Annie
New Orleans,#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, October 31, 2005
Sheyl, So, let me get this straight. You are angry at Carnival Cruise Lines for the contingency planning they made in the face of Hurricane Wilma. What did you expect by cruising the Caribbean in the middle of hurricane season? If anything, you should be angry at your travel agent for not explaining that the reason your rates were so low was because you were cruising smack dab in the middle of the Atlantic/Caribben hurricane season. Months before you even boarded the ship you should have read the "terms and conditions" section of the cruise brochure before you plopped down any money. That section would have outlined the rights the cruise line has in altering itineraries at their discrtion. Or, did you simply think that such things didn't apply to you? And once you boarded the ship, a representative gave you a hand out/flyer/whatever. Did you read it or just set it aside? You never mentioned what was said on the flyer. Did it explain the change in itinerary? As an informed traveller, it is just as much your reponsibility to ascertain the conditions under which your choose to travel. No educated traveler goes to Southeast Asia during the monsoon season or Australia in what is the United States spring/summer seasons (fall/winter for Australia) without understanding the condition...or was that low rate just too good to pass up???