Pursuits
How to Survive a Busted Cruise Ship
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It’s been a bad stretch for the cruise industry, particularly Carnival Cruise Lines, in Doral, Fla. Just a month ago, more than 4,000 passengers on the Carnival Triumph spent five days in the Gulf of Mexico without electricity and working toilets following an engine-room fire. Last Thursday the Carnival Dream was disabled in St. Maarten because of a faulty backup generator. And on Friday—because bad luck, like comedy, comes in threes—the Carnival Legend, on a seven-day Caribbean cruise, cancelled a trip to Grand Cayman because of propulsion problems.
If you remain determined to vacation on the high seas any time soon, we’ve made sure to answer all your pressing questions.