On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 23:15:18 -0400, Temporarily Insane wrote:

Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said the computer system, which
normally sends out the documents several days ahead of time, had broken
down. He said it had since been repaired and Glory's 3,500 passengers
would be given extra time in St. Thomas to make up for the delay.

A lie or a massive screwup. Or both. They have redundancy built in.
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