Among the arriving passengers in Galveston, Texas, were Tony and Jenny Larocca of Lake Charles, Louisiana, on their first trip away from the kids -- a cruise that the husband got his wife for Christmas. Their souvenir? A bag of stinky clothes and a new appreciation for each other.
"There's no way I could have made it without him," Jenny Larocca said.
I kept reading some really awful quotes from the passengers and wondering... how do I put this? I think there was some unnecessary outrage- unrealistic outrage. So far I haven't heard anything about the fire being from gross negligence. The toilets apparently overflowed due to lack of power and the listing of the boat. Yes, gross. But it wasn't as if Carnival sculpted this to be a nightmare vacation. Shit happened. (Sorry.) What I FINALLY heard about today was how awesome the crew was. I heard about how they kept smiles on their faces even while picking up feces. I hope they get a bonus. These poor folks had a shitty vacation (ha ha sorry), and then the tow line broke while being pulled in, then one of the busses broke down on the way to the airport and those passengers were stranded on the side of the road! Sucks. But things happen. Everybody's alive, nobody's sick, they're being reimbursed... What guarantees you a perfect vacation? Part of the fun is that it is out of your comfort zone and something will always go wrong. This is a good test of a relationship, isn't it? Isn't it awesome that those two (and likely many others) were able to support each other rather than blame each other or the CEO, who is clearly doing everything possible to make it right.
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