Shawangunk
Middletown,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, April 19, 2007
I cannot help but wonder why you didn't simply ignore the guy who was "creeping your wife out" instead of going up to him and instigating the fight that led to your being knocked unconscious. Had you simply ignored this guy none of this would have happened. Also, why would you send your wife back to the room with someone else rather than accompany her yourself?? It makes no sense to me why you would put the safety of your wife second to confronting some stranger who is annoying you. Next time, keep your cool. If someone is bothering you, ignore them and WALK AWAY. Also, I see no reason for your perceived need to be hypervigilant throughout the rest of the cruise. Carnival cruise ships are HUGE -- one person cannot be everywhere at once. It is indeed possible to maintain one's safety quite easily. Alternatively, if you truly felt unsafe you could gotten off the ship at any of the ports of call and flown home early.
Chris
Delta,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, April 19, 2007
Having worked on many different Cruise Lines I can tell you that Carnival has some of the best security staff available at all hours of the day/night. There would have been two or so posted at each entrance/exit in the disco. There would have been crew and officers relaxing and mingling in a corner of the disco towards the back, your bartender, waiter, waitress or even the DJ is a phone call away from help if you are truly being harassed. If you or your wife had approached any of these people instead of taking things in your own hands this event would never have resulted in you needing medical attention. If you were in a bar on land you all would have been arrested and charged with assault or drunk and disorderly conduct and the bar that you were at would not have paid for your hospital charges. There is no reason that Carnival should have to pay either. Next time walk away and ask the sober Ship Authorities for assistance. All the best on your next cruise, Chris
Cory
San Antonio,#4Consumer Comment
Tue, February 20, 2007
Several things about your post are strange and don't add up. To begin with, you stated, you stayed at the bar, yet your wife felt uncomfortable and creeped out and left, yet you made sure she was accompanied by a single guest. That makes no sense whatsoever. I hate to ask why you stayed. She left with ONE guest and YOU stayed to make sure none of the GUYS followed her out?? At this point "to save her embarrassment"? Then you got "shoved". Your wife was already gone, yet you still confronted the unruly crowd. You could have just walked away with your wife. If your wife had been there, she would have seen you "shoved". "I would not allow them to stitch anything until my wife came down to take pictures". That doesn't make any sense either unless you're more concern about a lawsuit, which is more what this post sounds like.