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Topic: Bomb Scare

Jonathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 5201

posted 03-29-2007 05:14 PM

As of 5:12 p.m. carnival sensation in Port Canaveral has experienced a bomb threat. They just brought it to us as breaking news here in Jacksonville and they said they are going to keep us updated. All the passengers have been evacuated. Ill keep you updated.

Jonathan

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 03-29-2007 05:50 PM

When we were on the Noordam in January we were delayed entering the harbour in San Juan. We were only told that the harbour master had closed the port.

Later we found out from one of the Officers, that it was because there had been a bomb threat on one of the ships docked in the port. I can't remember which ship it was, but believe it was a Carnival ship.
Apparently nothing was found as the ship left later in the afternoon.

There are too many idiots out there!.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 03-29-2007 05:52 PM

99.9% of bomb threats are by cranks.. trouble is you never know when it is going to be the other 0.1%

Pam

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Jonathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 5201

posted 03-29-2007 06:30 PM

Yup i always say better safe than sorry. Havent heard anything else about it.

Jonathan

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 03-29-2007 06:49 PM

See here, it was a hoax.

Pam

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Jonathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 5201

posted 03-29-2007 07:16 PM

I dont understand why people think its funny to call or leave bomb threats.

Jonathan

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Grant
First Class Passenger
Member # 1000

posted 03-29-2007 09:49 PM

This causes me to remember that the Hamburg/Hanseatic/Maxim Gorky did indeed have a bomb blast while in San Juan I think. She was renamed Brittanic I think for a movie called Jugernaut. From memory so maybe need to be corrected!

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 03-29-2007 10:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Grant:
This causes me to remember that the Hamburg/Hanseatic/Maxim Gorky did indeed have a bomb blast while in San Juan I think. She was renamed Brittanic I think for a movie called Jugernaut. From memory so maybe need to be corrected!

Hamburg was renamed Hanseatic in 1973 and renamed Britannic for the 1974 film 'Juggernaut'. She became Maxim Gorkiy in 1975.

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Brian_O
First Class Passenger
Member # 3910

posted 03-29-2007 11:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:
Hamburg was renamed Hanseatic in 1973 and renamed Britannic for the 1974 film 'Juggernaut'. She became Maxim Gorkiy in 1975.

Yes, she did not become Maxim Gorkiy until after the movie was completed. And Britannic was on a line voyage in the movie and nowhere near San Juan. Of course, anyone watching the movie knows that Omar Sharif's wooden acting alone will prevent the ship from sinking even if the bomb blasts out the bottom of the ship.

Brian

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Brian_O
First Class Passenger
Member # 3910

posted 03-29-2007 11:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Jonathan:
I dont understand why people think its funny to call or leave bomb threats.

Jonathan

The guy who phoned in a bomb threat to Cunard's New York office saying there was a bomb on QE2 while she was in mid-ocean in the early 70's stopped laughing when he was caught and given a stifff prison sentence.

Brian

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