The thousands of passengers aboard Carnival's Splendor cruise ship signed up for a worry-free, weeklong trip to Mexico — but instead endured a nightmare after a fire in one of the ship's generators left the ship stranded at sea for three days without power. (Watch an AP report about the fire.) With its harrowing journey finally over, here's a numerical look at Carnival's less-than-fantastic voyage:
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