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The video shows a Carnival cruise ship colliding with floating ice in Alaska

A Carnival cruise ship has drawn comparisons to the infamous “unsinkable” ship after colliding with a piece of floating ice last week, albeit far less dramatically than the Titanic once did.

The Carnival Spirit struck a large chunk of ice Thursday while sailing through Alaskan waters. No one was injured and the ship was ultimately undamaged, a Carnival spokesperson told Business Insider.

Videos of the incident quickly began circulating on social media, as did news reports of the collision, including a CNN report that referred to the mass as an “iceberg.”

A Carnival spokesman said, however, that the ice was not, in fact, an iceberg, but a “stray piece of drifting ice.”

“An assessment determined that there was no damage to the ship’s hull and the ship continued its cruise and there was no impact on operations,” the spokesman said.

The ship was making its way through the Tracy Arm Fjord, a waterway south of Juneau known for massive amounts of floating ice, especially during the summer months.

Cassandra Goskie, a passenger on board the ship at the time, posted a TikTok video of the moment of impact.

“If we die, it was damn well worth it,” she can be heard saying in the video. “It’s a Titanic moment.”

Another TikTok video captured the collision from a different angle, jokingly set to “My Heart Will Go On,” the theme song from the 1997 movie “Titanic.”

A passenger posted photos of the aftermath on X as well.

The Spirit returned to its home port of Seattle after the seven-day voyage and has since left for another cruise to Alaska, CNN reported.

In 2007, a small cruise ship ran into the ice, leaving a hole the size of a fist. The 154 passengers were forced to evacuate the ship as water rushed into the engine room and power went out.

A Norwegian Cruise Line ship struck an iceberg last year while passing through fog near Alaska.

Alaska is currently considering a new policy that would limit the number of cruise visitors to Juneau.

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