Six worst cruises of the decade: Pirates, storms, and stomach bugs
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If the cruise industry can rebound from these six horrific trips, it’s only be a matter of time before bookings bounce back as die-hard cruisers move on from the shock and first-timers choose to take a risk.
As the cruise ship Carnival Triumph approached the dock in Alabama this morning, passengers chanted "Let me off! Let me off!" Four days earlier, an engine fire had knocked out the ship's power and transformed their pleasure cruise into a nightmare. Drains and toilets overflowed, sewage coated cabin floors, and many passengers moved their bedding out into corridors or on to the decks in a bid to escape the stench.
It is hardly the first bad cruise story, nor is it likely to be the last, yet the cruise has never been more popular. According to the Passenger Shipping Association, UK passenger numbers
