Cruise ship stranded without running water or power.

[powderman]

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/stranded-carnival-cruise-ship-passengers-running-water-power/story?id=18463532
 
Stranded Carnival Cruise Ship Passengers Without Running Water or Power     Cruise Ship Stranded off Yucatan Peninsula Auto Start: On | Off               By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) and ALYSSA NEWCOMB (@alyssanewcomb)  Feb. 11, 2013   
  The 4,229 passengers aboard a Carnival cruise ship stranded in the Gulf of Mexico after an engine room fire this weekend have only limited running water and power as they await the arrival of a tug boat that will take them to Mexico.
 
The Carnival Triumph is now little more than a 100,000-ton cork, bobbing in the Gulf of Mexico without propulsion for the past 24 hours after the fire broke out Sunday morning. No one was hurt in the fire, but the ship lost power and is relying on a back-up generator as it drifts 477 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas, Carnival said in a statement.
Brent Nutt said that his wife, Bethany, who is on board, called him to say the plumbing wasn't working on the ship.
"She said there's no running water. They just really got food there to them tonight, and there's no power whatsoever, other than the emergency flasher lights that are on," he said. "She was crying and hysterical."
      KRTK/ABC News A Carnival cruise ship was stranded in the... View Full Size    KRTK/ABC News A Carnival cruise ship was stranded in the Gulf of Mexico without enough power to get to port, Feb. 10, 2013.       Cruise Ship Stranded Without Power in Gulf of Mexico Watch Video        Hurricane Sandy: Cruise Ships in the Storm Watch Video        Recession Travel Bargains Watch Video    At one point Sunday, passengers were reportedly using buckets to relieve themselves.
Carnival told ABC News that many of the toilets are being brought back online, and that there is plenty of food since a sister ship arrived. The company said that the passengers are not in danger.
 
There is no air conditioning in the ship's cabins, and Carnival confirmed that some passengers spent the night on deck in tents.
Sunday's fire was extinguished by an automated system, but not before it hobbled the ship, according to the Coast Guard.
"All the passengers are staying in the public areas of the vessel on the open decks, because there is no air conditioning," a U.S. Coast Guard representative said.
The Carnival Triumph departed Galveston Thursday with 3,143 guests and 1,086 crew on board for a Mexican cruise, which was due to return to the port today.
 
Two tugboats will tow the vessel to Progreso, Mexico, which is the closest port to the ship. The ship is expected to arrive in Progreso Wednesday afternoon and guests will be flown from there back to the United States, Carnival said.
 
Emergency generators are providing some power and the ship --- which is 2.5 football fields long -- is at the mercy of the sea. The forecast is for 6-foot seas. It will take a tug boat three full days to haul it back to land.
Passengers aboard the wayward ship will receive a full refund, Carnival said, and a voucher for a future cruise with Carnival.
 

[Ranger99]

just another reason i won't set foot on one.

[Defoe]

If the engines quit in a ship, it's uncomfortable for a few days.
If the engines quit in a plane, it's uncomfortable for a split second.

I choose the ship.

[Sourdough]

This is the third time for this ship.

[guzzijohn]

The only cruise that I have been on is on a Windjammer back in the 80s. At least we would have still had sail power!
GuzziJohn

[Oldshooter]

The very idea of being onboard any ship with 4000 untrained tourist "sailors" in an emergency situation is not one I can see me putting myself in. I retired with a masters license and never had any inclination to serve on a cruise ship. I am sure it is hell onboard that ship and learning that this may be a repeat performance(Sourdough's post) makes me think this tub needs to become chevy or dodge body parts or maybe a reef somewhere. 

[Defoe]

The only cruise that I have been on is on a Windjammer back in the 80s. At least we would have still had sail power!
GuzziJohn

If I were younger, I'd do a windjammer cruise.

[briarpatch]

Towed to mexico.. towed to Alabama,.... towed to mexico,... towed to...... yeaaa heck of a fun time on that ship. My guess The rapes and looting are piling up.

