Netflix’s Trainwreck: Poop Cruise Is the Wildest Documentary Everyone’s Watching Right Now
Get ready for a wild ride on the high seas—Netflix’s latest documentary, Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, has just shot up to the top of the platform’s charts! If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a cruise goes horribly wrong, this 55-minute film dives straight into the infamous 2013 Carnival cruise disaster, where thousands of passengers found themselves stranded without electricity—and, yes, with overflowing toilets.
- Netflix’s new documentary is trending at #1
- Covers the notorious 2013 Carnival cruise disaster
- First-hand passenger and crew accounts
- Mix of real footage, re-enactments, and archive clips
- Touches on cruise industry issues and company responsibility
What’s the buzz about Poop Cruise?
The new entry in Netflix’s Trainwreck series wastes no time diving into the details. The documentary blends first-person stories from passengers and crew with a mix of video footage—some directly from the cruise, others a bit more mysterious. There’s even a moment where you’re reminded that SNL once did cold-open sketches that didn’t revolve around politics.
Inside the cruise from hell
Director James Ross focuses on a handful of passengers and crew as they recount the “descent into the bowels of cruise hell.” We meet a bachelorette party, a father-daughter duo, and a guy desperately trying to impress his girlfriend’s family. The documentary doesn’t shy away from the gross details: toilets stopped working, biohazard bags were handed out, and most people flat-out refused to use them. One passenger spends most of his segment insisting, “I would not do that under any circumstances,” turning a bad bathroom situation into high drama.
As the documentary unfolds, it raises the question: Is it really that awkward to tell your girlfriend’s parents where the only working toilet is? Or is everyone just a bit too constipated—literally and metaphorically?
Was it really life or death?
One mother, remembering the cruise with her young daughter, gets emotional as she recalls wondering if she’d see her child alive again. The documentary focuses more on the discomfort and chaos than actual danger—no evidence of a major illness spreading, just a lot of gross and very stressful moments.
Chaos on board: food hoarding, fights, and cruise contracts
Passenger and crew stories reveal some pretty wild behavior—food-hoarding, tribalism, fights, and even public nudity. But the real target here is the cruise line itself. Carnival’s ticket terms at the time basically freed them from responsibility for almost anything, from working toilets to safe passage. After a wave of lawsuits, those clauses are reportedly gone from future tickets.
And it’s not just this cruise—recent reports highlight that the industry still has its fair share of disasters. For more on that, check out this story about another cruise gone wrong.
Entertainment or warning?
Ultimately, Trainwreck: Poop Cruise balances entertainment with a peek at the not-so-glamorous side of cruising. The film could have dug deeper into why people flock to these floating buffets and how things can spiral out of control—but instead, it keeps things light and flushes away the darkest details.
Trainwreck: Poop Cruise is now streaming on Netflix. If you’re into unbelievable real-life disasters, this one’s a must-see—just maybe don’t watch it right before booking your next vacation.
