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Busted toilets, hot rooms, headaches after fire strands cruise ship in Gulf
By CNN Staff
updated 8:33 AM EST, Tue February 12, 2013
CNN.com
(CNN) -- Passengers on a Carnival cruise ship drifting in the Gulf of Mexico
aren't getting the vacation they expected -- sleeping on its decks, making
do with a few working toilets, and doing what they can to get food -- all
due to a weekend engine fire left the vessel dead in the water.
The Carnival Triumph was about 150 miles off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan
Peninsula, heading back Sunday morning to Galveston, Texas -- where it had
departed Thursday on a four-day trip -- when a fire broke out in an engine
room, according to Carnival Cruise Lines.
The ship's automatic fire extinguishing system kicked in and soon contained
the flames, and no injuries were reported, Carnival reported.
Yet this fire left the ship -- and its 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew
members -- adrift without propulsion, the cruise line said, halting its trip
back to port.
The first of two tugboats that will tow the ship to Mobile, Alabama, arrived
on Monday evening, the cruise line said in a statement. The ship should
arrive in the Gulf city some time Thursday.
Stranded ship running out of hot food
Not being able to sail, though, is just one of the problems. Issues with
running water, scarce electricity and more contributed to headaches big and
small, according to passengers and their loved ones.
Toby Barlow's wife Ann told him there was "sewage running down the walls and
floors" with passengers being asked to defecate in bags and urinate in
showers due to a lack of functioning toilets. Food lines ran 3½ hours
long and some, like herself, slept outside to keep cool.
"Elderly and handicap(ped people) are struggling," she texted her husband. "
The smells are gross."
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Brent Nutt said his wife, Bethany -- who is on board, and whom he talked to
Sunday -- reported similar problems.
"She said they had no power, no running water, and she said she hadn't been
able to eat anything yet. Then you call the Carnival phone number for
families, and they tell you that everything is all right," Nutt told CNN.
Posts to CruiseCritic.com, which bills itself as an "interactive community
of avid and first-time cruisers," documented similar issues with power and
more. Some posts, though, were more light-hearted.
"They are all fine," wrote one woman, whose sister is on board. "Said they
are still having fun and gave me the task to call her boss who seems to
think I was lying."
Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen acknowledged issues, while noting the
cruise line's efforts to address the situation.
Some people are camping out on the decks because some cabins don't have air
conditioning, he said Monday evening.
And Gulliksen pointed to recent progress. For instance, "we have restored
toilets in some public areas and cabins;" there is running water for showers
, even if it's cold; and some elevators are working.
As for the food situation, he said the Triumph's poolside restaurant has "
limited food service" and meals have been brought aboard from two other
Carnival ships. Earlier Monday, the cruise line said in a statement that
there was hot coffee available, among other options.
"All our guests are safe, and we're doing everything we can to make them as
comfortable as possible," Carnival CEO Gerry Cahill said in a statement
issued at 8:30 p.m. ET Monday. "We're terribly sorry for the inconvenience,
discomfort and frustration our guests are feeling."
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Besides the two Carnival vessels that have come to transfer supplies -- and,
in one case, take on a passenger with a pre-existing medical condition,
said Gulliksen -- the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Vigorous is on-site to aid the
stranded ship.
"It's in deep water and not near any hazards to navigation," said Greg Magee
, the commander of the Vigorous.
The ship was initially expected to be towed into the northern Yucatan port
of Progreso, Mexico. But the ship had already drifted about 90 miles north
due to strong currents by Monday night, prompting the decision to instead
move the Triumph to Mobile.
Carnival said Mobile and Progreso were then roughly equidistant, adding that
strong currents toward the Alabama shore and a "simpler re-entry" --
especially for the 900 passengers without passports -- also drove the
decision to head to the U.S. coast.
After being towed to port, those aboard the Carnival Triumph will be flown
home at no cost to them, the cruise line said. They will also get a full
refund, credit that can be used toward a future trip and reimbursement for
all expenses, except casino and gift shop purchases, for their current trip.
The vessel's next two departures, scheduled for Monday and Saturday, have
been canceled. Those slated to be on those trips will get full refunds and
discounts toward future cruises, the cruise line said.
Family and friends of those on board may call 888-290-5095 or 305-406-5534
for information.
Throughout the ordeal, Barlow said his wife Ann has kept her sense of humor
despite being stranded.
"I joked with her that I got the raw end of the deal. I was stuck in Texas
with all (the) kids going to watch midget wrestling while she was on a
cruise this weekend with her girlfriends," he said. "When I talked to her (
Sunday) night, I reminded her maybe I got the better end of the deal," he
said.
Read also: Eight icy getaways
CNN's Joe Sutton, Dave Alsup, Mike Ahlers, Chuck Johnston, Esprit Smith,
Greg Botelho and Marnie Hunter contributed to this report.
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: Busted toilets, hot rooms, headaches after fire strands cruise ship in Gulf
: By CNN Staff
: updated 8:33 AM EST, Tue February 12, 2013
: CNN.com
: (CNN) -- Passengers on a Carnival cruise ship drifting in the Gulf of Mexico
: aren't getting the vacation they expected -- sleeping on its decks, making
: do with a few working toilets, and doing what they can to get food -- all
: due to a weekend engine fire left the vessel dead in the water.
: The Carnival Triumph was about 150 miles off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan
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