Overview

• Netflix released Trainwreck: Poop Cruise in June 2025, featuring firsthand accounts of the engine-room fire that cut power and left more than 4,000 passengers without working toilets or air conditioning for nearly five days.
• Carnival reported second-quarter revenues of $6.3 billion and customer deposits of $8.5 billion, surpassing its 2026 financial targets 18 months ahead of schedule.
• The cruise line replaced its lifetime loyalty status with a requirement to spend roughly $33,000 every two years to retain Diamond tier benefits, drawing fierce backlash from long-standing members.
• Since the 2013 Triumph incident, Carnival has invested over $500 million in fleetwide safety upgrades, including enhanced fire prevention, improved system redundancies and stricter safety protocols.
• Passengers aboard the original Triumph voyage received full refunds, $500 payments and free future cruises after sanitation failures forced them to defecate in biohazard bags and urinate in showers.