---
title: "Watch the Moment When Two Carnival Cruise Ships Crash Into Each Other"
description: "Not a great way to start your tequila-filled Mexican vacation."
date: "2019-12-20"
modified: "2019-12-20"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/31568/watch-the-moment-when-two-carnival-cruise-ships-crash-into-each-other"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "boats"
---

# Watch the Moment When Two Carnival Cruise Ships Crash Into Each Other

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Two cruise ships from Carnival Cruise Line [collided into each other](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28469/carnival-cruise-ship-fleet-pollutes-almost-10-times-more-than-all-cars-in-europe-study>) while at the busy port of Cozumel, Mexico, leaving one person injured and both ships with considerable damage. There's no official word on what caused the crash, but judging by the video it appears to have been a miscalculated maneuver on behalf of one of the ship's captains.

The ships involved are the Carnival Glory and Carnival Legend, two frequent visitors to the port of Cozumel, which is one of the busiest in the American continent. At the time of the crash, there were a total of eight ships docked at the port, which could partly be to blame for the reduced space each ship has to maneuver. According to [*NBC News*](<https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/carnival-cruise-ships-collide-cozumel-mexico-least-1-injury-n1105821>), it was the Glory that impacted the Legend while attempting to dock, managing to tear open a portion of the Legend's side.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1208031005644341248

Video uploaded to [Twitter](<https://twitter.com/bruinmatthew/status/1208031005644341248?s=21>) by Matthew Bruin shows the moment when the two ships made contact.

The cruise line reports that only one person was injured in the Glory, although it explained that the injury happened while evacuating a dining room located on the affected deck and not because the person was struck by the other ship or debris.

"Carnival Glory was maneuvering to dock when it made contact with Carnival Legend which was already alongside," a spokesperson for the company wrote to *NBC News*. "We are assessing the damage but there are no issues that impact the seaworthiness of either ship."

Passengers of the affected ship have been told to [spend the day ashore](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/2083/seriously-why-do-people-still-go-on-cruise-ships>) while the Carnival and the appropriate authorities further evaluate the situation.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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