EXCLUSIVE We survived the most vile cruise in history where passengers acted like 'animals'... we couldn't even watch the Netflix trailer
Human feces in red biohazard bags lined the corridors. Toilets overflowed and left the floors slippery. Waste streaked down the walls and the smell was unbearable.
These were the shocking scenes that unfolded on the notorious 'poop cruise' in February 2013 when 3,100 passengers and 1,100 crew were left stranded aboard the Carnival Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico after it was brought to a standstill by an engine room fire - and all the bathrooms stopped working.
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