I used to work for Starwood when it was Sheraton on their reservation hotline before the interwebs took over all that biz. And for certain hotels, or even just for certain blocks of time at certain hotels, or even just for certain rooms, there were definitively NO REFUND policies. The system was a pretty basic early…
The Hollywood Reporter’s staff looks pretty diverse.
The original comment is neither as whiny or serious as you’re making it out to be. Its a funny story about a cruise experience...its not meant to be analyzed so much. Give it a break.
But...it’s funny. Give it a rest.
That is the exact situation that happened.
I didn’t whine, I stated an experience. If you don’t think seeing someone executed alters a vacation, I am not sure if you understand the word altered. Then I asked if I could get a refund. They said no, gave me two drink coupons. I didn’t go to the media, threaten to sue, or demand anything. I just asked.
That’s not even enough to drink away the execution memory. They should have given you 6.
That’s both horrifying and hilarious.
No way you are getting a refund folks. I saw a guy get murdered execution style in Belize and Carnival gave me 2 free drink coupons.
I'm with him on the creepy friends....
Apparently this is what Bourdain actually said about Ina. It’s condescending, which Bourdain often is, but it’s not actually insulting.
Mine’s not that bad, but I do look a bit like I climbed out of a swimming pool — the weather was terrible that day.
I can see my nose hair. (Practically.)
You need to read the Village Voice article linked in the piece. You have about 2% of the story.
I’d sooner see her go to Sears picture studio and pay extra for the boudoir series.
All the pearl clutching! :D
Well thank goodness. This is what we all really needed, at this troubling time.
“Never read the comments” is one of the tenets by which I live my life. I implemented that rule when I realized that reading the comments did nothing beyond pushing me toward a rage-induced aneurysm. Jez/Gawker is the exception to the rule - because the comments here are GOLD.
And of course the comment section on Smoking gun is a horrible morass of racist shitheads. Why do I persist in scrolling down? Why?