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First passenger sues Carnival over 'horrifying' conditions

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    Jonathan Serrie reports from Mobile, Ala.

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Carnival is facing its first lawsuit one passenger called it a floating cesspool.

Otherwise known as the cruise ship triumph.

-- old triumph was anything but today finally arriving in Mobile, Alabama late last night a week after -- left Galveston Texas and five very long days afterward broke down.

In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico.

One passenger at a Texas filed a lawsuit today -- the horrifying conditions on board.

After the power went out -- -- stopped working.

You've probably heard plenty of gory details right now as one passenger put it below or you've got this steamy air and staying here it got.

Tonight thousands can finally enjoy a steaming hot shower.

Instead.

-- -- -- -- -- Thought out or you -- talked about -- Several passengers did talk to reporters but not before giving thanks for being on dry land and it's.

Happy and really happy to be home.

After several uncomfortable days onboard the carnival triumph.

Hey that it was like the hot Florida body I was -- -- peace car and frankly I spent two years the bullet train and I thought the conditions in the peace Clark with -- screen.

We're better than the conditions on.

Coast but -- bad as conditions were for the passengers.

Some of them thanked the crew for putting up with worse both.

Four crew -- they were coming in immediately after somebody would go use the bathroom and clean it up by hand.

And then wait for the next person come in I mean it was just horrible.

It's an accident happened you know I think today it did domestic did I mean it's it's hard to prepare for some that.

You know -- that bad.

Many said they left behind shoes and clothing on the ship saying they'd become to soil during the journey.

And the priority now.

Getting home and get a -- take a hot bath.

And -- like.

That was not easy for some movie ordeal did not end when they admitted to shore -- bus taking passengers.

Down a New Orleans broke down.

Carnival spokesman says another bus had to pick them up and get them safely to the Big Easy while Jonathan servers live in Mobile, Alabama tonight.

What did they tell you when they finally got -- that you.

-- -- -- passengers were thrilled to be back on dry land and have access to things that they had previously taken for granted simple things like.

Electricity and flushing toilets many of them were wearing white bathrobes to keep them warm at a port that was a little further north than their itinerary had called for.

And folks have mixed feelings about whether they'd embark on a cruise in the future let's.

Never again in my life -- freedom walk around negotiation.

I'm done I'm done I think the new Harry and it's not gonna happen have three more planned this year on carnival.

They can't wait for the time to come out of dried out.

It will be to go right back on it.

And in addition to a full refund for this cruise carnival is offering -- and they're passengers.

A free cruise in the future -- all 4249.

Of them what what happens to the ship now Johnson.

Well earlier today the triumph was towed to nearby shipyard.

Here on mobile bay where -- undergo mechanical repairs and -- deep cleaning the NTSB continues its investigation.

Into that engine room fire that caused the ship to lose power Sunday.

A carnival says the -- remain out of service through April and is canceled fourteen -- voyage is that the ship was scheduled to make.

During that time period bill thank you Jonathan job in -- down there all week in Mobile, Alabama.

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