrote:
John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. It is very easy to stay away from the kids. Many of the good things aboard are restricted to adults. -- "You may give it away, but your honor can never be taken from you. Cherish it." John H |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Mar 17, 10:17*am, HK wrote:
On 3/17/10 10:10 AM, Loogypicker wrote: On Mar 16, 7:37 pm, *wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, *wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Why not just fly to your destination? You just want to get there, remember? You don't want to see any scenery in between. A few doses of ECT might shock that peanut-sized brain of yours into a state where you might be able to think abstractly. "Might" is the operative word here. Frankly, I don't think anything would give you that ability. Since you obviously do not know, there is a world of difference between being on a "cruise ship" and being on a real ocean liner, and, of course, being a passenger on one of the National Geo-sponsored passages. BTW, where did you get the idea I "don't want to see any scenery" while traveling? Is that something your peanut-sized brain concluded? Because you've stated here many, many times, that you only travel to get from one place to another. That's why you fly. Any new broken arms among the kids on your block? I don't know. I don't have a relationship with everyone on my block. What are you talking about? I'd guess there's about as many broken arms on my block as there is Dr. Drs. in your house. That would be none. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
HK wrote:
On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
John H wrote:
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:01:17 -0400, wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. It is very easy to stay away from the kids. Many of the good things aboard are restricted to adults. I would have never thought that with Disney attached to it. If I get tired of hearing about it, I'll check out their website. I'm still leaning toward flying and spending more time on land. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:40:39 -0400, Larry wrote:
John H wrote: On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:01:17 -0400, wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. It is very easy to stay away from the kids. Many of the good things aboard are restricted to adults. I would have never thought that with Disney attached to it. If I get tired of hearing about it, I'll check out their website. I'm still leaning toward flying and spending more time on land. I felt exactly the way you do before I went on the first cruize. I was very surprised at how easy it is to get 'adult time' without kids. Plus, the Disney Magic actually looks like a real ship, instead of a long wedding cake. -- "You may give it away, but your honor can never be taken from you. Cherish it." John H |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
HK wrote:
On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On 3/18/10 7:12 PM, Larry wrote:
HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cancun is the very definition of tourist trap. If you've not been to Chichen Itza, a good place to explore on the way is Valladolid and the nearby ruins at Ek' Balam. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
"Larry" wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. Not for beaches, etc. Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
"HK" wrote in message
m... On 3/18/10 7:12 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cancun is the very definition of tourist trap. If you've not been to Chichen Itza, a good place to explore on the way is Valladolid and the nearby ruins at Ek' Balam. I really enjoyed Cancun and Chicken Pizza, but it's been several years. With all the violence, I won't be going back soon. Too bad. Mexico can be a great place. -- Nom=de=Plume |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:52:16 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote: "HK" wrote in message om... On 3/18/10 7:12 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cancun is the very definition of tourist trap. If you've not been to Chichen Itza, a good place to explore on the way is Valladolid and the nearby ruins at Ek' Balam. I really enjoyed Cancun and Chicken Pizza, but it's been several years. With all the violence, I won't be going back soon. Too bad. Mexico can be a great place. I see you were traveling with Texans. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:49:33 -0700, "Bill McKee"
wrote: "Larry" wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. Not for beaches, etc. Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. If Harry's anything like me in Mexico, he eats fresh oysters from the guy who dives down and gets 'em when you order. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Mar 18, 7:58*pm, jps wrote:
On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:49:33 -0700, "Bill McKee" wrote: "Larry" wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. *Not for beaches, etc. *Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. *Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. *They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. *Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. *I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
"jps" wrote in message
... On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:52:16 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: "HK" wrote in message news:EZqdneHnYqJiKD_WnZ2dnUVZ_hidnZ2d@earthlink. com... On 3/18/10 7:12 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cancun is the very definition of tourist trap. If you've not been to Chichen Itza, a good place to explore on the way is Valladolid and the nearby ruins at Ek' Balam. I really enjoyed Cancun and Chicken Pizza, but it's been several years. With all the violence, I won't be going back soon. Too bad. Mexico can be a great place. I see you were traveling with Texans. Texans? You mean the Chicken Pizza reference? No... called it that for a long time. I was actually travelling with my friend and two Canadian guys we "picked up" on the beach in Cancun. :) -- Nom=de=Plume |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
