There’s a lot that can go wrong on vacation. Someone could catch a bug, plans could fall through, or even flights could be delayed. But what if you get trapped on a powerless cruise ship, floating for days in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico amid puddles of rank feces?
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The latest Netflix documentary, Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, focuses on exactly that. The Carnival Triumph set out in February 2013 with 4,000-plus passengers. The cruise was from Texas to Mexico, for only a four-day trip, that spiraled into chaos after an engine room fire triggered a massive electrical failure, leaving these passengers and crew wading through urine, feces, and camping on the deck.
This resulted in an additional four days than what was expected. And because of this loss of power, the toilets stopped working as well.
Trainwreck: Poop Cruise released on Netflix on June 24, and shows viewers what the sitatuoin was really like onboard. Guesst were encouraged to urinate in showers and defecate in red plastic biohazard bags, all of which is detailed in the documentary.
The documentary interviews several passengers and crew members, with many recollecting their experience there. “It was the most nastiest thing I have ever seen in my life,” says Abhi, a cook on the cruise ship. But it wasn’t just the non-working toilets. The air conditioning was also not working, creating a musk in the air. Guests were forced to lug their mattresses onto the deck and sleep outside just to get away from the fumes.
And if the air conditioning didn’t work, then neither did the refrigerators, meaning staff had to hand out sandwiches and non-perishables. And unfortunately, hoarding happened, creating more tension between guests. Fights broke out, creating a very scary atmosphere.
Tay Redford, 24, talked about her experience on the ship in comparison to the documentary. Redford believes the documentary doesn’t represent survivors’ voices. “I’ve only seen the trailer, but from what I saw, it doesn’t even scratch the surface,” she says. “It’s really hard watching the documentary come out and seeing all these people making money from it. It feels like they’re profiting off something that deeply affected and traumatized me.”
According to the documentary, Carnival spent $115 million on “cleaning, repairing, and refitting the Triumph,” but after watching this on Netflix, you’ll surely second-guess yourself about booking tickets on a cruise again.
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