Alabama (AP) - this is in how to see the manual a ship tug in a a dizzying pace slow pulling, carnival cruise ship triumph is finally near port Thursday in toilet, poor passengers to tell the story, the food shortage, bad smell and dangerous dark channel.
Ship is expected to arrive at about midnight, officials said, it will carry passengers - carrying his own baggage, only a normal operation of the elevator in the ship - as long as five hours get out.
Once the ship, the majority of passengers will travel to another journey, this time through the bus. Carnival says, passengers have a choice of seven hours away, in Galveston, Texas, Houston city or two hours a trip to New Orleans. The company said it was in Louisiana city between 1500 hotel rooms reservation, and stay there the passengers will fly to Houston on Friday.
"I can't imagine this morning in the ship, and then in the bus," kirk said, its 30 years old daughter, LinGongShan card, in the cruise. "If I play land mobile phone, and it's difficult to let me on the bus."
On Thursday night, brought together dozens of charter - from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas mark - in mobile.
Carnival said it will pay transportation cost.
Earlier on Thursday - four days later, in the middle of the room fire of the 893 - foot - long ship was weaken - more than 4200 passengers and crew brought the container of the drag chain, completely stop by frustration about an hour, when it is closed port.
Cruise setbacks stew on the ship, passengers and their relatives questioned why it so long to return to the land. The ship left Galveston a week ago.
Due to the ship to within the scope of mobile phone, the passenger vent their anger.
Renee Shanar, Houston, at that time the ship with her husband, she said have heart problems. She said, they were told, they will become the first boat.
"I don't believe them, and they have been lying to us from the beginning," Shanar said.
Dislike dirty air and lower heat, many passengers were dilatory mattress and bed sheet on top of the deck, asleep, even live in a soaker. When the boat close to the coast carnival workers take out, put the bed supplies and downstairs.
"Today, they cleaning the boat, and they provide better food, basically covered, but at least they are more comfortable, say:" card forest, Houston, on the bachelorette party win part.
In a text message, however, she describes a lot of bad environment, in the past few days.
"The lower floors of the worst, the floor creak" when you walk and lower room, floods from the above floor, "hill said." Half of the single women's party is where the smell literally reactor, you and hurt your eyes. "
Shanar said, passengers initially only cold, such as Turkey and vegetables sandwich. Another cruise line down hamburgers and chicken sandwich, but line fare is nearly four hours long, she said.
"Stern and urine along the ground," she said. "Floor full of sewage water... we have to stern bag."
14 layer vessel must also talks a tough, shallow shipping channel, is expected to is the largest cruise had parked in the mobile. Channel narrow down to 400 feet in mobile bay, the ship is only 115 feet wide. About 5 miles per hour.
The company denied account passenger describes the ship dirty, staff said everything, to ensure that people are comfortable. Carnival did not reply immediately report to the reporter's question some of the passenger's disease.
Carnival cruise company's senior vice President said, John terry's ship, receive an additional generator, hot food service.
"It will be a long day," Thornton said. "No way, we can speed up the process."
Some travel agents said, disabled people carnival cruise ship reservation price and not affected, but other people in the industry say, it's too early to conclusions.
Thelbert lanier in mobile port waiting for his wife, he sent a text message to his early on Thursday.
"The room smells like a toilet, only use cold water, toilet can't in 3 1/2 day. Happy valentine's day!!!!! I love you, and I hope that in there," she said in a message, which is regarded as the Associated Press. "This is at 4 am. Couldn't sleep... this is cold, I began to get sick."
Carnival spokesman Vance team, said the company tried to let family update, and set up a free phone number for friends and relatives. A team of said, about 200 carnival employees in the mobile of waiting, assist passengers on their arrival.
Ship in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula of about 150 miles, engine room fire, knocked on its main power on Sunday, in the water and pipeline system and leave drift only standby power.
No one was injured in the blaze, but a passengers get off the boat, as a precaution and pre-existing medical conditions. In addition, the coast guard on Thursday said in a statement, a passenger evacuation, according to the report, suffering a stroke.
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