cruisinfanatic Posted April 1, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Royal Caribbean International Goes Bankrupt MIAMI---In a surprise announcement, Royal Caribbean International declared bankruptcy at 12:01AM April 1, 2004 and has immediately ceased operations. As of today, Royal Caribbean International states that it has ceased all cruise operations until further notice. Passengers currently onboard vessels are being disembarked at the nearest port and travel arrangements for those with passports are being made to get them home as quickly as possible. Passengers without passports may have travel arrangement delays. Royal Caribbean International says that it is assuring passengers that they make it "safely home". In recent months, Royal Caribbean has been experimenting ways of increasing revenue. A fee was imposed on some Voyager Class ships for their alternative Johnny Rockets Restaurants. The company had also imposed a juice charge fleet wide. Carnival Cruise Lines has expressed interest in taking over Royal Caribbean International’s fleet of 19 ships and has hinted that there would be no fee for any of the alternative restaurants. The juice fee would also be eliminated. To inquire about your upcoming cruise booking and refund arrangements, please contact your travel agent or call 1-800 Apr- Fool Tropical 9/91 Ecstasy 9/93 Monarch 9/95 Sensation 9/96 Grandeur 9/97 Inspiration 9/98 Enchantment 9/99 Grandeur 9/00 Explorer 3/01 Grand 9/01.........Review!! Victory 9/02........Review!! Navigator 3/03....Review!! Adventure 9/03....Review!! Voyager 9/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishgirl Posted April 1, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Ha ha ha, now that's funny. Thanks for the April Fool. Judy Celebration 2/96 Imagination 2/97 Fascination 12/97 Imagination 3/99 Spirit 11/01 Sensation 1/02 Pride 11/02 Voyager of the Seas 5/03 Conquest 10/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseFever Posted April 1, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 1, 2004 You are very very sick Funny!! Happy Cruising Chris www.LifeIsCruising.com Next up: Caribbean Princess 06/04 Carnival Spirit 12/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dream2much Posted April 1, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I wondered who would be the first with the April Fool's jokes. GOOD ONE!! Next Cruise(s)....... Sensation to Coz 5/04 Glory, Eastern 7/04 Miracle 2/05 Jubilee 6/02 Inspiration 7/03 Conquestadors! 1/04 Glory 7/04 Miracle 2/05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaDucey Posted April 1, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 1, 2004 That was a big one! You got me good All I could think was what else can go wrong now! Fantasy 11/91 Ecstasy 1/98 Fascination 11/99 Paradise 2/00 Imagination 4/02 Ecstasy 5/03 Paradise 10/03 Sovereign of the Seas 4/04 Till we leave on the Sovereign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusingchicks Posted April 1, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I can't believe I read the whole thing. You got me. Till we cruise on Glory again Till we cruise on Carribean Princess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanieMS Posted April 1, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 1, 2004 The only reason I didn't fall for this (scrolled right to the bottom to find the joke) is because my loving DH called our teenage son this AM and told him he had a flat tire. Stefanie Cruise on the pride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2J Posted April 1, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 1, 2004 ROFLMAO....we can only wish. Liv...Winds are 15 knots and holding....the whole world is a drop zone! <applet code="countdown.class" CODEBASE="http://*************/java-sys" width="203" height="25"> <param name="font" value="lcdb0"> <param name="year" value=2004> <param name="month" value=10> <param name="day" value=23> <param name="hour" value=16> </applet> Until the SINsational Cruise from the Bayou NCL Sky 2/02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohavemommy Posted April 1, 2004 #9 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Ah..... ya gotta love this one! See my past cruise pics here: mohavemommy's Cruise Pics Carnival Pride Cruise 18 April 04 This camera is frequently aimed at the Queen Mary and the Port of Long Beach. The white dome is Carnival's terminal. The Pride is there on Sunday, and the Ecstasy on Monday and Friday. __ /7__/7__/7____ \:::::::::::::::::::/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "THE WORLD'S BEST ISLANDS ARE ONES THAT FLOAT AND MOVE. THEY'RE CALLED CRUISE SHIPS." