Twelve cruises have been canceled on the Carnival Triumph following the fire that left the cruise ship adrift off the coast of Mexico. The ship will be out of commission until April.
Carnival decided to cancel 12 cruises that were booked on Carnival Triumph after the ship was left stranded off the coast of Mexico following an engine-room fire. The incident left the ship without power or working water.
The ship with more than 4,000 passengers is currently being pulled to a port in Mobile, Alabama and it is expected that it won't be there until Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, the passengers on board are dealing with horrendous conditions which include limited food and bathrooms.
Passenger Rob Mowlam said passengers were handed plastic bags to "use for their business," the Daily News reports.
There is also limited food and no air conditioning which has led many passengers to sleep on the deck to cool off.
"He said up on deck it looks like a shanty town, with sheets, almost like tents, mattresses, anything else they can pull to sleep on," Rob's father, Jimmy Mowlam said.
"Elderly and handicap are struggling, the smell is gross," passenger Ann Barlow text-messaged ABC News. "Our room is leaking sewage."
While there is limited food, there is reportedly alcohol being given out for free by crew members, which has some concerned.
"He was concerned about what that was going to lead to when people start drinking too much," Jimmy Mowlam said about his son.
Once the Carnival Triumph reaches Mobile, it will be out of service for several months. It's next 12 sailings have been canceled by Carnival.
Carnival Cruise Line President Gerry Cahill apologized for the experience that the passengers are going through.
"No one here from Carnival is happy about the conditions on board the ship," Cahill said according to NPR, "and we obviously are very, very sorry about what is taking place. There is no question that conditions onboard the ship are very challenging."
"Every action we are taking is to get our guests home as quickly as possible," Cahill said, "and to make them as comfortable as they can be, onboard."
This wasn't the first time the ship had issues. The ship also had issues on Jan. 28 and was delayed for several hours due to a propulsion problem.
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