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Prepared to be pampered unmercifully as the CARIBIA glides out of the harbor ...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTortured unmercifully was closer to the truth. After the first cruise in February 1969 disgruntled passengers demanded their money back. During the second cruise an engine room explosion ended the ship's career. Eventually the CARONIA\/CARIBIA was towed away  to the scrappers but broke free in Guam and impaled herself on a reef.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of the ship photos in this brochure are borrowed from Cunard days, even the cover photo, where if you look closely you can see the Cunard and White Star flags flying on the foremast. 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And they got their money's worth in luxury and elegance. That same luxury is now part of the CARIBIA's Caribbean cruises. Prepared to be pampered unmercifully as the CARIBIA glides out of the harbor ...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTortured unmercifully was closer to the truth. After the first cruise in February 1969 disgruntled passengers demanded their money back. During the second cruise an engine room explosion ended the ship's career. Eventually the CARONIA\/CARIBIA was towed away  to the scrappers but broke free in Guam and impaled herself on a reef.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of the ship photos in this brochure are borrowed from Cunard days, even the cover photo, where if you look closely you can see the Cunard and White Star flags flying on the foremast. 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