The passengers of the Carnival Valor were in for a major surprise when their cruise ship lost power on the second day of a five-day trip in Mexico, reports Susanna Heller for the Insider.
What happened?
The Carnival Valor, which was headed to Cozumel, Mexico, from Galveston, Texas, lost power for one hour on Tuesday, January 22.
After departing from Galveston, Texas, on Monday, the Cozumel-bound ship lost power for about an hour on Tuesday, CBS-affiliated KHOU 11 reported.
Passengers Unsure
During that time, the ship was without power or air conditioning. Passengers were unsure of what was happening at the time.
A spokesperson for Carnival told INSIDER that the brief outage was a “temporary issue that affected the power supply to certain functions of the ship.”
Power Restored in an hour
At 1:20 p.m. within an hour of the disruption the ship regained power and continued on its journey as scheduled. The ship, which departed from Galveston, Texas, was scheduled to make a 5-day, round trip journey, stopping in Cozumel, Mexico.
Recent Cruise Ship Incidents
This incident is one of a string of notable moments on cruise ships in recent months.
In October, a different Carnival cruise ship briefly tilted on its side while passengers were on board. Now, three people are suing the cruise line, claiming they sustained injuries. Then, earlier this month more than 270 people became sick with norovirus on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Also in January, a 16-year-old boy died on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship after falling off a balcony
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Source: The Insider
