I have chosen the topic of the Carnival cruise liner called the Triumph. A few days after leaving port in Texas the massive ship became known to the world as “ The floating petri dish.
After a fire in the machine room the passengers were left without any power. Sewage swept around the decks and eventually passengers just slept outside to avoid the noxious fumes coming from their cabins. Being forced into close proximity with the sewage caused many people to become sick. The ship was eventually towed to land, allowing its passengers to attempt to get on with their lives and forget about the awful experience.
In my opinion the whole experience shouldn’t have been that traumatizing. Had there been a backup or emergency power source, even if all it did was keep food cold, the trip would have been a lot easier on the passengers. A lot less people would have gotten sick creating less waste and sewage in the halls. Matt Crusan (a passenger aboard the ship) says, “Will it take a whole ship of people to die before they’ll pull a ship for repairs?” He voices the thoughts of many of the people on that ship. So a question I have is why aren’t these cruise ships more prepared for disaster, especially if lives are on the line. This isn’t the first time a vacation has been turned into a nightmare; over the last year or so there have been more and more problematic cruises. So, when will these cruise liners consider people before price?
~Ashley Kecskes