There were nearly 4500 people who were stranded when the Carnival Cruises ship Carnival Splendor blew out its engines and completely lost power off the coast of San Diego, California.  The ship was one day into a seven-day pleasure cruise along the coast of California to various spots in beautiful, sunny Mexico.  Unfortunately, the ship didn’t make it, leaving the passengers stranded on a completely dead ship, eating emergency rations of Spam and Pop Tarts.  Fortunately, the 3299 passengers have been rescued from the disabled cruise ship, ending a nightmare of broken toilets, bad food, and blackened cabins.

The ship had been stranded 55 miles off the coast of Punta San Jacinto, Mexico.  It took six tugboats and a Coast Guard cutter to tow the 1000-foot ship back to San Diego, where passengers gratefully exited the disabled craft.  Carnival has said it will issue the passengers a complete refund, as well as vouchers for 25 percent off future cruises.

At least there weren’t pirates, right?

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