Arrests on the Holiday

[futaba951]

It is also obvious from the article that the authorities have the situation on the Miracle in hand.

 

Miracle? :confused: What are you talking about?

[big_duck]

Long night - problem fixed.

[dad son team]

A couple things:

 

Won't the mortgage companies go after the insurace companies too? I would think that the people that lost everything are going to walk away and not pay thier mortgage on a house that is no longer there and start to rebuild their lives somehow.

 

Also, I saw a story about how much CCL is gouging FEMA with the cost of the ship. Something like they were charging an average of $1,200pp per week vs. a regular cruise psgr that would pay less than $800 per week, but if you think about how much revenue CCL is losing from other sources, it seems like it would be about even. They are not selling as much booze, bingo cards, shore excursions, souveniers, etc., not to mention the lost revenue from the casino.

[selucrey]

I agree and it seems like all you hear about is New Orleans this and New Orleans that. My neice lost her home and got a whoping nothing from FEMA. Also her insurance won't cover the lose because they are calling it Flood problem rather than hurricane. SHe didn't even try to get on a ship, as her husband was laid off from the shipyard after the storm, so they left for Wyoming, with basically what they took in the car when they evacuated. We gave them some money to start over. Not much being done in Alabama or Mississippi.

What is the Wyoming connection?:confused: I have two friends that lost their homes and moved to Wyoming. I read last week about another couple that lost everything and moved there also. Quite a change of climate.

[futaba951]

I've never heard of a hurricane or storm surge hitting Wyoming............:D

[BlueHerons]

FEMA came in here after Hurricane FLoyd (flooding) and gave zero or low interest loans as well as grants to replace furniture, flooring, personal belongings, etc. They also handed out food stamps to everyone.

[DFD1]

I wouldn't worry too much about the condition of Carnival's ships. The company has announced that all three will be refurbished before being put back into regular cruise service.

 

As to FEMA's judgement in chartering them...that's another queston.....