A couple from Florida have spoken of their shock after they found a hidden camera pointed at their bed on a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. 
 
 In an exclusive interview set to air on Monday’s episode of Inside Edition, the couple say they’ll never set foot on another Carnival Cruise ship again. 
 
 Chris and Dana White from Pensacola were staying aboard the Carnival Fantasy for a three-day Caribbean cruise from Mobile, Alabama to Mexico last October when they noticed a recording device among TV wires in their room. 
 
 "I said, 'Is that what I think it is?'" Chris told Inside Edition. "And [Dana] looked at it and she became concerned. And we were just really flabbergasted that there's a camera in the room and it's plugged up and it's working." 
 
 The couple immediately called security and Chris took a video of an employee on the ship inspecting the device and taking it apart. "I was thinking, 'I can't believe this is actually happening to us,'" he said. 
 
 The couple say they are speaking out now because they feel Carnival did not handle the situation in an acceptable manner. Initially, a representative for the company said the device was not a camera, according to the pair. 
 
 "It was a camera," Chris said. Dana added, “It was wired up. It was working. It was warm to the touch. I just immediately felt like we had been invaded; our privacy had been invaded." 
 
 Carnival provided a statement to Inside Edition saying that they conducted a full investigation and acknowledged a “video transmitter” was found. However, the company say that it was “not connected to an electrical source and not capable of recording. The safety and security of our guests and crew is of paramount importance and we have taken measures so that this sort of situation does not happen again," the statement read. 
 
 After the incident, the device was given to the FBI for further inspection. 
 
 RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images 
 
 The hidden camera debacle is not the only bizarre incident to have occurred on a cruise ship recently. 
 
 Earlier this month, reports emerged of a cruise operated by Royal Caribbean International—which left from Sydney, Australia—being overrun with around 1,300 men from a tobacco company who held wild parties featuring women dressed as Playboy bunnies. 
 
 “It was almost like a huge bucks [bachelor] party,” passenger Cassandra Riini told the Australian Nine Network's A Current Affair. 
 
 “Their doors would be open and you would walk past and be like what am I going to be looking at when I walk past this door? It is hard to forget after seeing all the flashbacks of these men around all the time, 24 hours a day, like we could not escape,” she said. ||||| CLOSE Chris and Dana White told "Inside Edition" that they discovered a recording device hidden in their stateroom on a Carnival Cruise. USA TODAY 
 
 Chris and Dana White say they discovered a recording device hidden in their bedroom last fall on the Carnival Fantasy, a three-day Caribbean cruise departing from Mobile, Alabama. (Photo: Carnival Cruise Line) 
 
 A Florida couple is recalling a distressing experience on a Carnival Cruise after finding a hidden camera pointing at their bed. 
 
 In an interview set to air Monday, Chris and Dana White told Inside Edition that they discovered a recording device hidden among TV wires in their stateroom last October on the Carnival Fantasy, a three-day Caribbean cruise departing from Mobile, Alabama. 
 
 "I said, 'Is that what I think it is?' " Chris White said. "And she looked at it and she became concerned. And we were just really flabbergasted that there's a camera in the room and it's plugged up and it's working." 
 
 The couple called Carnival security and used their cellphone to film an employee who inspected and disassembled the device. "I was thinking, 'I can't believe this is actually happening to us,' " he said. 
 
 CLOSE So what's Carnival's key to success? 10Best takes a look inside this Readers' Choice winning cruise company 10Best Editors, USA TODAY 10Best 
 
 In a statement to USA TODAY, Carnival acknowledged a "video transmitter" was found during a full investigation by the shipboard team, but notes it "was not connected to an electrical source and not capable of recording." 
 
 "This is certainly a unique and unusual occurrence and it is unclear who or why this transmitter was placed in the guest’s stateroom," the statement said. "The safety and security of our guests and crew is of paramount importance and we have taken measures so that this sort of situation does not happen again." 
 
 Chris White disagreed, making it clear that the device "was a camera. It was wired up. It was working. It was warm to the touch." 
 
 Carnival said the transmitter was turned over to the FBI for further inspection, and the Whites were "advised of the involvement with law enforcement." Following standard procedures, the cruise line also notified the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
 
 Still, Dana White told Inside Edition that her peace of mind was robbed. "I just immediately felt like we had been invaded; our privacy had been invaded," she said. 
 
 Related: USA TODAY's guide to drink and beverage packages on cruise ships 
 
 Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2018/10/28/travelers-found-hidden-camera-their-carnival-cruise-bedroom/1800150002/ ||||| A Florida couple says they'll never set foot on another Carnival Cruise ship after they say they found a hidden recording device in their stateroom. 
 
 In an exclusive interview that will air on Inside Edition Monday, Chris and Dana White say they were aboard the Carnival Fantasy for a three-day Caribbean cruise last October when they noticed the device, which they say was hidden among TV wires and pointing at their bed. 
 
 "I said, 'Is that what I think it is?'" Chris said. "And she looked at it and she became concerned. And we were just really flabbergasted that there's a camera in the room and it's plugged up and it's working." 
 
