"Deward" wrote in message
news:5577d19c82a3d5fe055ae69b1def4610@localhost.talkabouttravelling.com...
> I don't have the luxury of WebTV for my news so this was the best I could
> find:
>
> "Washington Democratic Rep. Jay Inslee criticized a $192 million,
> six-month contract with Carnival Cruise Lines to use three luxury ships to
> house evacuees from the region. The ships are now being occupied by a
> relatively small number of relief workers.
>
> "We need to ask some pretty hard questions about that," he said. "Is it
> economical to continue this contract to house relief workers?"
>
> Inslee said questions were raised about the contract just days after it
> was signed and noted the per person cost was $1,275 a week, far above the
> typical cost of a week-long cruise for a normal passenger.
>
> Carnival has defended the deal, arguing it will only receive profit
> commensurate with what the company would have received if the ships had
> been in commercial operation."
Say what? I thought Carnival was donating those ships for free. The
U.S. government is paying for them? And Carnival is going to make a profit?
I haven't been following this Carnival/hurricane story any. That's the
reason for my questions.
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