world's greatest tragedy

God is cruel

Some passengers on the Queen Mary 2 are threatening a sit-in when the cruise ship reaches port in Brazil to protest a last-minute change in itinerary, the vessel's operator said Sunday.

The world's largest and most expensive ocean liner left New York on Jan. 15 and was scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Feb. 22. Carrying more than 2,500 passengers, it hit the side of a Florida shipping channel Jan. 18, damaging a motor and reducing its speed.

The cruise cut stops in Barbados, St. Kitts and Salvador, Brazil, to make up for lost time, said Eric Flounders, a Cunard Line spokesman.

Ok, I know if I'd spent the money it took to ride on the QM2 and they changed so much as the lunch menu I'd be pretty damn pissed. But the idea that they're planning sit-ins over an itinerary shift seems sort of ridiculous.