 Chris filmed with his cell phone as a Carnival employee dismantled the video transmitter. 
 
 "I was thinking, 'I can't believe this is actually happening to us,'" Chris said. 
 
 The couple is speaking now because they believe Carnival did not handle the situation properly. At first, they say a company representative said the device was not a camera. 
 
 In a statement, Carnival told Inside Edition they conducted a full investigation and acknowledged a "video transmitter" was found. However, they say it "was not connected to an electrical source and not capable of recording." 
 
 "The safety and security of our guests and crew is of paramount importance and we have taken measures so that this sort of situation does not happen again," the statement said. The device was turned over to the FBI for further inspection. 
 
 "It was a camera," Chris insisted. “It was wired up. It was working. It was warm to the touch." 
 
 "I just immediately felt like we had been invaded; our privacy had been invaded," said Dana. 
 
 Tune in to Inside Edition Monday to hear the Whites' story and to see what happened when our team sent the footage they shot to a surveillance expert. 
 
 Check here for local listings. 
 
 RELATED STORIES 
 
 Man, 29, Falls to His Death on Cruise Ship During His Bachelor Party 
 
 Video Captures Rescue of Woman Who Went Overboard While Taking Cruise Ship Selfie 
 
 Woman Survives 10 Hours at Sea After Falling off Cruise Ship ||||| Published on Oct 26, 2018 
 
 A Florida couple says they'll never set foot on another Carnival Cruise ship after they say they found a hidden recording device in their stateroom. In an exclusive interview that will air on Inside Edition Monday, Chris and Dana White say they were aboard the Carnival Fantasy for a three-day Caribbean cruise last October when they noticed the device, which they say was hidden among TV wires and pointing at their bed. ||||| Story highlights Crisis expert says Carnival should focus on reimbursement, passenger communication 
 
 Carnival Dream had problems Wednesday; return flights for it passengers started Friday 
 
 Carnival Legend is having technical difficulties that affect its sailing speed 
 
 This week's troubles come after Carnival Triumph became crippled last month 
 
 First, it was Triumph. 
 
 Then, Elation. 
 
 Then, Dream. 
 
 And now, Legend. 
 
 While those are happy names for cruise ships, some Carnival Cruise Lines passengers say their recent onboard experiences belie the names. 
 
 In yet another setback for the cruise line, the Carnival Legend is having technical difficulties that are affecting its sailing speed. It's the latest in a growing list of woes for the travel company. 
 
 JUST WATCHED Reporter stuck on Carnival cruise Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Reporter stuck on Carnival cruise 03:13 
 
 JUST WATCHED Lawyer on Carnival: 'You're out of luck' Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Lawyer on Carnival: 'You're out of luck' 02:51 
 
 JUST WATCHED Cruise passengers file lawsuit Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Cruise passengers file lawsuit 02:39 
 
 The Legend was on the last leg of a seven-day Caribbean cruise that departed Tampa, Florida, on Sunday. In a month's time, three other Carnival cruise ships have reported problems. 
 
 Carnival Dream lost power and some toilets stopped working Wednesday, and no one was allowed to get off the vessel docked at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, in the eastern Caribbean. Carnival says it is flying the more than 4,000 passengers back to Florida and will give them discounts. 
 
 Carnival Elation had to be escorted by a tugboat Saturday because of a malfunction in its steering system, the cruise company said. 
 
 And in the most publicized case, last month, an engine room fire left the Carnival Triumph crippled and adrift in the Gulf of Mexico with more than 4,200 people aboard. That scheduled four-day cruise stretched into eight days as tugs pulled the vessel into port in Alabama. Food was scarce, and passengers sweltered in the heat. 
 
 Passengers losing patience 
 
 Because of the problems on the Legend, Carnival said it had canceled a scheduled stop in Grand Cayman and the ship will make its trek back to its scheduled final destination in Tampa. 
 
 Even though the vessel is expected to arrive on schedule Sunday, some people on board are losing patience, passenger Rob Bonenfant said. 
 
 "Passengers are now really pissed off," he said via e-mail. "Mood on the ship is getting worse among passengers, captain is giving limited information." 
 
 Carnival has promised to refund $100 to passengers and give them other refunds and discounts. 
 
 "Carnival Legend is experiencing a technical issue with one of the ship's Azipod units that is affecting the vessel's sailing speed," the cruise company said. "The ship's safety systems and hotel services are all functioning normally." 
 
 The Azipod, a crucial part for steering and propelling a vessel, was the same issue that hampered the Carnival Elation on Saturday. 
 
 "Carnival is really screwing this up," Bonenfant said. "Many have already said they will not book again with Carnival." 
 
 Crisis communication expert Tom Donahue, an executive at the Porter Novelli public relations firm, said Carnival may be making the right operational decisions. However, the frequency and effectiveness of communications to passengers -- who have no other information source -- are what influences the passengers' perspective. 
 
