TAMPA, Fla. — The Carnival Legend cruise ship hit by another ship Friday in Mexico has returned to Port Tampa Bay.
Dark marks were seen on the otherwise white ship as it docked early Sunday morning, and passengers were seen disembarking.
Carnival Cruise said its Carnival Glory ship made an allision with the Tampa-based Carnival Legend while it was trying to dock in Cozumel. The cruise line said six people were hurt.
No disruption to either ships' planned itineraries is expected.
The company released the following statement Friday:
"Carnival Glory had an allision with Carnival Legend this morning in Cozumel. Carnival Glory was in the process of docking when it made contact with Carnival Legend which was already docked. We are assessing the damage but there are no issues that impact the seaworthiness of either ship.
We have advised guests from both ships to enjoy their day ashore in Cozumel. Since our initial assessment, six guests with minor injuries have presented themselves to the Carnival Glory medical center for evaluation."
Photos: Carnival cruise ships crash in Cozumel
Passengers who were on the ship said they felt the crash.
"When the collision happened, I was in the shower. And I thought we had been having high waves and stuff," Michael Pullum said. "So I figured the waves, but then they went on the loudspeaker and said the other ship had ran into us."
On Sunday, Carnival released this statement:
"Carnival Legend arrived this morning in Tampa as scheduled and debarked all passengers from the previous voyage.
Today’s seven-day cruise will operate as normal with the ship sailing its scheduled itinerary. We have also advised guests on future sailings to continue to plan for their vacations as booked.
We are looking forward to providing our guests with a great vacation and we appreciate their patience and understanding. Their cooperation has been nothing short of outstanding as we worked through the issues from Friday's event."
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