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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 caribbean's "grandeur of the seas." passenger katie coleman told cnn -- >> it's 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 ship's sewage system for days. one month later carnival's "dream" lost power from a generator failure while in port. and now rival royal caribbean has its own set of problems. royal caribbea...

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: it's 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. >> the engine room caught on fire. >> reporter: in february, an engine room fire crippled the ca...

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 there's 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 caribbean ship was far from the only recent trouble on a cruise that steve was mentions. last month the ...

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. >> the engine room caught on fire. >> reporter: in february, an engine room fire crippled the carn...

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, carnival's dream lost power while in port, and now rival royal caribbean has its own set of problems. royal caribbean said in a statement, at approximately 2:50 a.m., grandeur of the seas experienced a fire on the mooring area of deck 3. the fire has s...