remember who are the passengers are carnival.
old people.
drunk people looking to be laid. (ie no neighbors to rat on you)
fat people.
brats.
You also have knowitalls who think they know better than EVERYONE how to deal with an emergency. (ie drill another hold and let the water pour out of the second hole)
-generally the know it alls did not read the limitation of liability on their ticket which does bind them. AND. The do not know about the international treaties that also limit their claims.
It probably wasn't fun all the time for people on the ship; especially if they were looking forward to some down time and having fun.
But those folks need to put things in perspective. Stuff happens. Things much worse could have happened to them. They weren't being shot at, no one died, etc...