Feb 15, 2013

Off they go, on buses, away from Alabama

     I think we (Alabama) missed a great opportunity in the cruise ship fiasco. The 3,000 passengers were put on buses for two-hour or longer trips to hotels in New Orleans and Texas as soon as they set foot on dry land.
     Did anyone from Alabama pitch hotels in Mobile? You would think the last thing these poor passengers would want would be to get on a bus for a long drive with no chance to shower!
     I have to wonder if Carnival intentionally avoided putting them up in the Port City, which Carnival abandoned a couple of years ago after using the new cruise ship terminal for a couple of years.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFriday, February 15, 2013 8:31:00 PM

    In all fairness--

    Does Mobile have that many hotel rooms available on short notice? We're talking about well over 4,000 people, including crew.

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  2. Tim LennoxFriday, February 15, 2013 8:41:00 PM

    A good point, of course, and I don't know the answer, but I'll bet we could have put up a bunch of them! (-:

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  3. Jay CroftSaturday, February 16, 2013 5:15:00 PM

    Sorry. That was your loyal Travel and Entertainment editor Jay.

    But you guessed that already, I'm sure.

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