There are many things that can go wrong when sailing on the high seas, from fires to Covid to engine problems. But fear no. 1 that everyone has when on a boat? Water intake.
Passengers on a recent Carnival Vista cruise experienced that fear firsthand when water began flooding the aisles midway through their voyage.
“Woke up to water pouring into our cabin … our lives flashed before our eyes,” TikToker @adrienne_marie_1 wrote alongside a video that has received over 13.7 million views.
@adrienne_marie_1 Woke up to water rushing into our cabin…our lives flashed before our eyes #cruise #titanic #flooding #carnival #wet #survived ♬ My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) – Maliheh Saeedi & Faraz Taali
In the clip (set to an instrumental version of “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, of course) guests can be seen standing in a flooded corridor where the passenger rooms are located.
Naturally, people on the Internet were referring to it Titanic and its iconic characters, Jack and Rose.
“Run up and down the corridors shouting ‘rose, rose, where are you rose,'” one user joked.
“Oh dear god!!! This is why I’ve never gone on cruises!! my nightmare,” shouted another.
Although the video of the flooding was scary, the TikToker who posted the video clarified what happened in the comments – a bunch of explosions. The boat was not taking on water. (In 2018, a water line break also caused hallway flooding on a Carnival Dream ship.)
In a follow-up video, the TikToker posted more in-depth footage and clarified that she was “not trash-talking” Carnival or its crew.
@adrienne_marie_1 Disclaimer!! We are not talking trash the ship’s line or the crew. Just documenting a scary experience that turned out funny. We actually woke up to this flood and water above our ankles… so titanic shaking for about 5 minutes.”
“We actually woke up to this flood and water past our ankles,” she added, joking that guests were getting a real “immersive experience” on the ride.
The TikToker also noted in the comments that guests were not given any refunds.
It was not clear where the ship had left from or where it was going.
The entrepreneur contacted Carnival for comment.
