"Cruise ship Fiasco"

[jwb]

Let's face it, the bottom line is everything in the corporate world. They saved a few million in update costs, but I'm guessing their losses will be in the billions by the time this is over. Ship cleanup and repairs, refunds, cost of getting passengers home, canceled cruises, lawsuits and lastly, a very tarnished reputation. Let's face it, their response was less than stellar.

Especially considering they've already had two black eyes. And not only that, auditors and probably regulators require somebody at headquarters to be developing contingency plans for any such operation. I know, I had to do that sometimes before I went on permanent vacation. If the Carnival Board has any integrity, there should be an investigation, and their attorneys should be drawing up severance packages for a number of key players.