A luxury cruise turns disastrous when an engine fire cuts power to the entire ship. 4,000 passengers face failing systems, sewage leaks, and food shortages, sparking passenger unrest and med... Read allA luxury cruise turns disastrous when an engine fire cuts power to the entire ship. 4,000 passengers face failing systems, sewage leaks, and food shortages, sparking passenger unrest and media coverage of "The Poop Cruise."A luxury cruise turns disastrous when an engine fire cuts power to the entire ship. 4,000 passengers face failing systems, sewage leaks, and food shortages, sparking passenger unrest and media coverage of "The Poop Cruise."
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Yall never went camping. You guys are not lasting if goverment went down and structures started failing.
I had such a annoyance at those who couldnt handle and complained at the minor indecency.
And to the dude who wanted to hold in and not poo in a bag, could of actually created a health emergency not from bad hygenic outer conditions but because that can come out his mouth.
The documentry itself is kind of funny, love the news coming out, the aftermath, and the crew were the greatest.
The documentary reveals something deeply unsettling about modern entitlement: a total inability to adapt when modern comforts disappear. When toilets failed, the crew handed out sanitary disposal bags - a practical, biosecure solution. Most passengers refused. The result? Unsanitary conditions, plumbing backups, and worsening chaos. This wasn't just a systems failure; it was a human failure.
What astonishes me is the genuine horror expressed at the idea of peeing in a shower or using a bag - things our species has done, in one form or another, for tens of thousands of years. Watching people recoil from such basic realities while drifting in the middle of the ocean was, frankly, more apocalyptic than the fire itself.
The film is well-paced and tightly edited, and Carnival deserves scrutiny for its disaster preparedness. But if there's a deeper message here, it's this: modern humans may not be ready to survive without flush toilets and air conditioning - and that should worry us far more than an engine room fire.
Stuff happens. Systems break. But survival requires mindset, not just amenities. If these people are representing the species, then we are doomed.
What struck me is the incredible sense of entitlement of the passengers (at least those being interviewed). Oh, the HORROR of having to poop in a biohazard bag! Really, is it that bad, under the circumstances? They were reacting to the red bag suggestion as if they were told to perform surgery on each other without anesthesia.
Hannah, the crew member, could not have possibly grown up in the Soviet Union, just based on her age. Her knowledge about the country comes from the same sources as fairy tales about bears on the streets playing balalaikas. I did grow up in the SU, and I have never heard nor experienced disasters similar to that cruise ship, where people hoard food, fight each other for sleeping places, and generally everyone is out for themselves. On the contrary, this kind of experience would have been handled differently, the crew would have been rationing food (one sandwich per person), and the passengers would have been much more disciplined and would have banded together.
But there's a great guilty pleasure in watching this when hearing the American women on a bachelorette cruise share their dramatic version of events, complaining about missing out on margaritas and beach time, while a crew member calmly explains that this kind of thing happens all the time in her country and doesn't shock anyone. It's both brilliant and embarrassing! 😂
I think this is the reason for the 1-star reviews, but it's a fascinating commentary on culture pulled from a story about poop flooding a ship. I say, well done!
Also, credit to the producers for keeping it under an hour. That was the perfect length.
Did you know
- TriviaThe Carnival Triumph cruise ship became infamous in February 2013 after an engine room fire left it powerless in the Gulf of Mexico. With no working toilets, air conditioning, or proper food, over 4,000 passengers endured four miserable days adrift. Human waste reportedly flowed through the halls, leading the media to dub it the "Poop Cruise." The incident became a public relations disaster for Carnival Cruise Lines and inspired jokes across late-night TV and internet memes.
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Self - Cabin #2330: [Reaction to passengers on the sister ship Carnival Legend that arrives to bring food and supplies] They were just taking pictures of us like we're the freak show in the middle of the ocean. And they're partying, they don't stop dancing.
Self - Cabin #2330: They're doing the YMCA and I'm over here popping Imodium
Self - Cabin #7297: We're like a scenic detour on their cruise ship
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