Carnival Cruise Lines revealed today, Mar. 20, that an additional 10 cruises have now been canceled for the Carnival Triumph ship while repairs are made to fix damages caused by a recent fire according to CNN.
The Triumph, which was famously stranded in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico for over three days in February, is now out of action until June at the earliest according to company spokesman Vance Gulliksen.
All customers who have scheduled cruises will receive a full refund, reimbursement for non-refundable transportation costs, and a 25 percent discount on a four-to-five day cruise of their choosing once the ship is up and running according to Gulliksen.
Click here to read about the Carnival's fourth incident in 2013 alone.
"We sincerely regret canceling these cruises and disrupting our guests' vacation plans," said Gerry Cahill, Carnival Cruise Lines' president and CEO according to The Inquisitr. "We are fully committed to applying the recommendations stemming from our fleetwide review and to make whatever investments are needed despite the difficult decision to impact people's vacations."
The cruise cancellations were confirmed on Facebook and Twitter, to the annoyance of many people looking to get away this spring.
Despite all the negative press the company has received for multiple ship malfunctions, thousands of people were still planning on using Carnival this spring. Now, if the hundreds of Facebook and Twitter comments about the cancellations are any indication, they may be taking their business elsewhere for their next vacation.
"Just spoke to you people Friday! Finished paying for our stay, and now this! You have my money tied up for 3 weeks," said one annoyed Facebook user on their page.
Click here to read about the Carnival Triumph breaking down in Feb.
Others were simply disappointed that they had already used valuable vacation time on a now canceled cruise.
"We book our trip way in advance, get the time off work, weeks (before) we fly across the world we get cancelled," said another Facebook users.
The company sent the Facebook and Twitter messages out to the public before releasing an official press statement, nor did they contact individuals who had booked trips before sending out the social media posts.
"Our team of experts has worked virtually around the clock to determine the best set of solutions and rapidly develop an effective implementation plan for both of these ships," said Cahill in a press statement. "Moving forward, we will have the ability to source materials and schedule improvements much more expediently, thus minimizing the scheduling impact on other vessels.
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