Would You Sue?

"A floating toilet, a floating Petri dish, a floating hell."

The first Carnival Triumph lawsuit has been filed.

If you were on the ship, would you sue?





(CNN) —"A floating toilet, a floating Petri dish, a floating hell." That was how a Texas woman described the Triumph in a lawsuit filed Friday against Carnival Cruise Lines.

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In the nine-page complaint, Cassie Terry, of Lake Jackson, south of Houston, seeks unspecified damages for what she says she endured on a vacation cruise aboard the Triumph to Mexico.

The cruise departed Galveston on February 7. Three days later, when the ship was 150 miles off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, "an engine room fire knocked out its primary power source, crippling its water and plumbing systems and leaving it adrift," the complaint says.

For the following nearly five days, Terry, 25, "was forced to endure deplorable, unsafe and unsanitary conditions, including but not limited to, sweltering temperatures, lack of power and air conditioning, lack of hot or running water, and lack of working toilets," it says.

During the tow back to the United States, "the vessel listed sharply several times, causing human waste to spill out of non-functioning toilets, flood across the Vessel's floors and halls, and drip down the Vessel's walls," it says.

"Plaintiff was forced to endure unbearable and horrendous odors on the filthy and disabled Vessel, and wade through human feces in order to reach food lines where the wait was counted in hours, only to receive rations of spoiled food. Plaintiff was forced to subsist for days in a floating toilet, a floating Petri dish, a floating hell."

According to the complaint, "Defendant knew the vessel was not seaworthy, either at the time it contracted with Plaintiff, or at the point of departure, but did not advise Plainttiff the Vessel had and was experiencing problems with its propulsion and/or engine room fire suppression equipment."

As a result of relying on Carnival's representations, "Plaintiff has been injured in mind and body," it says.

Lawyer Brent Allison, a partner in Gilman & Allison of Pearland, Texas, said Terry "was feeling nauseated and running a fever."

Asked what his client was seeking, he said, "It's too early to put any type of number" on it.

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...no I don't think I would. But id never go on another cruise lol.


There are so many places around the world without running water, a/c, toilets..ect. she should be thankful they didn't hit an iceberg and sink.

I wonder if people that survived the Titanic sued.

I think I would sue. There's absolutely no reason why that ship had passengers on it in that condition. If there was a barge to tow them back where they needed to be, there could have been other transportation arranged for the passengers, so they didn't have to suffer disgusting unsanitary conditions.

i probably would and im not sue crazy.

I heard about this, sounds awful and makes me never want to go on a cruise. The cruise line is refunding everybody...but I guess if you time and money to pursue a court case go for it. I probably wouldn't sue, though...and I wouldn't judge anyone who wanted to sue- totally understandable

No. Stuff happens. They are offering things in return of that happen. It's not like they did it on purpose

I'm pretty sure they will settle, they won't want to drag this out in the public eye of a courtroom.

I probably would. I will NEVER go on a cruise even if it is free.
What they are offering isn't even close to what they should be offering.

I'd want more than my money back. I could have not paid a dime to hang out at home. Hell- I could have made money going to work. I wanted to take a vacation and instead I had to endure all that? I think I'd at least want lost wages.

I have only heard horrible things about cruises. I will never be taking one!

I think I probably would. Who knows what kind of diseases or whatever you can get from all that floating waste. And I read in another article that it was "knee length". *gag*

I think I would. They weren't properly prepared or stocked for such an emergency. They didn't have enough formula to feed any babies, I heard on HLN that some babies went a day and a half without eating   For that alone, yes. I'm pretty sure I would. And then put anything I get into a savings account for my baby   I think that would be fair.

I'm pretty anti sue, but in this case I would. They were aware the ship was having problems and still used it. They also allowed these people to sit in smurf for days. They should have evacuated them.

<blockquote><b>Quoting ILOVEWINE:</b>" I'm pretty anti sue, but in this case I would. They were aware the ship was having problems and still used it. They also allowed these people to sit in smurf for days. They should have evacuated them."</blockquote>




I did not know this! That's pretty stupid!

Quoting i made a vagina.:" ...no I don't think I would. But id never go on another cruise lol. There are so many places around ... [snip!] ... toilets..ect. she should be thankful they didn't hit an iceberg and sink. I wonder if people that survived the Titanic sued."

These people paid money to go on a cruise and to be pampered. Not to relive how people survive in a third world country. Those two scenarios don't relate in the least.

To answer the OP yes, I would sue. And I wouldn't give two flying healthy smurfs what anyone thought. I feel for those people.

<blockquote><b>Quoting ILOVEWINE:</b>" I'm pretty anti sue, but in this case I would. They were aware the ship was having problems and still used it. They also allowed these people to sit in smurf for days. They should have evacuated them."</blockquote>




Thats what i didnt get. They could have simply called another ship to get them and towed the messed up one back to port. I