Passengers Finally Disembark from Carnival Triumph

Photos and tweets from the passengers & a message from Carnival's CEO

Published Feb 15, 2013 3:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Carnival Triumph finally docked in Mobile, Alabama after 5 days without power in the Gulf of Mexico. The 3,143 passengers onboard were releived to be on dry land. Many passengers praised the 1,086 crew onboard for all their efforts in making the difficult situation bearable.

Passengers shared their thoughts and photos from the experience on Twitter (slideshow above).

Carnival Cruise Line's President & CEO, Gerry Cahill apologized to passengers for the "poor conditions" onboard and thanked the crew for their tireless efforts to make passengers as comfortable as possible.