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You knew the two major mass market players had to come to blows eventually! Read all about it....(9:04 pm ET) -- A Carnival cruise ship pulling out of Cozumel late Wednesday collided with a Royal Caribbean ship docked nearby in an incident that has left both vessels damaged.
Carnival says the 2,124-passenger Carnival Legend had just untied from its berth at the popular Mexican resort town when it was caught by heavy winds and pushed into the 2,446-passenger Enchantment of the Seas.
"Extremely strong winds pushed the vessel up against the side of Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas," the line says in a statement to USA TODAY. "The (Royal Caribbean) ship was at dock when the incident occurred. The Carnival Legend sustained broken glass and other minor damage to some open deck areas."
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Brief description: Carnival & Royal Caribbean have always been head to head competitors - now it looks they are literally locking horns!
Interests: cruises, travel, ships, collisions, competition, cruise lines, Carnival, Royal Caribbean
Website: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=68500121.blog
