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Daily Mail
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
People are just realizing the most disgusting secret about Carnival Poop Cruise came AFTER the Netflix special
Various TikTokers have posted videos of themselves realizing that they inadvertently went on the infamous 'Poop Cruise' featured on the recent Netflix documentary years after the actual disaster. The revolting TV episode released Tuesday catalogued from start to finish the doomed voyage of the Carnival Triumph in February 2013. The ship was meant to embark on a four day sojourn out of New Orleans, Louisiana throughout the Gulf of Mexico. But, on day four, an electrical fire broke out and engulfed the ship's electrical cables in flames. Those cables powered its entire electrical system including the power, refrigeration, propulsion, air conditioning and the power to flush the toilets. What came next was five days of utter anarchy, characterized by open sewage flooding onto the decks, people having sex out in the open, and fights over a waning food supply. However, at the end of the documentary, it was revealed that this cursed ship was not actually retired from Carnival's fleet. Instead, the company spent $115million to clean and repair the ship. Then, it was renamed 'Sunrise' and has been in service ever since. One content creator, Sarah Elizabeth, posted pictures of her June 2022 cruise and showed that she had in fact sailed on the Carnival Sunrise. The Netflix documentary covered the disaster that was the 2013 voyage of the Carnival Triumph (pictured) with a disturbing amount of detail 'Just watched this on @Netflix and realized the first cruise we EVER went on in 2022 was in fact the infamous POOP CRUISE. I'm dead. Hahah,' she wrote in the caption of the TikTok video. Another TikToker, Thomas Adrianna, said she sailed on the Sunrise in 2024 out of the ship's home port in Miami. 'Guess what boat I was on last year. The Carnival Sunrise. On top of that, our boat actually flooded the day before our cruise and we still went because they claimed that our floor wasn't affected. Y'all I can't believe they had us on that s****y a** boat,' she said. A third woman who went on Sunrise with her family posted a rapid slideshow of her experiences on the ship. The comments on these videos ranged from people sharing their own experiences on the Sunrise, good and bad, to others asking if the ship still smelled. 'Can't convince me they were able to clean the dookie out of every crevice,' one person commented. Daily Mail approached Carnival for comment and received a statement that said: 'Carnival Triumph, like two other ships in the same class, was renamed after a $200million bow-to-stern transformation. The ship re-emerged with major upgrades and enhancements as Carnival Sunrise in 2019 - six years after the 2013 incident. This was also well publicized and celebrated at the time, with a naming ceremony that took place in New York City.' The Netflix documentary was released on Tuesday as an episode in the running Netflix series 'Trainwreck,' which has looked at several different disasters. Past episodes covered the crowd crush at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival and Woodstock '99, a music festival in upstate New York tainted by sexual violence and inadequate sanitation. Viewers of the 'Poop Cruise' episode were particularly horrified at how quickly social order broke down once it became clear the ship wasn't going anywhere. Makeshift tent cities sprang up because there was no air conditioning in the ship. People dragged their mattresses out to the top and used their sheets to create shade for themselves. This mad dash led to fights over space on the deck. When it came to the crew's request for people to poop in bags because the toilets weren't working, viewers were outraged that some passengers felt they were above doing that. This, of course, led to toilets overflowing onto the decks and creating a stench so horrific that people reported being unable to stand being in the interior of the ship. Help finally arrived for them on Valentine's Day - February 14, 2013. Tug boats ushered the floundering ship for the Gulf to a nearby port in Mobile, Alabama, miles away from the cruise's original docking point. Carnival's statement to Daily Mail concluded: 'The Carnival Triumph incident over 12 years ago was a teachable moment for the entire cruise industry. A thorough investigation following the incident revealed a design vulnerability which was corrected and led Carnival Cruise Line to invest more than $500million across our entire fleet in comprehensive fire prevention and suppression, improved redundancy, and enhanced management systems, all in support of our commitment to robust safety standards. 'This is in addition to our vigorous Health, Environmental, Safety and Security (HESS) protocols that guide the entire Carnival Corporation fleet as we maintain our commitment to industry leadership in this area. We are proud of the fact that since 2013 over 53 million guests have enjoyed safe and memorable vacations with us, and we will continue to operate to these high standards.'
The Wire
12-05-2025
- The Wire
In Photos: A Weary Lake in Srinagar
Two girls cross the Dal Lake in Srinagar. Photo: Shome Basu. The Dal Lake in Kashmir's Srinagar is more than a natural marvel, it is a site of paradise itself. For centuries, poets have described its beauty, framed by the majestic Zabarwan Mountains. Conflict has now taken centre stage. The valley has witnessed unimaginable violence, with countless lives lost, and now new political turmoil continues. Still, the lake remains, a shimmering body of water along the picturesque Boulevard Road, bearing silent testimony to the time that passes. In recent years, reports have noted how the Dal Lake has fallen into distress. Pollution chokes its shallow waters which are overgrown with weeds. The lake is dotted with houseboats and shikaras (small wooden boats) that still aim to give tourists a taste of its former glory. But careless and insensitive behaviour – littering with cola cans, plastic bottles, and food wrappers – has marred its beauty. Years of neglect and the absence of strict enforcement have clogged the lake, threatening the lotus plants that once thrived in it. Although a law has been introduced to fine violators, enforcement remains weak. Today, the Dal Lake which was once synonymous with Kashmir, struggles to maintain its identity. Militancy too has cast a dark shadow. Blasts have rocked the lake's shores, and in 2013, the murder of Sarah Elizabeth, a Dutch tourist on a houseboat, left a scar on its history. More recently, tensions between India and Pakistan, especially after the Pahalgam massacre in which 26 civilians were killed, have brought fresh instability. Retaliatory strikes, drone incursions, and air skirmishes have stirred fears once again. Tourism has come to a halt. Altaf Chapri, owner of the houseboat called 'Sukoon' (meaning 'peace'), told The Wire: 'The recent conflict has cast a heavy shadow over this delicate ecosystem. The people of the lake including houseboat owners, shikara-wallahs, artisans, and farmers, who have long stood as ambassadors of peace and warmth, now find themselves pushed to the edge again. For many, the months of May and June are not just seasons, they're lifelines. It's during these weeks that most of the year's sustenance is earned.' Chapri, whose father witnessed years of conflict and who himself grew up during Kashmir's most violent years, adds: 'What makes it all the more heartbreaking is that I know people who've poured their savings, their borrowed hopes, and their silent prayers into preparing for this season. Loans taken on high interest, houseboats lovingly restored, shikaras painted anew – all in anticipation of guests who may never arrive. There's pain in these waters, yes, but also resilience.' The spirit of Dal Lake is not easily broken. Love for the land and for those who visit it endures. Javed Dar, a boatman who has been rowing for over 40 years, believes Kashmiri hospitality will bring back the tourists. 'I've seen the valley in its worst days,' he says. 'This feels like a temporary phase. Things will get better.' My photographs are a visual chronicle of this weary lake, scarred by conflict and strangled by pollution. Even in its tired state, Dal continues to reflect both suffering and strength. All photographs are by Shome Basu.
