http://gcaptain.com/photos-carnival-triumph-dead-in-the-water
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/shipshape
| Antonyms: | bad, detestable, disagreeable, unpleasant |
http://thesaurus.com/browse/shipshape,
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shipshape,
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipshape
Number 2 & Speed 2 = $HIT
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=number%20two
Perhaps it might have been a little too obvious to call such a shitty movie just, Speed 2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_2:_Cruise_Control#Reception
Speed 2 & the Slow & Stinky Ship:
Look at the exhaust fins or wings on this ship.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3607271936/tt0120179,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Triumph#Gallery
Although its not the same ship, its interesting how a ship in this 1997 picture would look similar to a slow & smelly ship in 2013.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/15/carnival-triumph-docks-alabama-ordeal,
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2278720/Carnival-Triumph-Five-Brits-board-cruise-ship-returns-port-Mobile-Alabama-Thursday.html
"The 4,229 passengers and crew members on board were in miserable conditions as the ship was towed to the Alabama Cruise Terminal in Mobile, arriving at 9:28 p.m. Thursday. There was no air conditioning and there were limited restrooms.
Passengers were asked to go to the bathroom in red bags and to take those bags to larger bags for disposal."
http://blog.al.com/live/2013/02/its_not_necessarily_mandatory.htmlThe cruise ship industry should have emergency evacuation vessels at every port they visit.
http://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/Should-the-Cruise-Industry-Rethink-Megaships
Of course, there should always be enough back up buses, trains & planes, in addition to ships getting into shit loads of problems.
"Passengers were shaking their heads in disbelief as their bus broke down around 2:30 a.m. on an Alabama road, only to face another delay hours later at the New Orleans airport when their plane was grounded for about 90 minutes for an electrical failure."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/carnival-triumph-cruise-hell-bus-trip-hell-article-1.1265241
This movie provides a comedy of various things going wrong for some innocent travelers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Out-of-Towners_(1970_film)#Real_life_comparisons
The_Out-of-Towners was partly based on the play, Plaza_Suite which opened in 1968 on February 14.
Then on the same day 45 years later...
As of 2013/02/14 the Carnival_Triumph remains out of service & under repairs in, Mobile,_Alabama.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/15/travel/cruise-ship-fire,
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/20/3244580/more-lawsuits-filed-in-carnival.html
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=loaf%20of%20shit
The irony is, that some very wealthy person could start up a cruise ship company called, LOAF Cruise Lines. Providing the best ships to relax & loaf around on, because the power is always on.
Such cruise_lines could feature new & refurbished vessels, providing not only some for luxury but, many economical cruises. http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=521
In the old days, there use to be 1st, 2nd & 3rd class.
http://desertshapes.blogspot.ca/2012/12/cruise-ship-safety.html
