The cruise ship Carnival Triumph is towed towards Mobile Bay near Dauphin Island, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. The ship with over 1,000 passengers aboard has been idled for nearly a week in the Gulf of Mexico following an engine room fire.
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Carnival Cruise chairman's unfortunately timed statement about Ebola and travel bookings
October 17, 2014
"We have seen no impact on our future bookings whatsoever."
News that a person who handled the Dallas Ebola victim's lab specimens was aboard a Carnival Cruise ship and in self-isolation broke early Friday morning.
Just two days before, David Dingle, the chairman of the company, appeared on CNBC and made a now-rather ironic statement.
While talking about the impact of Ebola on their future business, the Carnival chairman said: "We have seen no impact on our future bookings whatsoever."
CNBC tweeted the statement Wednesday night.
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