"Jack" wrote in message
... On Mar 18, 7:58 pm, jps wrote: On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:49:33 -0700, "Bill McKee" wrote: "Larry" wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. Not for beaches, etc. Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. If Harry's anything like me in Mexico, he eats fresh oysters from the guy who dives down and gets 'em when you order.- Hide quoted text - From the heavily polluted waters in and around Mexico? Good grief. You're the perfect Maryland resident. You eat **** and like it. I haven't been there in a long time, but when I was in Baja (and not near a city) the offshore water was pretty good. I guess that must have changed. It was bad off the mainland, but Baja was ok... at least we never had a problem. -- Nom=de=Plume |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:36:26 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote: "jps" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:52:16 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: "HK" wrote in message news:EZqdneHnYqJiKD_WnZ2dnUVZ_hidnZ2d@earthlink .com... On 3/18/10 7:12 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cancun is the very definition of tourist trap. If you've not been to Chichen Itza, a good place to explore on the way is Valladolid and the nearby ruins at Ek' Balam. I really enjoyed Cancun and Chicken Pizza, but it's been several years. With all the violence, I won't be going back soon. Too bad. Mexico can be a great place. I see you were traveling with Texans. Texans? You mean the Chicken Pizza reference? No... called it that for a long time. I was actually travelling with my friend and two Canadian guys we "picked up" on the beach in Cancun. :) Did they want to play hockey with you? |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On 3/18/10 7:49 PM, Bill McKee wrote:
wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. Not for beaches, etc. Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. You'd be wrong. My favorite restaurant in Hawaii was a shrimp shack about 20 miles up the coast from the fancy hotel where we were staying. I look for good local restaurants where the locals eat. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:51:21 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote: "Jack" wrote in message ... On Mar 18, 7:58 pm, jps wrote: On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:49:33 -0700, "Bill McKee" wrote: "Larry" wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. Not for beaches, etc. Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. If Harry's anything like me in Mexico, he eats fresh oysters from the guy who dives down and gets 'em when you order.- Hide quoted text - From the heavily polluted waters in and around Mexico? Good grief. You're the perfect Maryland resident. You eat **** and like it. I haven't been there in a long time, but when I was in Baja (and not near a city) the offshore water was pretty good. I guess that must have changed. It was bad off the mainland, but Baja was ok... at least we never had a problem. Jack is deluded into thinking that shellfish and crustaceans eat something other than **** wherever he lives, which I'm sure is a ********. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On 3/18/10 9:09 PM, jps wrote:
On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:51:21 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message ... On Mar 18, 7:58 pm, wrote: On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:49:33 -0700, "Bill McKee" wrote: wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. Not for beaches, etc. Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. If Harry's anything like me in Mexico, he eats fresh oysters from the guy who dives down and gets 'em when you order.- Hide quoted text - From the heavily polluted waters in and around Mexico? Good grief. You're the perfect Maryland resident. You eat **** and like it. I haven't been there in a long time, but when I was in Baja (and not near a city) the offshore water was pretty good. I guess that must have changed. It was bad off the mainland, but Baja was ok... at least we never had a problem. Jack is deluded into thinking that shellfish and crustaceans eat something other than **** wherever he lives, which I'm sure is a ********. Jackoff lives practically next to an interstate highway, and boats in a lake that for decades has had serious pollution problems. He also lives in a state backwards in almost every area, a state that is the 21st Century equivalent of a 19th Century Mississippi. South Carolina ranks 26th in educational rankings and...46th in health rankings, oh, and 45th in personal income. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
"jps" wrote in message
... On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:36:26 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: "jps" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:52:16 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: "HK" wrote in message news:EZqdneHnYqJiKD_WnZ2dnUVZ_hidnZ2d@earthlin k.com... On 3/18/10 7:12 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cancun is the very definition of tourist trap. If you've not been to Chichen Itza, a good place to explore on the way is Valladolid and the nearby ruins at Ek' Balam. I really enjoyed Cancun and Chicken Pizza, but it's been several years. With all the violence, I won't be going back soon. Too bad. Mexico can be a great place. I see you were traveling with Texans. Texans? You mean the Chicken Pizza reference? No... called it that for a long time. I was actually travelling with my friend and two Canadian guys we "picked up" on the beach in Cancun. :) Did they want to play hockey with you? They were gentleman. -- Nom=de=Plume |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
