Privies of the Caribbean

If you're going to take a lengthy cruise, it would probably be nice to have bathrooms:

Around 1,450 passengers on a luxury cruise ship have been left without toilets for three days, according to people on board.

A series of blockages in the plumbing system is said to have led to "mayhem" on board Thomson's Destiny cruise ship.

Tour operator Thomson admitted that there have been problems with the vacuum system of the toilets, but said it was bringing in a team of "super-technicians" to fix the system overnight.

A spokeswoman said: "The team of 10 experts will be working through the night to ensure that the problem will be sorted."

Mrs Twigg, 51, said Destiny had been without toilets for three days and hot water for at least 24 hours.

She said there was "mayhem" on board the ship, which is full, and a protest meeting was being held by passengers.

I'm guessing the midnight buffet wasn't that big a deal after the first couple of days.