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If I understand correctly, non-combatant passengers were being physically attacked during this unchecked thug-spree. If you are willing to take a thumping for a 25% discount on a future cruise, by all means, please advance to the head of the line. Meatshields are always appreciated during events like this.

For those of us that are not frequent RC cruisers, we can only go by what is advertised on RC’s website. To say some ships have the newer tech and some do not... that should have been clearly articulated on their website. I signed up for the package on Adventure assuming we would have streaming abilities, as advertised.

We just completed a cruise on Adventure of the Seas. We purchased the Deluxe Drink / VOOM Internet Package. The Internet sucked. Web pages loaded slowly, like back in the days of dial-up modems. Fastest Internet at Sea? Able to stream video? Not for us, not on this ship. Think carefully, before spending your money. Talk to others who have used VOOM on the ship you are sailing on.

What surprises me most is the inadequate security resources onboard to quell such a large scale fight. How was this permitted to go on for 3 days, terrorizing the other guests? Perhaps the ship’s brig is not large enough to cram 23-25 assailants into? There should have been an effective Plan B. The assailants should have been physically restrained (handcuffed). The ship has a duty to provide safety to their guests, from other passengers or from crew. One comment I read somewhere said the Captain was overheard saying something to the effect of... What am I supposed to do? Throw them overboard? If true, that tells me they never planned for such a large scale disturbance. If true that guests had to hide in their cabins for their own protection during a 3-day brawl, thus ruining their cruise experience, how could Carnival only offer 25% There needs to be better accountability from the cruise lines.