Bumped in the Baltic

jacketwatch · October 24, 2006

:cool: This continues to make news and is on msnbc.com now. A Canadian family who booked a cruise wtih MSC got bumped two weeks before sailing to accomodate a larger charter group. Just like that! :angry: Unbelievable practice! Check out this link.

http://www.cruisebumping.ca/

jacketwatch · October 24, 2006

:cool: Here is the msnbc story.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15389742/

JoeyandDavid · October 24, 2006

Unbelievable...I would be screaming

mercedes · October 24, 2006

That is unbelievable, I feel really bad for that poor woman and her family.

elfed · October 25, 2006

If you read Jacketwatch's printout it says "the cruise line can cancel the voyage". To me this is NOT bumping the passengers. The voyage was NOT cancelled. Unless my poor old eyes have misread this article, I think the affected parties should take matters further.

Regards,

James.

Mebert · October 25, 2006

I would be hot!

I think it's unfair for the cruiselines to take a charter after passengers took the time to make travel arrangements by booking air and hotel on the other end. I really think the consumer laws regarding bumbing have to change so that the consumber is protected a little more.

The Spencers might have spent thousands of dollars on airline tickets that are not refundable. I hope their insurance kicked in.

frostyboy64 · October 25, 2006

i have never heard of that on a ship

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GottaCruz · October 25, 2006

Just terrible, especially since it involved the woman's 86 year old mother. The cruise of a lifetime down the drain. Just terrible. I never thought it was possible either.

schatje · October 25, 2006

I really feel for the people but if you read the passager contract the cruiselines are pulling out all the stops on us and it is basically cruise at your own risk. It is a necessity to have insurance these days to coverage yourself. It kind of takes some of the fun out of the preparation if there is no security blanket, but not enough to stop me from sailing yet.

Mebert · October 25, 2006

frostyboy64,

I hate to say it, but it happened to me with the Carnival Jubilee. I had a dream itinerary for the southern Caribbean before I got my notice that the ship was being chartered. It would have been an opportunity to visit some of the other islands that the Carnival Destiny did not sail to. It was also just after I had booked my non-refundable airline tickets to Puerto Rico.

I was fuming.

Since then, because there are no laws protecting the cruiser if something like that happens, I have changed my mindset to only expect to board the ship and sail whereever she decides to go. I'm in it for the cruise experience rather then concentrating on ports. However, sometimes those changes by the cruise line can cause quite an expense.