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Costa Concordia taking on water off of Italy
Prediction:
Carnival stock will drop like a lead balloon on Tuesday. Sell early! All cruise lines will suffer as no matter what explanation is given no excuse is acceptable. If the ship lost power the Captain could have radioed for tugs to bring the ship to port. If it was human error- unacceptable The Captain and crew abandoning the ship will be prosecuted. Unfortunately, for Carnival when the Captain and other officers are convicted, the courts will pay out millions to the families of the dead and injured passengers. Costa is located in Genoa, not too far from the scene of the accident. The executives should have been at the scene handing out money and getting releases. At least money for the price of the trip plus airfare plus clothing and personal items plus a certificate for their next cruise on any brand that Carnival owns could save millions. Monday morning the Today show and all the other shows will have victims (and their lawyers) blowing the accident and how they were treated out of proportion costing Carnival Billions and giving all those who are too cheap to take their families on a cruise a good excuse not to. The Concordia will be repaired at a cost of 100 million+and will get a new name. Congress will propose all kinds of new laws (to protect us) from the dangerous cruise industry and tie up the industry in red tape that will increase costs of cruising and ruin a good thing for us. Short term there will be bargains (I should have waited to pay for my next cruise). Long-term will be negative, with cruise lines putting on a show to make passenger think they are safe.. Good luck to those who suffered losses. Gadget |
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Costa Concordia taking on water off of Italy
Prediction:
Carnival stock will drop like a lead balloon on Tuesday. Sell early! All cruise lines will suffer as no matter what explanation is given no excuse is acceptable. If the ship lost power the Captain could have radioed for tugs to bring the ship to port. If it was human error- unacceptable The Captain and crew abandoning the ship will be prosecuted. Unfortunately, for Carnival when the Captain and other officers are convicted, the courts will pay out millions to the families of the dead and injured passengers. Costa is located in Genoa, not too far from the scene of the accident. The executives should have been at the scene handing out money and getting releases. At least money for the price of the trip plus airfare plus clothing and personal items plus a certificate for their next cruise on any brand that Carnival owns could save millions. Monday morning the Today show and all the other shows will have victims (and their lawyers) blowing the accident and how they were treated out of proportion costing Carnival Billions and giving all those who are too cheap to take their families on a cruise a good excuse not to. The Concordia will be repaired at a cost of 100 million+and will get a new name. Congress will propose all kinds of new laws (to protect us) from the dangerous cruise industry and tie up the industry in red tape that will increase costs of cruising and ruin a good thing for us. Short term there will be bargains (I should have waited to pay for my next cruise). Long-term will be negative, with cruise lines putting on a show to make passenger think they are safe.. Good luck to those who suffered losses. Gadget |
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Costa Concordia taking on water off of Italy
On Jan 14, 9:35*pm, (Gadget World) wrote:
Prediction: Carnival stock will drop like a lead balloon on Tuesday. Sell early! Buy late ... All cruise lines will suffer as no matter what explanation is given no excuse is acceptable. Probably ... but those sailing the Mediterranean mostly ... If the ship lost power the Captain could have radioed for tugs to bring the ship to port It was so close to shore ... there was a lot that could have been done ... If it was human error- unacceptable IMO - That is the only acceptable cause ... I could accept some idiot screw up much easier than a systematic cause or errors in the navigational charts ... The Captain and crew abandoning the ship will be prosecuted. If I recall there was another sinking not that long ago ... where the entertainer actually led the passengers into life boats when the crew left early ... Unfortunately, for Carnival when the Captain and other officers are convicted, the courts will pay out millions to the families of the dead and injured passengers. I don't know how Italian law is ... One must not assume there as many ambulance chases due to a society enamored with litigation ... Costa is located in Genoa, not too far from the scene of the accident. The executives should have been at the scene handing out money and getting releases. *At least money for the price of the trip plus airfare plus clothing and personal items plus a certificate for their next cruise on any brand that Carnival owns could save millions. Free bottle of wine and a shore excursion on their next cruise ... Monday morning the Today show and all the other shows will have victims (and their lawyers) blowing the accident and how they were treated out of proportion costing Carnival Billions and giving all those who are too cheap to take their families on a cruise a good excuse not to. That will only benefit the dedicated cruiser ... The Concordia will be repaired at a cost of 100 million+and will get a new name. Show me the BoatFax Congress will propose all kinds of new laws (to protect us) from the dangerous cruise industry and tie up the industry in red tape that will increase costs of cruising and ruin a good thing for us. We're from the government and we're here to help - scarier than any horror movie ... The rules in effect now are indeed mostly holdovers from the Titanic ... back when laws were made reasonable and to correct actual rather than perceived or possible or imagined deficiencies ...Potentially, we'll be sleeping with scuba gear now ... just in case ... Short term there will be bargains (I should have waited to pay for my next cruise). *Long-term will be negative, with cruise lines putting on a show to make passenger think they are safe.. I can just see Costa prices now ... I'll check Northern European cruises where they can hit icebergs rather than rocks ... to see if there'll be something very cheap ... Though it would have to be very cheap as Costa and MSC cruise experiences are way down the list ... Good luck to those who suffered losses. Any loss is a tragedy ... but with 4200 people a 99.85 % surivival rate from a ship sinking like that can be considered a blessing ... |
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On Jan 15, 6:23*pm, (Jeff Gersten) wrote:
(number6) wrote: Show me the BoatFax Hee Hee, it's nice to see you still have your sense of humor. and that was written before the game was over ... |
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Costa Concordia taking on water off of Italy
I guess the Captain forgot to turn on the GPS. -- Rik -- Rik Brown Share your experiences in the forums, blogs, videos, and online community at 'TRAVEL.COM' (http://www.TRAVEL.com). Message Origin: http://www.travel.com |
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Costa Concordia taking on water off of Italy
i read afew insurance companys to take a big hit.$$$$$losses.....over
this..... |
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Costa Concordia taking on water off of Italy
i heard the caption went out of his way to wave to someone....he says
rocks unmarked......on maps. |
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Costa Concordia taking on water off of Italy
The hit may not be that big.
The cruise contract limits liability to $75,000 per person for injuries and loss of life. Naturally the suits will be for far greater figures plus personal property. Each cabin will be searched for property and it will be returned to the occupants of that cabin. Naturally, most clothing and personal property will be ruined or pilfered For all those who sold their stock or shorted it this morning Congrats. Gadget |
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Costa Concordia taking on water off of Italy
On Jan 16, 12:26*pm, (bob wald) wrote:
i read afew insurance companys to take a big hit.$$$$$losses.....over this..... You have $500,000,000 or so worth of ship sitting there half sunk ... It'll cost a bundle to fix it ... |
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