Loren
Age: 36
Occupation:dental hygienist
Number of Cruises: 1
Cruise Line: Carnival
Ship: Carnival Jubilee
Sailing Date: September 21st,2002
Itinerary: Western Caribbean
All I can say is thank goodness I survived the "Cruise
from Hell". I just got off the Jubilee yesterday. It
was the most miserable 5 days ever! We left Galveston
sailing toward Cozumel. They announced later that day that
we would be going to Vera Cruz instead (which was ok with me as it would
still be a tropical vacation). That evening they announced that due to
weather conditions we had changed course and would now be going to New
Orleans. (that is about as far from a "tropical" vacation as it gets).
During the course of 24 hours we had been on the boat, 16 of those hours
the boat was rocking so badly it was hard to stand up.
Everyone was seasick-even those of us wearing the
patches behind our ears. We could barely use the
staircases because with every motion of the ship, you were
thrown into the walls and rails. My bed actually slid across the roOm
with me in it.....and that was on carpeted floors. the
shower was a decent size, but when the boat rocked to
the right, the water was all hot.....when it rocked to
the left, it was all cold. So aside from being tossed about in
the shower, you were also scalded and frozen. The pools were filled up on
the day we embarked and half the next day.....after that, no water in any
of the pools. And the water slide was open for a total
of 5 hours on the entire trip. I'm sure there is more
to this horror story that I'm leaving out, but you get
the idea. Oh, I almost forgot, all the Vegas Style shows
were cancelled. I saw the cruise director one time the entire time we
were there. Seemed like he was hiding because he knew
everyone was unhappy. He kept telling everyone to go
have fun in the spas and casino. Funny....we're having
the worst cruise ever and he's wanting us to spend more money in the
casino and spa? Fat chance! All they would've had to do when the weather
didn't cooperate, is turn back to Galveston and let us book another
cruise some other time. The New Orleans port was just
an attempt to pacify us. I will never sail with
carnival again.....they had many options, and chose the
one that would save them the most money. Well....they will never see
another cent of MY money....EVER!