Carnival Cruise Ship Hits Ice in Alaska, Passengers Compare it to ‘Titanic Moment’

A Carnival cruise ship,  Carnival Spirit, collided with a piece of ice while sailing in Alaska, sparking dramatic reactions from passengers who compared incident to a "Titanic moment." Despite scare, dams were found, and ship continued on its scheduled seven-day cruise.

In a statement, Carnival said vessel grazed "an errant piece of drifting ice" while navigating through Tracy Arm Fjord in Alaska last Thursday. Fortunately, a thorough assessment of ship’s hull showed signs of dam. " vessel continued on its cruise and re has been impact to operations," company confirmed.  Carnival Spirit is set to arrive at its final destination in Seattle, Washington, on Tuesday.

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While situation was resolved without any physical dam to ship, social media was abuzz with reactions from passengers who witnessed event. Many flocked to platforms like TikTok and Facebook to share ir firsthand accounts.

“If we die, it was damn well worth it,” passenger Cassandra Goskie said in a video shared on TikTok and private Carnival VIFP Club Members Facebook group. “It’s a Titanic moment,” Goskie ded in video captioned, “Carnival did an AMAZING job of keeping all passengers and staff safe and updated.” In video, Goskie can be heard saying, "Oh, we are hitting it," while passengers nearby looked over side of ship and exclaimed, "Damn."

Users Reaction to Viral Post:

Ors turned to X (formerly Twitter) to share ir experience and post photos of event. One user, April Futrell, posted, "Good evening James! We are on  Carnival Spirit and hit an iceberg just outside of Sitka and Tracy Arm Fjord! Here’s some pictures! We are safe and after assessing for dam we are back on track heed to Skagway!"

Ar one said, “Over dramatic!  I just got back from same area we were surrounded by m.  We also hit a few need to panic everyone it happens all time.”

A third user replied to posted and said, “Husband & I are onboard. Never felt collision. Knew something was up when ship listed. Captain anunced on PA he listed ship so crew could examine Spirit closely. problems & we’ve continued on our journey! Thanks @CarnivalCruise for keeping us safe!”

Though incident sparked momentary concern, Carnival's response and ship's resilience ensured that cruise continued safely, leaving passengers with quite story to tell.