It seems like Carnival Cruise just can catch a break! First Carnival Triumph gets stranded in the Gulf of Mexico, then Carnival Dream landed a busted back up generator in St. Maarten, and then Carnival Legend cancelled a cruise to the Caymans over a propulsion problem this past Friday. I can just see the owners and CEO's of Carnival and all those annoyed cruise goers just throwing up their hands and shouting to the heavens "COME ON!!!!" But don't worry, for all those still daring enough to take your chances on a cruise ship, Business Week has all your go-to questions covered.
1. Food and Water: if your ship loses power, your body can survive without food for 3 weeks and 3 days without water so these things should not be your initial concern
2. Raw Sewage: It can be harmful if mixed with drinking water or if left without being properly taken are of but the biggest problem in this situation is the smell. opening unbrewed bags of coffee grounds will help with the smell and should help eliminate the oder
3. What do bring with you just in case: flashlights, extra hundred dollars in cash, and a fully charged cell phone, make sure to keep it charged and used only when needed
4. Power of Twitter: tweeting can help relieve stress, get your message out there, and even help in emergencies
5. Pirates: don't worry there are no records of any hijacked cruise ships, they are too fast and too high
6. Who do you trust: trust your instincts, if you think there is a problem check it out. remember tensions will be high in an emergency situation do your best to stay calm
I thought this article had an interesting approach to the Carnival Cruise epidemic and i thought it was really creative the way they made their own Business Week cruise survival guide. Maybe Carnival's advertising team should take the hint because it seems like their compony is sinking itself.
Honestly at this point, I think Carnival needs to just give up. It seems as though all of their ships desperately need to be renovated and repaired, and they haven't learned much from the first few incidents. Now Carnival seems to be blatantly disregarding the health and safety of their passengers, which at the end of the day isn't going to help business. I believe it would be a smarter business move for them to lay low for awhile, repair their ships and let their image have time to repair as well.
ReplyDeleteCarnival seems to be ruining their own reputation continuously and they do not even seem to care about it. I think they are being extremely careless and they are just continuously letting their customers down. Carnival Cruise Line is an extremely popular one and has always had loyal customers, so why the company will not take action and fix and try to improve their bad ships or staff is beyond me.
ReplyDeleteCarnival truly needs to make some major changes. It would be one thing if there were only one or two major issues, however there have been several instances where Carnival Cruise lines has really messed up. Unless they do some extreme repairs, I don't really see a future for the company. You would think the first place they would go to fix their problems would be marketing and advertising, however it really doesn't seem like they've made any changes or really put in any effot. If they don't do something soon, I truly fear for the company.
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