reporter: carol, you might be a little surprised to hear so many of these passenger were fully staffed with their staffed with their experience. listen to what larry hayden who was on that ship had to say about it. the crew was wonderful. if i can say something, they were on spot, they were well enformed. they kept us well informed and they were looking out for our safety all the time. reporter: it was like that from passenger after passenger, yesterday, carol, back in baltimore, all wine and roses for the crew. everyone thought they did a really good job. maybe carnival should like talk to the people at royal caribbean and get some pointers, because those people were not happy. although, they were adrift for a number of days unlike the passengers on board the royal caribbean. a question for you, for those of us who would like to take cruise some day, when you look at these
0 newlyweds ever. enjoy the rest of the honeymoon. i m christine romans. i m john berman. cnn newsroom with carol costello begins right now. happening now in the newsroom wild weather. we re watching a tornado, rain wrapped. oklahoma in the bull s-eye again. and heat wave. ory 100 degrees. also, trapped in a mexican prison. an american mom in florida accused of drug smuggling. and this is a pattern, and we love each other. innocent or framed by mexican police? plus, oh, no, beyonce. a fan dares to slap her there. don t mess with queen b. and live in the cnn newsroom. good morning, thank you so much for being with me. i m carol cost tello. this morning s top story may be lurking in the skies above you. severe weather bearing down on half of the country. and there is concern, especially in the nation s midsection. tornado season spun from quiet to catastrophic since last week. a tornado ripping across central kansas last night. one of seven recorded across the state