"HK" wrote in message m... On 3/18/10 7:49 PM, Bill McKee wrote: wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. Not for beaches, etc. Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. You'd be wrong. My favorite restaurant in Hawaii was a shrimp shack about 20 miles up the coast from the fancy hotel where we were staying. I look for good local restaurants where the locals eat. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. Hell the shrimp trucks are everyone's favorite place. Tourists and locals. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On 3/19/10 1:58 AM, Bill McKee wrote:
wrote in message m... On 3/18/10 7:49 PM, Bill McKee wrote: wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. Not for beaches, etc. Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. You'd be wrong. My favorite restaurant in Hawaii was a shrimp shack about 20 miles up the coast from the fancy hotel where we were staying. I look for good local restaurants where the locals eat. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. Hell the shrimp trucks are everyone's favorite place. Tourists and locals. Truck and shack are not the same word. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On 3/18/2010 7:49 PM, Bill McKee wrote:
wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. Not for beaches, etc. Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. You F'ing idiot. That shows how much you know. I very rarely leave my basement, and then only when my wife brings me to one of her conventions. Damn moron. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Mar 18, 9:21*pm, HK wrote:
On 3/18/10 9:09 PM, jps wrote: On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:51:21 -0700, "nom=de=plume" *wrote: *wrote in message .... On Mar 18, 7:58 pm, *wrote: On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:49:33 -0700, "Bill McKee" *wrote: *wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. Not for beaches, etc. Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. If Harry's anything like me in Mexico, he eats fresh oysters from the guy who dives down and gets 'em when you order.- Hide quoted text - From the heavily polluted waters in and around Mexico? *Good grief.. You're the perfect Maryland resident. *You eat **** and like it. I haven't been there in a long time, but when I was in Baja (and not near a city) the offshore water was pretty good. I guess that must have changed. It was bad off the mainland, but Baja was ok... at least we never had a problem. Jack is deluded into thinking that shellfish and crustaceans eat something other than **** wherever he lives, which I'm sure is a ********. Jackoff lives practically next to an interstate highway, and boats in a lake that for decades has had serious pollution problems. He also lives in a state backwards in almost every area, a state that is the 21st Century equivalent of a 19th Century Mississippi. South Carolina ranks 26th in educational rankings and...46th in health rankings, oh, and 45th in personal income. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Actually if you look at REAL data, not Harrylies, you'll see that Maryland and SC are just about neck and neck in the various ratings: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/ |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Mar 19, 10:25*am, Loogypicker wrote:
If Harry's anything like me in Mexico, he eats fresh oysters from the guy who dives down and gets 'em when you order.- Hide quoted text - From the heavily polluted waters in and around Mexico? *Good grief. You're the perfect Maryland resident. *You eat **** and like it. Actually if you look at REAL data, not Harrylies, you'll see that Maryland and SC are just about neck and neck in the various ratings: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/ Of course... his whole statement is BS. If you look at the data, Maryland is dead last in the nation on the difference between the best and worst students... meaning they are failing to give their students even a marginal education in many areas of the state. Their best student are about equal to SC's, while their worst are far worse. Maryland is pretty much a failure at everything. 30 millions gallons of sewage dumped into their waterways. Chesapeake Bay pollution. Marginal education system. #1 in assholes. Maryland, the ultimate fly-over state. Good grief. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On 3/19/10 12:57 PM, Jack wrote:
On Mar 19, 10:25 am, wrote: If Harry's anything like me in Mexico, he eats fresh oysters from the guy who dives down and gets 'em when you order.- Hide quoted text - From the heavily polluted waters in and around Mexico? Good grief. You're the perfect Maryland resident. You eat **** and like it. Actually if you look at REAL data, not Harrylies, you'll see that Maryland and SC are just about neck and neck in the various ratings: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/ Of course... his whole statement is BS. If you look at the data, Maryland is dead last in the nation on the difference between the best and worst students... meaning they are failing to give their students even a marginal education in many areas of the state. Their best student are about equal to SC's, while their worst are far worse. Maryland is pretty much a failure at everything. 30 millions gallons of sewage dumped into their waterways. Chesapeake Bay pollution. Marginal education system. #1 in assholes. Maryland, the ultimate fly-over state. Good grief. It's always a tiny bit of fun to tweak you and your idiot buddy, loogy. Thanks for the grins. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