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyt4SoreEyes Posted April 1, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 1, 2004 AWWWWWWWW nice one..really nice !!!!!! But too hard to even imagine since they charge dbl to cruise so they have enough $$$$$..lol..but dab up to ya for great April fools joke!!! Cyt Atlantic Oceanic Norway Enchantment of the Seas Destiny Voyager of the Seas Conquest March 30th 2003 Glory May 29th 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonemasconi Posted April 1, 2004 #11 Share Posted April 1, 2004 SMOKIN...I totally forgot its April FOOLS day.....So spank me and call me a FOOL cause I Bought that story till the end. <applet code="countdown.class" CODEBASE="http://*************/java-sys" width="203" height="25"> <param name="font" value="lcdb0"> <param name="year" value=2004> <param name="month" value=5> <param name="day" value=5> <param name="hour" value=11> </applet> Till I sail to "COZ" all day on the Sensation. <applet code="countdown.class" CODEBASE="http://*************/java-sys" width="203" height="25"> <param name="font" value="lcdb0"> <param name="year" value=2004> <param name="month" value=9> <param name="day" value=17> <param name="hour" value=11> </applet> Till I'm sailing with the Royal Hounds <font SIZE="1">Click here for my Cruise Pics</font> <font SIZE="1">***PROUD MEMBER O.A.T.C.***</font> <font SIZE="1">Opinions expressed by the poster are not necessarily the opinions of Cruise Critic or the Independent Traveler. They might not even be the opinion of the poster, being he may be out of his mind at the time</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANIMALETR Posted April 1, 2004 #12 Share Posted April 1, 2004 This was just too funny. WHen I read this I had just got my wife with an April fools joke and then I got suckered into this news report... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halos Posted April 1, 2004 #13 Share Posted April 1, 2004 V-E-R-Y good! Had me 'til the very end!! I forgot the date.... That would've been somethin' though, wouldn't it?? I believe in Miracles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almitra Posted April 1, 2004 #14 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Man, I am embarrassed that this one worked on me for even an instant....I haven't had my cup of coffee yet.....LOL!! Militant Breastfeeding & Homebirth Proponent-Sandra Carmichael Mardi Gras 6/79 Mardi Gras 6/79 (back to back cruises) Celebration 8/02 Splendour of the Seas 3/03 Jubilee 7/03 Conquest 1/04 Celebration 1/04 Elation 2/04 Elation *coming again* 1/05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrounds Posted April 1, 2004 #15 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I suspected "foolishness" from the beginning because I had already fallen for the FIRE ON THE TRIUMPH thread. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eerbeek Posted April 1, 2004 #16 Share Posted April 1, 2004 The boards just won't be safe today! Lido Deck Linda Fantasy 2/6/2000 Victory 3/23/2003 Destiny 4/25/2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepers385 Posted April 1, 2004 #17 Share Posted April 1, 2004 This was a good one. I kept reading it saying this can't be true, and then I get to the end and want to kick myself in the butt for starting to believe it. Should have known. Debbie Carnival Destiny 2/8/04 Grand Princess 7/6/03 RCL - Nordic Empress 2/03 & 4/02 Crown Dynasty 7/00 Queen of Bermuda 7/87 Carnival - Mardi Gras 11/75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlrboo Posted April 1, 2004 #18 Share Posted April 1, 2004 AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Now I have to look for the one about the 'Fire on the Triumph'! That woulda' got my heart pumpin'!! I'll never learn!! This much time until I marry my best friend Triumph 4/04 Imagination 5/00 OceanBreeze 11/96 USS 'Neversail' SanDiego 10/65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinfanatic Posted April 3, 2004 Author #19 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Posted the same thread on RCCI and it got poofed real fast. Tropical 9/91 Ecstasy 9/93 Monarch 9/95 Sensation 9/96 Grandeur 9/97 Inspiration 9/98 Enchantment 9/99 Grandeur 9/00 Explorer 3/01 Grand 9/01.........Review!! Victory 9/02........Review!! Navigator 3/03....Review!! Adventure 9/03....Review!! Voyager 9/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chudley Posted April 3, 2004 #20 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Cruisinfanatic, this really tickled me, but it's amazing the respond differences between the Carnival board and the RCCL board. I read it over there and LOL at their responds. Of course, if it had been reversed, us Carnival lovers would have probably felt the same way. I do tip my hat to you, I love a good practical joke and you are one of the BEST! Chud UNTIL SISTERS BOOZE CROOZE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinfanatic Posted April 3, 2004 Author #21 Share Posted April 3, 2004 thanks Chud. I think the post got poofed at least in part because RCCI advertises there. Tropical 9/91 Ecstasy 9/93 Monarch 9/95 Sensation 9/96 Grandeur 9/97 Inspiration 9/98 Enchantment 9/99 Grandeur 9/00 Explorer 3/01 Grand 9/01.........Review!! Victory 9/02........Review!! Navigator 3/03....Review!! Adventure 9/03....Review!! Voyager 9/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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