NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n A newly released documentary on Netflix has continued to draw attention from viewers about how a vacation<\/a> turned into a nightmare.<\/p>\n The film covers the Carnival Triumph ship \u2014 which departed from Galveston, Texas, and set sail to Cozumel, Mexico for a four-night stay in Feb. 2013.<\/p>\n The documentary, “Trainwreck: Poop Cruise<\/a>,” explores the incident in which an engine fire left 4,000 passengers stranded at sea without power and dubbed the incident the “poop cruise,” according to Netflix\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n CRUISE DO’S AND DON’TS: TOP 5 THINGS THAT WILL GET YOU BANNED FOR LIFE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Passengers were stranded for about five days until finally making it to Mobile, Alabama.<\/p>\n A Carnival spokesperson told Fox News Digital the incident from over 12 years ago was a teachable moment for the entire cruise industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n “A thorough investigation following the incident revealed a design vulnerability,” the statement said, “which was corrected and led Carnival Cruise Line to invest more than $500 million across our entire fleet in comprehensive fire prevention<\/a> and suppression, improved redundancy and enhanced management systems, all in support of our commitment to robust safety standards.”<\/p>\n A Netflix documentary, “Trainwreck: Poop Cruise,” chronicles the 2013 Carnival Triumph disaster in which 4,000 passengers were stranded at sea.<\/span> (AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The company’s statement continued, “We are proud of the fact that since 2013 over 53 million guests have enjoyed safe<\/a> and memorable vacations with us, and we will continue to operate to these high standards.”<\/p>\n The documentary features interviews with passengers<\/a>, who shared their accounts of defecating in biohazard bags, seeing fights break out, having no power and revealing the chaos that unfolded aboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n MEXICO ROLLS BACK ITS CONTROVERSIAL NEW TAX ON CRUISE SHIP VISITORS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Stewart Chiron, a Miami-based cruise industry expert known as “The Cruise Guy,” told Fox News Digital the Carnival Triumph disaster was an unfortunate situation.<\/p>\n A Carnival spokesperson said the incident became a teachable moment for the entire cruise industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Chiron said the incident “highlighted the significant safety measures available at that moment in time and lessons learned, as it has never happened again.”<\/p>\n “The ship did exactly what it was supposed to do and preserved lives,” he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n About 4,000 passengers and crew were stranded on the Carnival Triumph in 2013 for five days without power.<\/span> (DAN ANDERSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “While the passengers and crew were uncomfortable, they were safe. Food and supplies<\/a> were replenished by other ships sailing in the area as it was towed to Mobile, Alabama.”<\/p>\n Viewers have taken to social media to share comments about the outrageous incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “Not me, watching the Netflix documentary about the 2013 carnival cruise that turned into a poop cruise,” said one woman on X.<\/p>\n Another X user posted, “OK, listen, hear me out. Other than the crew, who all seemed GREAT, these people seemed unbearable and really dramatic.”<\/p>\n The incident “highlighted the significant safety measures available at that moment-in-time and lessons learned as it has never happened again.”<\/span> (Jeff Gammons\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Said another person, “My favorite part of the \u2018Trainwreck: Poop Cruise\u2019 situation was the part when all the toilets stopped working and they had no power, so they thought, \u2018We should open the bars and give everyone free booze.'”<\/a><\/p>\n For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com\/lifestyle<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n One X user wrote, “‘Trainwreck: Poop Cruise’ on Netflix is a perfect documentary to show how Americans would not be surviving a war on their soil for a single week.”<\/p>\n The same user called out “the audacity, incapability to handle inconvenience and the absolute lack of community and empathy<\/a> for others in a crisis.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n An X user posted, “Oh, the entitled cruise passengers are the worst!”<\/p>\n “So, you’ve never been camping, done a missions trip, been hospitalized for any period of time, walked your dog<\/a>, gone to a music festival? Just poop in the bag! You made the sewage problem so much worse,” the same user added.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/div>\n![\"poop](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1200\/675\/cruiserights12.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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