Carnival Triumph, the 'poop cruise' ship, passes new CDC sanitary inspection

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Two maritime law experts also said the trial already set an important precedent in cruise line cases when the judge ruled Carnival was negligent simply because the fire broke out, regardless of the reason. About three dozen passengers who sailed on the ill-fated Carnival Triumph cruise ship that drifted at sea for days are hoping to collect thousands of dollars apiece as a result of lingering medical and mental problems they say were caused by their nightmarish experience. The Carnival Triumph pulled into the Port of Mobile at about half past nine, local time, bringing an end to the days-long, feces-filled journey. Despite being adrift for almost a week with no running water, passengers were told that they would still have to wait on board for hours before they could set foot on dry land.

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Enjoy luxurious The White Company toiletries when you upgrade your mini cruise cabin to a club cabin, club suite cabin or stateroom cabin. Carnival Sunrise (formerly Carnival Triumph) is a Destiny-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. As she and her three younger sisters (Carnival Radiance, Costa Fortuna, and Costa Magica) are each a redesigned version of the lead ship in the class, she is sometimes referred to as the first of the Triumph class of cruise ships. Carnival Sunrise is homeported in Miami, Florida.

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'Cruise From Hell' Was A Mix Of 'Survivor' And 'Lord Of The Flies' - NPR

'Cruise From Hell' Was A Mix Of 'Survivor' And 'Lord Of The Flies'.

Posted: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT [source]

For maneuvering at ports, Carnival Sunrise has six transverse thrusters.[10][11] She was completed and entered service in 1999. If case you haven't heard, there's a very smelly and disgusting cruise ship stranded in the Gulf of Mexico right now. Most of the passengers are seeking $5,000 in damages a year from Carnival for the rest of their lives, claiming they will need continuous medical monitoring because of what happened aboard ship. They want the money in lump sums based on government tables estimating their life expectancies. Poret, for example, would get about $115,000 and his daughter, who is much younger, an estimated $345,000. According to the Times, "Debbie Moyes, 32, of Phoenix said she was awakened Sunday by a fellow passenger banging on her door, warning people to escape." An engine fire had left the ship stranded off the coast of the Yucatan peninsula.

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Over its 41 years, Carnival Cruise Line has had a checkered past. In its heyday, Carnival was the cruise brand known for innovation, but more recently it has become known as the brand with PR disasters to deal with. Immerse yourself in paradise, with one of our Caribbean cruises. Keep an eye on your inbox to verify your email, and for exciting offers and news. That doesn't mean you can't still watch the boat down in the corner. On the left is the boat the way it looks now, according to the "live exclusive" shot on land.

One books it when one does not want to have to decide, or plan, or worry, or change money, or get tetanus shots. Many of the 33 passengers involved in the trial complain of lingering emotional issues such as PTSD, anxiety and depression; some have physical ailments they blame on squalid conditions, including leg pain, diarrhea, upper respiratory problems and even aggravated hemorrhoids. And even then, it was either a two-hour bus trip to New Orleans or a seven-hour trip to Galveston or Houston. An earlier plan had called for the ship to be towed to Mexico, but Carnival decided heading to Alabama would make travel home easier for the passengers. Carnival submitted a corrective action statement less than a week after its initial inspection, detailing how it went about resolving each violation listed in the CDC’s report.

In the 90s, Carnival began launching newer, bigger ships, including the world's first non-smoking vessel.

The Carnival cruise ship whose engine burned out and was left stranded at sea—lovingly nicknamed the “poop cruise” by major media outlets because of the lack of working toilets—finally docked late Thursday night. Almost four years ago, the Carnival Triumph lost power due to an engine room fire while the Carnival cruise ship was cruising in the Gulf Of Mexico. The Triumph lost power to its engines which operated its propulsion systems, shipboard lights, air conditioning, galley operations and hygiene systems. Toilets overflowed as increasingly hungry, tired and frustrated passengers were forced to walk on soggy urine-soaked carpets over the course of four day as the stinky Carnival cruise ship was slowly towed back to the U.S. CNN and other networks covered the disgusting spectacle essentially 24-hours-a-day.

Carnival's most recent PR fiasco may be the last straw for many of Carnival's loyal customers.

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Between 2006 and 2007, two separate passenger deaths caused another PR dilemma for the brand.

Carnival Knew of Danger Before 'Poop Cruise' Set Sail TIME.com - Time Magazine

Carnival Knew of Danger Before 'Poop Cruise' Set Sail TIME.com.

Posted: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 08:00:00 GMT [source]

Making things even worse, one of the buses carrying rescued passengers from Mobile to New Orleans broke down. The generator room on Carnival's 'Splendor' caught fire, causing the ship to lose power. Despite Carnival's honorable intentions, the contract was highly criticized because Carnival was earning more money than it normally would have had the ships been used as vacation spots. The ships were docked along the Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas coastlines.

While the early 2000s were relatively uneventful for the brand, things changed after Hurricane Katrina when the U.S. government signed a six-month contract with Carnival. Under the agreement, Carnival received $236 million in exchange for three ships to be used as temporary housing for Katrina victims. It experienced very similar situations in 1998, 1999, and 2010. And let's not forget about the Costa Concordia disaster in Italy last year in which the ship capsized, killing 32 passengers.

In 1997, Carnival launched 'Destiny,' the first cruise ship in the world to weigh more than 100,000 tons. According to Jaunted, trips aboard 'Triumph' can already be booked for as early as April of this year. That's only two months after passengers said that the floors were "flooded with sewer water."

According to Carnival's website, in 1972 "the company’s first cruise ship, the TSS Mardi Gras, runs aground on a sandbar during its inaugural voyage." Carnival was the original brand to pioneer the concept of shorter, less expensive cruises. It built the first ship to weigh more than 100,000 tons, as well as the world's first non-smoking ship. When you opt for a Mediterranean fly-cruise holiday with us, you’ll find yourself in the heart of the action in no time. Becoming an Orlando Weekly Supporter for as little as $5 a month allows us to continue offering readers access to our coverage of local news, food, nightlife, events, and culture with no paywalls. Carnival put the passengers on buses, heading either to New Orleans or to their origin point of Galveston, Tex.