Some already are calling it the Spam cruise. And the four-day ordeal for passengers this week on the fire-damaged Carnival Splendor even appears to have resulted in the coining of a new word, "Spamcation."
But Carnival now is disputing the notion that Spam ever was served on the disabled vessel after it lost power Monday off the coast of Mexico.
"Despite media reports to the contrary, Carnival Splendor guests were never served Spam!" the line said in a terse tweet sent out today from its official Twitter account at 2:44 pm ET.
Reminded that the U.S. Navy had sent news outlets photos of its personnel delivering Spam to the ship on Tuesday, a spokesman for Carnival contacted by USA TODAY acknowledged that Spam was taken aboard the ship but says it never was passed on to passengers.
A U.S. Navy spokesperson Wednesday told USA TODAY that Carnival had purchased the food (including the Spam) that the Navy delivered to the ship.
The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard mounted a relief effort to bring the food to the ship after provisions ran low on the vessel due to a lack of refrigeration. In addition to Spam, the Navy delivered Pop Tarts, croissants and other easy-to-transport goods.
Spam or no Spam they did get off easier than Gilligan.
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