'Poop cruise' witness: 'I got mentally injured'
By Scott Bronstein, CNN
updated 10:26 AM EST, Tue February 25, 2014
A federal judge has ruled Carnival liable and responsible for the engine fire that left the ill-fated Triumph cruise adrift in the Gulf of Mexico in February 2013. More than 4,200 passengers endured power outages, overflowing toilets and food shortages. Click through the gallery to see some other unfortunate events that have affected recent cruises.
But Graham also ruled that the company did not breach its contract with passengers, agreeing with Carnival's argument that when passengers bought a ticket, they were
never promised a safe voyage at all, which may come as a big surprise to future cruise passengers.
"The contract ticket makes no express guarantee for safe passage, a seaworthy vessel, adequate and wholesome food, and sanitary and safe living conditions," wrote Graham. The ruling reflects the little protections afforded to passengers as currently written by many cruise ship companies.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/25/travel/carnival-triumph-cruise-trial/
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