Cruise lines suspend stops in Mexico
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The reaction from cruise passengers who (were) sending online messages to blogs and other websites from the ships echoed those (sentiments).
Laura Sterling, community manager for CruiseCritic.com, an online cruise line (review) site, sent the following message from the Carnival Spendor on Tuesday, off the Mexican coast:
"We just received word that we'll be making an (unscheduled) 'technical' stop in Cabo this afternoon at 2:45 pm. No one will be debarking. Speculation among the hosts and myself is that we'll be heading (north) soon afterward, and maybe porting in San Diego and/or Catalina?. . .
"Mood on board seems fine at this point. I suspect people really aren't paying that close attention to what the captain is saying. . . . I'm pretty sure our [Mexican Riviera] ports are history. Fine w/me actually, we're enjoying these sea days. There's a pretty great (daytime) atmosphere on board," Sterling wrote.
But Lucy R., a retiree from Los Angeles, posted Sunday on CruiseCritic.com, saying she planned to (cancel) a cruise to Mexico for fear of contracting swine flu.
"I am a 'Nervous Nellie' because I am an old (lady) who can't afford to get seriously ill with the swine flu. I will miss cruising on the Carnival Splendor but I can cruise later when things improve," she (wrote).
