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Trainwreck: Poop Cruise Netflix has recently released a 55 minute documentary. The documentary revisits the 2013 Carnival Triumph disaster where over 4,000 people were left stranded on a ship for five days without electricity or plumbing. The film examines the horrifying conditions aboard the ship including overflowing sewers, unbearable temperatures, and food shortages. Passengers were forced to use biohazard bags as they tried to clean up their “whoopsies.”
The entire time I watched the documentary, there were a couple of thoughts that kept running through my head:
- Has anyone ever camped? Why is this such a big deal?
- It’s obvious that these are problems of the first world and I wouldn’t make a documentary about them. It is not uncommon for people to live like this in many countries. We don’t even blink an eye.
- Why didn’t they just hang their derrière over the stern of the ship?
- What kind of person gives out free alcohol if the toilets do not work??
The documentary portrays the chaos and “resilience”, as seen through the first-hand accounts of passengers, crew and others involved in the incident. It could have been handled better, in my opinion, if the people were not so used to being handed everything, not only on the cruise but also in everyday life. This shows how disconnected and illogical we have become.
So, Trainwreck: Poop Cruise—I wouldn’t waste your time watching it unless you want a laugh at what happens when chaos meets a serious lack of common sense.
The name says it all: Poop!
