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Rosie - Cruise snafu not my fault!
Rosie O'Donnell is defending herself after a cruise ship she chartered for a gay-and-lesbian voyage bumped a whole boatload of vacationers that had already booked passage, including one sick teen and 50 of her nearest and dearest celebrating her sweet sixteen.
The Norwegian Cruise Lines ship was commandeered by O'Donnell for a trip July 7-14, reports the New York Daily News, and as a result, hundreds of non-Rosie-affiliated vacationers were told last week that they had been thrown overboard, their vacation plans dashed. Jessica DeGonzague, a young girl who suffers from lupus, wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday on board the ship, and had been planning the trip for 50 for almost a year -- and now they can't go. The company, for its part, offered displaced passengers a $50 onboard credit, and Rosie's rep said, "It's not Rosie's fault. This is an old issue." Image Attachment(s):
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Re: Rosie - Cruise snafu not my fault!
Um, that is just wrong. Why can't Rosie do her cruise on an AVAILABLE ship?
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| Posted 2/21/07 12:37 PM |
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Re: Rosie - Cruise snafu not my fault!
This is totally NCL's fault. Rosie's company doesn't determine which ship they are using, NCL determines which actual ship. Having done these cruises with Rosie's group for at least 2 years, NCL should have been more on the ball about finding out which route the group was interested in and working other passengers around that.
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| Posted 2/21/07 12:44 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Rosie - Cruise snafu not my fault!
Posted by CathyB
This is totally NCL's fault. Rosie's company doesn't determine which ship they are using, NCL determines which actual ship. Having done these cruises with Rosie's group for at least 2 years, NCL should have been more on the ball about finding out which route the group was interested in and working other passengers around that.
Good point, but when they did the cruise last time, didn't they add a tour just for her....I might be mistaken, but I think I remember reading that when the HBO special came out.
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| Posted 2/21/07 12:45 PM |
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CathyB
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Re: Rosie - Cruise snafu not my fault!
Posted by MsMBV
Posted by CathyB
This is totally NCL's fault. Rosie's company doesn't determine which ship they are using, NCL determines which actual ship. Having done these cruises with Rosie's group for at least 2 years, NCL should have been more on the ball about finding out which route the group was interested in and working other passengers around that.
Good point, but when they did the cruise last time, didn't they add a tour just for her....I might be mistaken, but I think I remember reading that when the HBO special came out.
I still think the NCL event planners should have been more on the ball. They get A LOT of publicity and in turn more interest in their ships due to her trips, and should've thought ahead more.
Seeing how Rosie is about kids especially, I'd be willing to bet the kid and her family will be going on this or another trip free of charge.
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| Posted 2/21/07 12:48 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Rosie - Cruise snafu not my fault!
Posted by CathyB
Posted by MsMBV
Posted by CathyB
This is totally NCL's fault. Rosie's company doesn't determine which ship they are using, NCL determines which actual ship. Having done these cruises with Rosie's group for at least 2 years, NCL should have been more on the ball about finding out which route the group was interested in and working other passengers around that.
Good point, but when they did the cruise last time, didn't they add a tour just for her....I might be mistaken, but I think I remember reading that when the HBO special came out.
I still think the NCL event planners should have been more on the ball. They get A LOT of publicity and in turn more interest in their ships due to her trips, and should've thought ahead more.
Seeing how Rosie is about kids especially, I'd be willing to bet the kid and her family will be going on this or another trip free of charge.
I agree, they should have been. I feel really badly for that girl who got bumped. I'd be POed if I planned for a year just to get bumped
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| Posted 2/21/07 12:52 PM |
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Re: Rosie - Cruise snafu not my fault!
Posted by MsMBV
I agree, they should have been. I feel really badly for that girl who got bumped. I'd be POed if I planned for a year just to get bumped
I totally agree, but I'm sure that Rosie and NCL will make it right by her and she'll have an even better trip than she planned.
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| Posted 2/21/07 12:53 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Rosie - Cruise snafu not my fault!
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Posted by MsMBV
I agree, they should have been. I feel really badly for that girl who got bumped. I'd be POed if I planned for a year just to get bumped
I totally agree, but I'm sure that Rosie and NCL will make it right by her and she'll have an even better trip than she planned.
I hope you are right
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| Posted 2/21/07 12:56 PM |
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Re: Rosie - Cruise snafu not my fault!
This is definitely not Rosie's fault! SHe is not the kind of diva who would require the whole cruise to be empty for her. I think NCL got excited when she went to book it and voluntarily kicked those peopel off.
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| Posted 2/21/07 12:57 PM |
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