The Associated Press
Sure, there wasn't a happy ending, but at least Jack Dawson was offered Beluga caviar on board the Titanic before the ship sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Instead of nibbling on similar delicacies, passengers aboard the Carnival Splendor cruise liner say they were served something a little less refined: Spam.
As you'll recall, those on the ship, which was disabled after an on-board fire knocked out the electricity and hot water, went without cooked food or warm showers for three days.
Before it was towed to shore, canned and boxed provisions were airlifted to the boat. One of the 20 pallets contained Spam, the processed meat in a can that's been the victim of some serious culinary hazing over the years ( even its manufacturer, Hormel Foods, has embraced Spam-related humour). Considered poverty food (tins were distributed to soldiers during World War II), it's no surprise that Splendor passengers weren't pleased to find chunks of a pink-hued mystery meat in salad and on a tray of cold cuts, according to the Wall Street Journal. Many suspected it was Spam.
The company repeatedly stated that while Spam was delivered, the ship's crew never cracked open a single can of the notorious lunch meat. Not everyone was convinced.
"We've had bologna, we've had salami, and this didn't taste like either one," Manya Casto, who was on board the ship, told the Wall Street Journal. "We deduced it was Spam."
Hey, Carnival? If you're going to serve Spam to your passengers, just be open about it. Some sea-faring folk (the Vikings, specifically) seem to enjoy it.