[powderman]

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/passengers-crippled-carnival-cruise-ship-describe-worsening-conditions/story?id=18472936
 
Passengers on Crippled Carnival Cruise Ship Describe Worsening Conditions     Carnival Cruise Ship Stranded for Third Day Auto Start: On | Off               By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) and ALYSSA NEWCOMB (@alyssanewcomb)  Feb. 12, 2013 
  Passengers on the fire-damaged Carnival cruise ship stranded in the Gulf of Mexico have reported worsening conditions including scarce running water, no air conditioning and long lines for food.
Carnival said original plans to haul the crippled ship to Progreso, Mexico, have been scrapped because the ship has drifted about 90 miles north because of strong currents. Instead, the Triumph will be towed to Mobile, Ala., and should arrive Thursday.
 
For the more than 4,200 people on board, Thursday could not come soon enough.
"Conditions are getting worse by the hour," passenger Debra Rightmire told ABC News in a text message. "Cabin carpets are wet with urine and water. Toilets are overflowing inside cabins. We are having to sleep in the hallways. Onion and cucumber sandwich last night," she added.
 
Passenger Shelly Crosby told ABC News in a text message that many people are sleeping in tents set up on the ship's deck.
Passengers had limited access to bathrooms, food and hot coffee Monday. With lack of power, there's no refrigeration so the stink on board is apparently intense, which is one of the reasons many people are choosing to sleep on the deck.
      Lt. Cmdr. Paul McConnell/U.S. Coast Guard/AP Photo A small boat belonging to the Coast Guard... View Full Size    Lt. Cmdr. Paul McConnell/U.S. Coast Guard/AP Photo A small boat belonging to the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous patrols near the cruise ship Carnival Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 11, 2013.       Carnival Cruise Ship Stranded off Yucatan Peninsula Watch Video        Cruise Ship Stranded Without Power in Gulf of Mexico Watch Video        Hurricane Sandy: Cruise Ships in the Storm Watch Video    "We stood in line for four hours to get a hamburger," Crosby texted.
Cellphone reception is just as scarce, coming only when another Carnival ship pulls alongside to drop off supplies.
Carnival acknowledges the problems, but said there's plenty of food and water aboard and that it is working on the sanitation issue.
"All of our guests are safe, and we're doing everything we can to make them as comfortable as possible," Gerry Cahill, president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines, said in a statement Monday night.
 
A tug boat reached the Carnival Triumph cruise ship bobbing -- and listing -- in the Gulf of Mexico Monday night. The tug has tied up with the Carnival Triumph, but will wait until today for the expected arrival of a second tug before towing the cruise ship to port.
The ship, which is 2.5 football fields long and bigger than the Titanic, will then be towed back to shore at the rate of a few miles per hour.
The Carnival Triumph is now little more than a 100,000-ton cork, bobbing in the Gulf of Mexico without propulsion since the fire broke out Sunday morning. No one was hurt in the fire, but the ship lost power and is relying on a back-up generator.
Brent Nutt said that his wife, Bethany, who is on board, called him to say the plumbing wasn't working on the ship.
 
"She said there's no running water. They just really got food there to them tonight, and there's no power whatsoever, other than the emergency flasher lights that are on," he said Monday. "She was crying and hysterical."
At one point Sunday, passengers were reportedly using buckets to relieve themselves.
Sunday's fire was extinguished by an automated system, but not before it hobbled the ship, according to the Coast Guard.
The Carnival Triumph departed Galveston Thursday with 3,143 guests and 1,086 crew on board for a Mexican cruise, which was due to return to the port Monday.
 

[SHOOTALL]

I have been on 5-6 cruises for business . I don't care for then really as noted you are at the mercy of the crew . Surrounded by as many drunks as sober folk. It would be arwful to be on one stranded . If I had to guess going to mexico will lead to less inspections and checking than back to the USA. No body no crime type of thing.