Over one-third, or 201, of the passengers were American, according to lists of passenger and crew nationalities provided by the ship captain to the Philippine coast guard. The 11-deck vessel, which features a casino, spa and shopping boutiques, was carrying 590 passengers and 411 crew members. A Sandakan hospital staff member said a Guatemalan man was being treated, but could not give other details. "The captain was phenomenal," Dorothy Irvine, a retired school principal from Toronto, said in Sandakan.įive crew members suffered smoke inhalation. Margaret Whawell of Melbourne, Australia, said there had been "no panic, no chaos. But they stressed the situation was nowhere as bad as what happened to the Costa Concordia, which capsized off the coast of Italy, killing 32 people in January. Some passengers said the incident initially made them think of other luxury cruise accidents this year. Videos and photographs shot by Krasnick obtained by the AP showed passengers wearing life vests Friday night at the ship's cabaret lounge, which along with a casino were turned into gathering areas for roll calls.
"It was unfortunate, but the crew was totally, utterly amazing, taking care of us, making sure we were safe, pulling double duty, made sure that we got everything that we needed," said Krasnick, who was celebrating her 40th wedding anniversary with her husband, Mark. Passenger Diane Becker Krasnick of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, said conditions were very hot. The fire, which was immediately extinguished, knocked out air conditioning on the ship.
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