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Old 12-04-2008, 05:41 AM   #1
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Carnival sues Rolls-Royce - Travel Trade Gazette
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OK...question....

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Mermaid pods had been dogged with problems on other cruise ships even before Carnival considered commissioning them for the QM2, which was launched in 2003.
If that quote is correct, why did Carnival Corp go ahead and order them for QM2 in the first place?

Surely if something has a bad track record, you don't stick it on your brand new super liner....or do you, knowing that there is a problem but go ahead anyway and then use the 'problem' as a trump card lawsuit to make up for losses across the entire company. A sort of piggybank savings account for a rainy day.

Queen Mary 2 owners to sue Rolls-Royce over breakdowns - The Daily Record

No company - unless they were amazingly naive - would purposely buy a product knowing full well that there had been problems with that product in the previous years unless there was an alterior motive, ie lets buy it anyway and when the finances are tight for us, we can do a nice big lawsuit and plump out our coffers a bit and get us sorted thus making our finances look better.
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Analysis: Carnival joins Mermaid pod legal battle - Lloydslist.com
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