Things to take on your next cruise (PSA):

[trof]

1. Luggable Loo



Economically priced portable toilet
5-gallon (20-liter) capacity
Simple bucket style design; traditional snap-on lid
Great for hunting, fishing and camping expeditions, Carnival Cruises
Also handy to have for disaster preparedness

2. MREs


• High Quality Military-Grade Quality
MREs from Ameriqual are trusted quality that even the military uses! • Easy to Store Food Supply Option
All 12 meals contained in 1 easy-to-store box.
• Don’t Waste Precious Time
No cooking or preparations, heat up if you would like.
• Highest Quality and Shelf Life Available
Up to 5 years or more so you will be prepared no matter when disaster strikes or when your cruise ship loses power.

3. Germ Wipes


Germ wipes are a unique & handy antibacterial wipes in
a mini plastic dispenser.Convenient for travel and on
the go.

4. Antibiotic Pills

[el_bryanto]

1. So I gotta take my own crapper if I go on a cruise?

I've never been on one, but I just assumed that would be provided.

Bryant

[FSogol]

3. Not if you get a suite with a balcony.

[Earth_First]

5. No, crusies are DU's pile-on topic du-jour...

It's even gone so far as to classify those who take crusies as classist and the wealthy elite.

Typical faux-rage topic that DU tends to latch onto.

[A HERETIC I AM]

8. ......

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

9. I'm only piling on....

as an excuse to make "poop deck" jokes.

[CreekDog]

22. they dont' have a sanitation system on that ship and they haven't for days

this has happened 3 times in just over 2 years.

twice in a matter of months.

it sucks, it's a health hazard and though i've been on cruises before you bet this changed my mind about future ones.

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. Might I point out...same line?

Shall we say the Mexican Navy is not amused?

[trof]

16. Well, usually they are. But not this time.

[Puzzledtraveller]

2. Xanax

[Safetykitten]

17. THIS is first on my list!

[Hard Assets]

24. Also, lots and lots of weed.

Just to make the time fly

[RKP5637]

27. I'll put that first on my list! LOL n/t

[Incitatus]

42. LOL

I could smell it walking around the deck every night on every cruise I've taken.

[madokie]

48. Yup lots of xanax's

[dembotoz]

4. will the bucket fit into overhead on the plane??

on the way down

if used---think i would leave it on the boat

[HereSince1628]

6. For me this thread came with a "learn how to fix outboard motors" ad

Don't know if that happened for everyone.

Who says computer programs have no sense of humor?

[Thor_MN]

14. For me, RoamRight Travel insurance

[HereSince1628]

15. There must be a clever name for this sort of comedy

I have no idea what it is...but it just seems there must be.

[lunatica]

7. Ya need a super duper pooper scooper on some cruises nowadays

[A HERETIC I AM]

10. "If the boat doesn't have a casino and a buffet.....

It isn't seaworthy". - John Pinette

[OldDem2012]

11. You forgot....

Because, trust me, when a ship goes dead in the water (DIW), she will roll like you wouldn't believe. I was on a Navy ship that went DIW in a storm and 85% of the crew got sick.

....and you may need lots of these....



....and these....

[Renew Deal]

12. Germ Wipes are convenient for cleaning up "sewage running down the walls"

[lpbk2713]

13. Nose plugs or a gas mask

From what I hear it's not like any florist shop I've been in.

[Aerows]

18. This story

just reaffirms my decision to never set foot on a cruise ship. I wouldn't want to be packed up and trapped with a bunch of people I don't know for several days even with the ship working properly. Packed up and trapped with a bunch of miserable people for several more days than expected? :shudder:

That sounds like a nightmare. Don't they inspect the ships before they go out?

[trof]

30. +1000 and for those very same reasons.

I'm not even sure I'd like it with people I know.

[NightWatcher]

19. I don't understand why MRE's and bottled water was not airlifted in

If Carnival had asked for help, or paid for it, things would've been a lot better. Airlifts and airdrops are done daily from Mobile to oil platforms. I worked on a ship in that part of Mobile/Gulf and have seen much faster support services. Up until not long ago, a carnival cruise ship ran weekly from Mobile.

[Aerows]

21. Probably to save money

I mean, never mind that people are going hungry and they are being told to go to the bathroom in the shower, got to save the almighty corporate dollars.

I wouldn't volunteer to go on one of those things if it was for free. My sister went on one, and they didn't have problems, but she said she wouldn't be going on another one of them. After her description, I wholeheartedly agree.

