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>> reporter: for the third time this year, mechanical problems caused a major cruise ship to upend a caribbean vacation for thousands of passengers. this time it was a fire aboard royal caribbeans "grandeur of the seas." passenger katie coleman told cnn -- >> its the most terrifying thing in my life. >> reporter: in february it was an engine room fire on the carnival "triumph" shutting down power and the ships sewage system for days. one month later carnivals "dream" lost power from a generator ...

Infectious. >> we were just in a panic. there were people crying. we were both just shaking. >> reporter: the stern of the ship scorched. no injuries. the ship never lost power. a harrowing experience. passengers standing on deck for five hours before finally getting the all-clear. >> shoulder to shoulder, a couple people fainted. people were throwing up. >> reporter: its the latest close call for the cruise industry. in fact, more than 20 fires have broken out on ships in just the past 15 month...

Injuries but two of the passengers fainted, jon. jon: what is next for the passengers own board ufrpblgts royal kaeubz officials are down in the bahamas. they will get a free sraeupblg around and 50% off their next voyage, this is the second time this year theres been a cruise ship fire. carnival crews liners saw one of their ships stranded in the gulf of mexico for five days in february after an engine room fire. jon: steve harrigan in miami, thank you, steve. the fire on board that royal carib...

In infectious. >> we were just in a panic. there were people crying. we were both just shaking. >> reporter: the stern of the ship scorched. no injuries. the ship never lost power. a harrowing experience. passengers standing on deck for five hours before finally getting the all-clear. >> shoulder to shoulder, a couple people fainted. people were throwing up. >> reporter: the latest close call for the cruise industry. in fact, more than 20 fires have broken out on ships in just the past 15 months...

This year, mechanical problems caused a major cruise ship to upend a caribbean vacation for thousands of passengers. this time it was a fire. passenger katie coleman told cnn -- >> most terrifying thing in my life. >> reporter: in february, it was an engine room fire on the carnival ship triumph, shutting down the ship for days. one month later, carnivals dream lost power while in port, and now rival royal caribbean has its own set of problems. royal caribbean said in a statement, at approximate...

Months, having trouble maintaining speed as well. engine room fire crippled a ship in the gulf of mexico in february, called the triumph. christine, you say cruises are the fast food of travel. what does that mean? >> that means theyre available to anybody. everybody can get a bite of the big mac that is a carnival cruise ride. this is the only way a lot of people in america will see the world. right? if youre a family with $55,000 a year, two kids, $100 a day for four days, going to be able to ...

Conversation. test it out yourself. another pr disaster. >> before you get to that, how do we know if its going to be number one? because if we did know we would not be sitting here talking to you. >> thats right. id be flying to you to my yacht from my helicopter. not on a cruise ship, though. another disaster for karn very well cruise lines. the carnival dream turned out to be a nightmare, generator problems, reports of overflowing toilets again, although ive heard that being disputed. made it...

Limping straight home to tampa. on wednesday, generator problems idled the carnival "dream" at st. maarten and passengers were stuck on board there for hours with reported of toilets overflowing. theyre being flown home. christina these ongoing incidents come after an engine room fire on the "triumph" left 4200 people stranded for days in the gulf of mexico. whats the latest? >> thats right. and aside from them the passengers on the "dream" who are stuck in st. maarten are waiting for their tran...

Secret in a cnn tv exclusive. stopped cold. cops pull a risky move to put an end to this wild high-speed car chase. welcome back to "early start" im christine romans. >> im alina cho. its 29 minutes past the hour. lets get started. new problems this morning for carnival cruise line for the second time this week, third time this month, a ship is malfunctioning at sea. right now the cruise liner "legend" limping slowly home to tampa, with propulsion problems forced to bypass a scheduled stop in ...

Third time in a month and the second time just this week, a carnival cruise ship is in trouble at sea this morning. right now, the carnival "legend" is experiencing propulsion problems in the caribbean and cant fail at full speed so it is skipping a stop in grand cayman and limping straight home to tampa. just a day before wednesday, power problems on the "carnival dream" at a port in st. martins. passengers stuck on board for hours with reports of, yes, again, toilets overflowing. in miami, chr...