AUGUSTA, GA (WFXG) -
People in the CSRA are rethinking their vacation plans after passengers
finally got off the crippled Carnival cruise ship that kept them at sea
for eight days.
"I don't think I'll ever go
on a cruise with Carnival," said Luci Rowe.
"It's a no brainer, we won't
be going a cruise now," said Tim Blake.
After what was supposed to be a relaxing vacation for passengers aboard the
Carnival cruise line, Triumph, turned into a nightmare. A disastrous engine
fire forced the boat to come to a stand-still and passengers in survival mode.
A situation that some do not want
to risk especially since this is not the first time a Carnival cruise ship has
had this type of problem. There was a deadly incident last year when an engine
fire broke out on a cruise off the coast of Italy.
Julie Lanham has been a travel
agent for nearly 25 years and says this should not deter people from traveling
the open seas.
"I just think they need to
take into consideration that accidents happen," said Lanham.
However for Tim Blake and his
family, he would rather stay ashore.
"That was enough for me not to
want to go," said Blake.
Blake was planning to take his
family on a Disney cruise but now he is canceling those plans because he wants
to see changes.
"I know people are tired of
hearing about regulations but some kind of regulations we need," said
Blake.
For now the only Disney trip they
are taking is to Disney world.
Listed below are ways to research
the statistics and ratings or your cruise.
http://www.cruising.org/
http://www.tripadvisor.com/
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