The Notorious 'Poop Cruise': A Carnival Triumph Disaster Documentary

The 'Poop Cruise' Incident

• 🚢 The Carnival Triumph incident, known as the 'poop cruise,' is the subject of a new Netflix documentary.
• ⚠️ A fire in the engine room in February 2013 led to a loss of power and severe sanitary issues for 4,000 passengers and crew.
• 🤢 The lack of power meant no air conditioning and non-flushing toilets, causing corridors and cabins to become stifling and unsanitary.
• 💧 Raw sewage reportedly flowed into corridors, forcing passengers to abandon cabins and sleep on the pool deck.

Passenger Experiences and Aftermath

• 😨 Passengers described the situation as overwhelming, with fears of it becoming another Titanic disaster.
• 💍 In a surprising turn, one couple, Rob and Stephanie Mhola, chose to get married on the ship during the ordeal, celebrating 12 years of marriage.
• ⚓ It took four days for tugboats to tow the crippled ship to Mobile, Alabama, where passengers disembarked, some kissing the ground in relief.
• 🤢 The smell on board was described as terrible and awful.

Ship Renovation and Renaming

• ✨ Following the incident, Carnival Cruise Lines gutted and renovated the Triumph.
• 🏷️ The ship was also given a new name: the Carnival Sunrise.