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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Mayday, Spice Your Ship Is Sinking!?


So, remember the Carnival Cooldown Cruise Spice was offering as a prize, I wrote about it here "Get On Board With Spice" if you need to refresh your memory? Well, seems like the Travel Agency, Boodram's Travel, had to switch ships from the Carnival Victory to Thomson Dream because Carnival cruise lines sent them a "Cease and Desist" order! See following as reported by Caribbean News Now:


Carnival Cruise Lines issues cease and desist order to Trinidad charterer
Published on January 11, 2011

MIAMI, USA -- Carnival Cruise Lines has issued a cease and desist order to the charterers of two Carnival Victory cruises from Trinidad in April and August 2011 that have now been cancelled due to the charterer's failure to fulfill its financial contractual obligations.

The ship, which was chartered by Boodram's Travel in Trinidad and Cruise Ship Charter in Portland, Oregon, was scheduled to operate one four-day cruise and one three-day cruise from Trinidad.

Carnival has instructed the charterers to cease all sales and marketing of these voyages and is investigating legal action against the two companies. Carnival also instructed the charterers to notify any affected customers and refund their money. Travel agents and guests impacted by these cancelations should contact Boodram's Travel.

Strange that Carnival had to cancel this cruise AND is looking to take legal action when BOTH the April and August cruise were SOLD OUT; surely that money could have been used to fulfill "financial contractual obligations"! 

Boodrams is now claiming that the new cruise ( with extra days added on) will have more islands added to the itinerary as well, and since it is now leaving from Barbados instead of Trinidad , that they are paying return airfare for EVERYONE to meet the ship! They are also issuing refunds to all clients that wish to no longer go on the proposed cruise on the new ship.

Something just does not sound right or sit right with me in this whole Boodram's Travel fiasco. A press release was supposed to be issued today, since they only communicated the change of ship via FACEBOOK, I am yet to see it in the newspapers! I wonder what this means for Spice and the awesome prize of a cruise for a masquerader and guest offered for each section? If I were Spice I would jump ship before waters get too choppy!


Posted by Trinidad Carnival Diary at 1:00 PM
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2 comments:

shells said...

oh dear...but seriously people booked those cruises with Boodram's?? Anything that sounds too good to be true, is generally too good to be true! And their cruises fell smack dab into that realm

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:10:00 PM
Shellss said...

And surprisingly, people STILL going. For $4,000 they are claiming to give you:
1. Flight from Trini to B'bdos
2. The cruise to 6 destinations
3. Free food AND drinks INCLUDING alcohol
4. Free excursions when you reach the island.

For $4,000?!?!?!!?!?!?!?

I'm sorry...that just sound too off to me.... I would take my money and BOLT!!!!!!

Thursday, January 13, 2011 7:59:00 PM

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