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Shari Arison, President of Carnival Cruise Lines, and her children.
Shari Arison, President of Carnival Cruise Lines, and her children.
After five days adrift, the passengers of the Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Triumph ship were finally on dry land on late Thursday, February 15, at the port of Mobile, on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Roughly 4,000 people were aboard the vessel, which left Galveston, Texas Thursday, February 7, for a four-day cruise, and was scheduled to return on Monday, February 11. On Sunday, an engine room fire knocked out its primary power source, crippling its water and plumbing systems and leaving it adrift 240 kilometers off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

Following the ship’s return to shore, Micky Arison, Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation, used his Twitter feed to express his feelings of the event. He said: “We are very sorry for the difficult conditions experienced by our guests on Carnival Triumph but glad that all guests are off safe and sound. I want to thank all the Carnival Cruise team members for their tireless efforts.

Micky is the son of late Jewish businessman Ted Arison, who founded Carnival Cruise Lines in 1972, and over time, transformed the company into the world’s largest cruise operator. Him and his sister, Shari Arison, took over the family business following their father’s death.

According to Forbes Magazine, prior to last week’s incident, the Arison siblings did a good job of maintaining the family corporation, as the magazine named Ms. Arison “the richest woman in the Middle East” in 2007. She was the only woman to be ranked in the region’s top-20 richest people of that year.

While there were no casualties or injuries to passengers or crew, several passengers are already in the process of suing the company for damages. However, lawyers familiar with cruise ship lawsuits suggest angry passengers should think twice before taking them to court, according to insurancejournal.com. Unless passengers suffered major injuries or other losses due to negligence by the cruise operator, they would be better off accepting compensation from Carnival Corp., they said.

Correspondingly, the U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire in the engine room. The NTSB says in statement that because the vessel is Bahamian-flagged, the Bahamas Maritime Authority is the primary investigating agency.

Carnival said passengers will be reimbursed in full, including transportation expenses, a future cruise credit equal to the amount paid for this voyage, plus a payment of $500 a person in compensation.

So far, the company has cancelled 14 cruises in order to make the necessary renovations and repairs needed for Carnival Triumph. Experts say the ordeal is unlikely to hurt the company.

 

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