"HK" wrote in message ... On 3/19/10 1:58 AM, Bill McKee wrote: wrote in message m... On 3/18/10 7:49 PM, Bill McKee wrote: wrote in message ... HK wrote: On 3/17/10 6:37 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 8:36 PM, Larry wrote: HK wrote: On 3/16/10 7:01 PM, Larry wrote: John H wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:55 -0400, wrote: HK wrote: Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC CHARLESTON, S.C. -- (AP) - Hundreds of passengers have again taken ill with an intestinal bug on a Celebrity Cruise ship's third straight trip from South Carolina. Cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said Monday 350 of the 1,829 passengers on the Celebrity Mercury got ill during the latest cruise which left Charleston on March 8. The line announced it was canceling a Monday port call in the British Virgin Islands and returning to Charleston on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston. Officials say more than 400 passengers and crew got sick during a cruise that returned to Charleston on Feb. 26. On the next sailing from Charleston, 182 people took ill. My wife has been wanting to take a cruise. I would prefer to fly to Cancun, Jamaica, or Costa Rica. There must be some common denominator to these cruise ship illnesses. By now you would think they would have it figured out. These people will all get some sort of refund and a future cruise credit. They can't be too happy handing those out as often as they do. I don't believe there's ever been an outbreak on a Disney Cruise. That was one of their 'claims to fame' the last time we went. http://tinyurl.com/yckd2wr There are too many kids on conventional cruise lines. Thanks but I'll keep pushing the flying itinerary. There are far fewer kids on the real ocean liner cruises and on the National Geo cruises. Better destinations, too. That was my point. Too many on conventional cruises and an abundance on Disney Cruises. They have their place, but there not for me. I don't like the looks or the construction methods used in the wedding cake cruise barges. They don't even look like ships. They remind me of Las Vegas hotels. The interior is what counts and they run the gamut. I've been on two cruises for business and was bored to death. One had an entire day at sea - an 8 hour stop in Cozumel - and another day to return. Not my idea of fun. I would rather fly to Cancun and spend a week there. Do yourself a favor...land in Cancun, spend a night and day there, and then move on to somewhere else. Tulum is very nice. Cancun is overdeveloped, overpopulated, overpriced, et cetera. There are also some nice "colonial"cities in the Yucatan inland areas. Sounds like it has changed a lot since I was there 12-15 years ago. Cozumel was a tourist trap and a crappy one at that. Cozumel is good for diving. Not for beaches, etc. Cancun may be touristy, but is was designed for American and Canadian tourists. Most people do not want to live like the local Mexicans, and can not communicate anyways. They want at least a 3* hotel and the clean sheets and service you get. Harry already states he wants to go to a destination and live large. I doubt he goes to the local food place on the beach where the Mexican fishermen eat. You'd be wrong. My favorite restaurant in Hawaii was a shrimp shack about 20 miles up the coast from the fancy hotel where we were staying. I look for good local restaurants where the locals eat. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. Hell the shrimp trucks are everyone's favorite place. Tourists and locals. Truck and shack are not the same word. -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. Some of the trucks have shacks attached these days. But the trucks are the best on Oahu. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On 3/19/10 4:13 PM, John H wrote:
And God Created Virginia God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired, "Where have you been?" More crap. How long was your brain without oxygen during your recent surgery? -- If the X-MimeOLE "header" doesn't say: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 (or higher) then it isn't me, it's an ID spoofer. |
400 Get Sick on Cruise Ship from South Carolina
On Mar 19, 12:59*pm, HK wrote:
On 3/19/10 12:57 PM, Jack wrote: On Mar 19, 10:25 am, *wrote: If Harry's anything like me in Mexico, he eats fresh oysters from the guy who dives down and gets 'em when you order.- Hide quoted text - *From the heavily polluted waters in and around Mexico? *Good grief. You're the perfect Maryland resident. *You eat **** and like it. Actually if you look at REAL data, not Harrylies, you'll see that Maryland and SC are just about neck and neck in the various ratings: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/ Of course... his whole statement is BS. *If you look at the data, Maryland is dead last in the nation on the difference between the best and worst students... meaning they are failing to give their students even a marginal education in many areas of the state. *Their best student are about equal to SC's, while their worst are far worse. Maryland is pretty much a failure at everything. *30 millions gallons of sewage dumped into their waterways. *Chesapeake Bay pollution. Marginal education system. *#1 in assholes. *Maryland, the ultimate fly-over state. Good grief. It's always a tiny bit of fun to tweak you and your idiot buddy, loogy. Thanks for the grins. I understand how you don't want to delve into anymore of the facts on Maryland. And you should understand how we enjoy tweaking your nose on occasion as well, old man! Here's hoping some warm weather makes it up your way soon so you can get out of that basement. |
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