Spam and a slow tow for thousands on cruise ship

I had to do a double take on this headline. At first, I thought it was a new economic program - "Spam and a slow tow for thousands." Then I realized it was a vacation story.

The former fun seekers of the Carnival Splendor are cruising again — but just barely.

In a scenario likely none of its more than 3,000 passengers pictured when they planned their seven-day jaunt on the Mexican Riviera, the disabled cruise liner was being towed to San Diego by tugboats. Instead of a lavish seafood buffet, passengers were subsisting on Spam

Source: ap.org