SwissMyst Posted April 11, 2010 #26 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Dam, that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard of. No way am I ever cruising a Carnival "fun ship". Stop this stupid idea before it grows any legs. Though at the rate they are ruining HAL ships with their generic and poorly executed "improvements" they are driving us away anyway. HAL was a perfect niche for us. And it was because it was HAL, not a homoginized Carnival wannabee. Thanks for the warning so we can start looking around for the next best thing because cruising Carnival will never cut it for us. I am sorry for all the staff and crew that made HAL ships so special. I was punked. My first thought was April Fool, but the date 4/7/ fooled me twice. DH and I discussed this horrible thought all through dinner and could not figure out why they would choose going to their lowest common denominator. But hey, America signed up for "change" last year and this was as good as everything else that has been "changing". It was easy to fall for. Now I can sleep better tonight. Glad I checked back and found the joke was on me, which is a lot easier to take than learning it wasn't a joke. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted April 11, 2010 #27 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Yes - and we were also 'informed' that HAL had two new ships that were going to be named the "Potsdam" and the "Pansdam" :D Someone really has a great deal of creativity to be able to come up with this stuff.... Thanks!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvs2travl Posted April 11, 2010 #28 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Thanks!;) You are so welcome! That was the funniest thing I'd heard/read/seen in ages! :D I wish I had your wit! Thanks for the great laugh!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv4cruises Posted April 11, 2010 #29 Share Posted April 11, 2010 I am so relieved to hear that the Carnivalization of their various lines is only a joke! We love to change cruise lines to experience the differences in style, decor, entertainment and general ambience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m steve Posted April 11, 2010 #30 Share Posted April 11, 2010 GM calling all it's cars Chevrolet. And everyone would switch to foreign made cars. Or have they?:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcruiser64 Posted April 11, 2010 #31 Share Posted April 11, 2010 http://bairdmaritime.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6204:carnival-to-dissolve-cruise-brands-by-2015-&catid=96:cruiseferry&Itemid=116 Saw this on the Princess board. Needless to say, they're not too happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomica Posted April 11, 2010 #32 Share Posted April 11, 2010 This is an April Fool's joke that got picked up by mistake and represented as an actual news article. There's nothing factual about it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druke I Posted April 11, 2010 #33 Share Posted April 11, 2010 It has been pretty well discounted as an April's Fools Day joke. There is another thread, same subject, on the HAL board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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