Costa cancels Kosher Cruise days before

[in2up2]

https://www.queensjewishlink.com/index.php/style-living/11084-cruise-company-to-kosher-travelers-stay-off?fbclid=IwY2xjawEd0nZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQ3-WqOzoyCSGJTYS71LMqKk4D7B9WatBQ04ketMC4Blxy5Cx0kC5H97ow_aem_NPsJUx95qEV7ZayEDq2d1g

[renji]

They also canceled without notice the fully paid for cabins of the Jewish customers who showed up for the cruise. 

[Mardi M]

23 hours ago, in2up2 said:

https://www.queensjewishlink.com/index.php/style-living/11084-cruise-company-to-kosher-travelers-stay-off?fbclid=IwY2xjawEd0nZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQ3-WqOzoyCSGJTYS71LMqKk4D7B9WatBQ04ketMC4Blxy5Cx0kC5H97ow_aem_NPsJUx95qEV7ZayEDq2d1g

Wow, this has got to get out to the press! Shame on Costa! Shame on parent company, Carnival! 

[desertcactus260]

Is there any other source for this news item?  I have only seen the article sited here. It's hard to believe that someout so outrageous would not have made a bigger impact on the cruising/Jewish community, especially the the Arison name involved. I'm in Israel and haven't heard anything about it.

I would hope we're all not victims of fake news. 

[EnnZee]

#6–I have thought exactly the same thing. No second source for the story—only QJL, and no statement from Carnival corporate. Very strange.

[renji]

3 hours ago, desertcactus260 said:

Is there any other source for this news item?  I have only seen the article sited here. It's hard to believe that someout so outrageous would not have made a bigger impact on the cruising/Jewish community, especially the the Arison name involved. I'm in Israel and haven't heard anything about it.

I would hope we're all not victims of fake news. 

 

1 hour ago, EnnZee said:

#6–I have thought exactly the same thing. No second source for the story—only QJL, and no statement from Carnival corporate. Very strange.

It’s in Jewish papers. Not picked up by mainstream media…

[maryann2]

On 8/8/2024 at 4:23 AM, desertcactus260 said:

Is there any other source for this news item?  I have only seen the article sited here. It's hard to believe that someout so outrageous would not have made a bigger impact on the cruising/Jewish community, especially the the Arison name involved. I'm in Israel and haven't heard anything about it.

I would hope we're all not victims of fake news. 

 

On 8/8/2024 at 6:57 AM, EnnZee said:

#6–I have thought exactly the same thing. No second source for the story—only QJL, and no statement from Carnival corporate. Very strange.

It seems strange.

I do know that Carnival provides Kosher meals but they are frozen.

Sounds like the group wanted to take over a kitchen on the ship and I can't imagine any line allowing that. 

 

[babs135]

59 minutes ago, maryann2 said:

 

It seems strange.

I do know that Carnival provides Kosher meals but they are frozen.

Sounds like the group wanted to take over a kitchen on the ship and I can't imagine any line allowing that. 

 

Royal Caribbean and Princess are both trialling fresh kosher food rather than the usual frozen stuff.

[sloanesq]

Here is some more information.

 

https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/curious-case-costa-cruises-kosher-group-antisemitism-factor/

[JimDee363636]

32 minutes ago, sloanesq said:

Here is some more information.

 

https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/curious-case-costa-cruises-kosher-group-antisemitism-factor/

To the extent I could follow it---it's a complicated story with a lot of twists and turns---it doesn't look like a clear-cut, provable case of antisemitism. However, there's enough of a "whiff" of antisemitism here to make Costa management look bad---very bad.

 

For what it's worth, I'm not Jewish myself but my wife is, and over the years I've become sensitive to antisemitism in all its many varieties. But I'm also a retired civil litigation attorney, and I have my doubts that, with these facts, antisemitic motives could be proven in a court of law. My advice to those affected by this would be to bring as much publicity to bear on the case as possible. You may not win in a court of law but you might win big-time in the court of public opinion.

 

Jim

[sloanesq]

Hi Jim.

 

I'm an attorney too. Right now, it looks like a lot of "he said/she said" with both sides claiming breach of contract.

 

If it ever goes to Court, maybe we'll find out what really happened.  My guess though is that we'll never know.