[MADem]

28. I don't see why they didn't bring another vessel alongside and offload those people.

That would have been the decent thing to do.

Voyage of the Damned is putting it mildly!

[NightWatcher]

29. vessel transfers might be scary for some, but supplies couldve been easily done

Supply ships head out of that port daily to restock oil rigs in the Gulf. Carnival didnt want to pay for it and now they are going to pay in the court of public opinion

[MADem]

34. I know it can be scary, but after a night of poop running down the walls, I'm

betting that many, if not most, would overcome their fear. I'd be down that ladder in a minute -- even with my creaky knees!

At minimum, the cruise line could OFFER the transfer, and let people with a bit o'grit take it. When they pick up the people who need to leave, they can drop off supplies for the hardier who might stay.

There's a move afoot (may have already happened) to deploy an "at sea elevator" of sorts in much new maritime construction to facilitate transfers. The target audience is hospital ships, but this kind of tech would transfer well to oil rigs or any vessels where there's a need to shift people from vessel to vessel or vessel to platforms. It's basically a "plus sized" elevator-type box that people get in, it's operated by a crane, it has a bunch of pulleys and lines and what-have-you, and because it is deployed from the receiving ship, it is more stable when placed on the deck, and there's less agita, especially in the "getting off" part. It's very sturdy and steady even in rough seas, so "they" say, anyway, and it can carry multiple personnel at once.

Pity they didn't have something like that ready to go! Hell, I'd even hi-line if that is what it took to get off that sewagefest!

[NightWatcher]

35. having climbed jacobs ladders from crew boats to ships in high seas, I'd be ready to go

I'm just shocked they didnt try something

[MADem]

36. Yep....and DOWN beats UP any day of the week!!! nt

[LeftInTX]

37. Supplies were being dropped

Guess they couldn't get enough though

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. There were helo flights starting with the Mexican Navy

This was not handled well by the officers or the shipping line.

They should have just towed to Veracruz, as they were offered under naval traditions.

[Cleita]

20. They check your luggage, just like at the airport and remove anything they think

dangerous or against their rules or rules of countries they are visiting. The only thing I can see making it through on your list is the Germ Wipes.

[theglammistress]

25. You can carry on luggage

Which is always the best thing to do anyway. No need to pack a giant suitcase full of stuff you won't wear. It's very easy to get some boxes of granola bars and crackers on board.

The number one thing to always pack on a cruise is a flashlight. If you're in the belly of the boat and there's a power failure, you're stuck. A flashlight will make you mighty popular.

[Cleita]

32. They went through my carry on as well before I boarded.

Actually I keep a tiny pen sized flash light in my purse at all times. It throws enough light to actually walk a dark path. It's small enough that I doubt it would raise any flags if I carried it on an airplane or ship. Cell phones also make good emergency flash lights.

[Incitatus]

44. They are mostly just interested in taking any alcohol passengers are trying to bring aboard.

I don't see why they would waste their time confiscating food.

[RKP5637]

26. + some oxygen tanks for when the air's too ripe to breath! Might want to pack some

air mattresses too.

[RKP5637]

31. Don't forget the kitty litter!

[kairos12]

33. Cases of Depends

[kestrel91316]

38. From the Department of It Could Have Been Worse:

Hey, at least they didn't have an outbreak of Norovirus at the same time.

[SmileyRose]

41. oh that's just sick

[kestrel91316]

45. It's nothing to grin about. Norovirus is one of the top 5 deadliest

foodborne diseases.

[eShirl]

40. HUMAN CENTIPEDE 3: CARNIVAL CRUISE (tweeted by Patton Oswalt)

[one_voice]

43. I have always said I will never go on...

a cruise cuz I'm afraid the ship will 'break down' in the middle of the freakin' ocean. No power, no food, no toilets.

Or the fucker will go up in flames with no way off but to jump.

No cruises for me...EVER.

[LeftInTX]

46. One of my husband's co-workers is stuck on that cruise

They are providing one thing: free coffee.

Gross!!!!!

[trof]

47. Krispy Kreme provided 800 DOZEN FREE donuts when they landed in Mobile.

Mac McAleer, former CEO of KK, owns the Mobile franchise, among others.
He's also the ex-husband (but still on very good terms) of Lucy Buffett, owner of local Lulu's Restautant and Homeport Marina fame (Jimmy's sister).

If you've never had a hot Krispy Kreme, you haven't lived.