Australian maritime authorities inspected Carnival Adventure after receiving a complaint about an unpleasant odour on board, with passengers also reporting nausea, breathing difficulties and problems with cabins and plumbing during recent cruises from Sydney.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) confirmed that an inspector boarded the Carnival Cruise Line ship and spoke with its captain and relevant crew after the complaint was received in August.
Although the odour was no longer present when the inspection took place, AMSA said its likely source and cause were identified. Carnival was already carrying out remedial work, and the authority did not issue a formal defect.
The inspection followed complaints from passengers who described strong sewage, rotten egg and diesel-like smells in cabins and public areas of the 13-deck ship.
One Queensland passenger, Elicia, 38, said she became seriously unwell during a ten-day cruise on Carnival Adventure while travelling with her partner to celebrate their engagement.
She claimed she noticed what she described as an exhaust diesel smell shortly after boarding and subsequently experienced migraines, nausea, breathing problems and other symptoms.
Passenger says illness forced early departure
Elicia said difficulties with her original cabin meant she spent time waiting in another part of the ship while discussing the accommodation with housekeeping and guest services.
She claimed the cabin had not been properly cleaned following the previous occupants and said medication and needles had been left behind.
“I was forced to sit in the area that had the diesel exhaust because our room wasn’t cleaned,” she said.
“The previous passengers’ Mounjaro medication and needles were still in the room.”
She was moved to another cabin the following day but claimed there were further maintenance and cleanliness problems there.
“The carpet was moving in the “upgraded” clean room,” she said.
“It was so old and so gross, but also dangerous.
“The fridge couldn’t close and the lounge couldn’t fold back down, so you couldn’t sit on it.”
Elicia said she could detect the odour in several parts of Carnival Adventure, including close to the medical centre on Deck 4.
She later attended the ship’s medical facility and said she was connected to an EKG before another patient arrived requiring treatment.
“My O2 stats were in the early 90s and they never gave me oxygen, nothing,” she said.
Elicia said her condition included high blood pressure, a low heart rate, migraines, breathing difficulties and repeated dry retching.
“I had high blood pressure, was dry retching to the point where I couldn’t breathe, had a low heart rate, massive migraines and trouble breathing,” she said.
“Once, I was also in shock and going between being alert and not, and I also had mild hypothermia.”
She ultimately left the cruise at its fir
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