The boat was booked up solid, or so they said, so the best they could offer was some drink vouchers to wait in the bar while the room air conditioner got looked at.
It took a whole lot of doing, because of some last minute issues, but finally I was on my way to a much needed vacation. The wife and I were taking a cruise, four days on the open water, stopping at three different islands to eat, drink, and be merry. We raced to the airport, flew to the coast, and then took a taxi to the wharf where our cruise ship was just about to leave. We were in such a rush to get on board and explore the ship we didn’t even visit our suite for two hours. Of course by the time we got there, and realized that the in-room AC unit was not working, we were already well out to sea. The boat was booked up solid, or so they said, so the best they could offer was some drink vouchers to wait in the bar while the room air conditioner got looked at. The bar had perfect AC going on, so for a couple of hours we sat there and got absolutely hammered for free. By the time we got back to the room, the workers were gone and the AC was blowing strong and smooth, so we both passed out. Waking up the next morning was rough, because we were both super hung over from all the Moscow Mules, but also because the air conditioning had stopped working again. My wife really raised cain after that, demanding an upgrade or more drink vouchers, or at least asking if any of the guests on board could fix an air conditioner, because they sure couldn’t.