I would like a cabin on the PORT side, Please

The parent company of the capsized ship Cost Concordia is offering passengers a 30% discount on future voyages, presumably on another ship in their line. This is like a doctor who just amputated the wrong leg now offering to take the correct one off for a 30% DISCOUNT. As the joke goes, the good news is that the guy in the next bed wants to buy your shoes.

The captain, Guido the Galant, in the interest of safety, seems to have abandoned ship first so he could direct the rescue effort with a more panoramic view of the sinking ship. The Italian government has begun to make noises about charging him with several crimes. It's a good thing that this is not a French ship, or he might have been guilty of leaving the dining room before they served the creme brulee'.

The Kitty is fond of taking cruises. I am not. I do not enjoy spending thousands to live in a cabin the size of an economy room at a Motel 6. As for the food. It can be delectable but usually it is just abundant. Then there's the sea sickness thing. And let's not forget about the potential for that virus that sweeps through the ship producing a reaction like one would get from a month drinking tap water in Mexico. Can you say Montezuma's Revenge? I apologize for the negative "take" on cruising. If you think otherwise, this could be your chance to cruise for a 30% discount on Costa Something. Try the pineapple upside down cake.