 Stuck in the Caribbean 
 
 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – "Mike watching the first tugboat setting up to pull us," writes Chase Maclaskey on Instagram. The 4,229 passengers and crew aboard the Carnival Triumph have been stuck on the ship since fire disabled the vessel on Sunday, February 10. Click through to see passengers' photos from on board. Hide Caption 1 of 12 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – "One of two tugboats pulling us through the channel to Mobile, Alabama, along with a channel guide boat," writes Maclaskey. The ship is being towed slowly to Mobile, Alabama, and is expected to port late February 14. Hide Caption 2 of 12 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – Passengers set up makeshift beds on a deck of the ship. Hide Caption 3 of 12 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – Passengers fill the deck of the ship and look up toward the sky. Hide Caption 4 of 12 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – Passengers lie on beds in a hallway aboard the Carnival Triumph. Hide Caption 5 of 12 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – iReporter Robin Goebel says passengers dubbed an area "tent city" where many had chosen to set up temporary shelters on the deck of the disabled Carnival Triumph. Many slept on the decks of the ship because the rooms were too hot. Hide Caption 6 of 12 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – Passengers aboard the disabled Carnival Triumph cruise ship wave to a helicopter overhead as it approaches the vessel on February 14. Hide Caption 7 of 12 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – "This was one of the discovered only working outlets so people put their power strips together and we made a huge charging station," wrote passenger Kaitlyn Robertson. Hide Caption 8 of 12 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – Passengers lie on mattresses in a hallway aboard the Carnival Triumph. Hide Caption 9 of 12 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – According to passenger Megan Clemons-Foxall these "buckets of sewage" rest in stairwell aboard the ship. Hide Caption 10 of 12 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – Passengers help themselves to food aboard the ship. Hide Caption 11 of 12 Photos: Photos: Triumph passengers share photos Moments from aboard the ship – Instagram user Jacob Combs shot this photo of his balcony on the ship with the caption, "Excited for working toilets!" Hide Caption 12 of 12 
 
 Photos: Photos: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama Photos: Photos: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama Triumph cruise ship docks – The crippled cruise liner Carnival Triumph limps into port late Thursday, February 14, in Mobile, Alabama. Passengers had endured five days aboard the stricken ship with little power and few toilet facilities after a fire knocked out propulsion and other systems on Sunday, February 10. Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: Photos: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama Triumph cruise ship docks – Passengers wave from the decks of the Triumph after docking at the Alabama Cruise Terminal in Mobile. Hide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: Photos: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama Triumph cruise ship docks – Passengers cheer after stepping off the crippled cruise ship. The last ones got off early Friday, February 15. Hide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: Photos: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama Triumph cruise ship docks – Gerry Cahill, president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines, holds a press conference at the Alabama Cruise Terminal after the ship docked February 14. Hide Caption 4 of 10 Photos: Photos: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama Triumph cruise ship docks – The Triumph will be moved on February 15 to a shipyard at Mobile's port, where it could be repaired. Carnival has canceled more than a dozen of the ship's planned voyages. Hide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: Photos: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama Triumph cruise ship docks – Passenger Kendall Jenkins kisses the ground after stepping off the Triumph. Hide Caption 6 of 10 Photos: Photos: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama Triumph cruise ship docks – Members of the media wait for the last passengers to disembark the ship. Hide Caption 7 of 10 Photos: Photos: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama Triumph cruise ship docks – Journalists await the final unloading from the Triumph. Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos: Photos: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama Triumph cruise ship docks – A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter delivers equipment, including a generator and electrical cables, to the Triumph on Wednesday, February 13, in the Gulf of Mexico. Hide Caption 9 of 10 Photos: Photos: Triumph cruise ship docks in Alabama Triumph cruise ship docks – The cruise ship drifts in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, February 11. The ship was carrying more than 3,200 passengers and nearly 1,100 crew members. Hide Caption 10 of 10 
 
 Some passengers on Carnival's stricken cruise ship Dream are also complaining, and one key complaint is "lack of communication." 
 
 Although power has been restored and facilities are functioning again, some passengers still have to be flown back to Florida after the ship malfunctioned in the eastern Caribbean. 
 
 Cruise passengers received a letter from the captain, according to a passenger who e-mailed a photo of the correspondence to CNN. 
 
 Capt. Massimo Marino had told passengers they will be booked on flights to Orlando or another destination. Passengers with cars at Port Canaveral will be bused from Orlando to the facility about an hour away. 
 
 Members of the Howard family, who live near Chattanooga, Tennessee, were among those flying back to Orlando on Friday after the Dream trip turned into a nightmare. David Howard told CNN that while things were fine aboard the ship, he was frustrated with how his family and other passengers were treated, and by the "lack of communication." 
 
 Howard said he and his family weren't told until 1:45 a.m. Friday they had to get off the ship by 7:30 a.m., so they had to rush to pack in the middle of the night. 
 
 After disembarking, they boarded one of dozens of chartered buses, which traversed St. Maarten with a police escort to the airport, Howard said. 
 
 The captain said remaining passengers could "enjoy another day in beautiful St. Maarten" or stay onboard for a "full schedule" of activities. 
 
 "We sincerely apologize for the disappointment this unexpected change has caused and regret we were unable to provide you with the fun and memorable cruise vacation we had in store for you," he wrote. 
 
 The letter also offers passengers a three-day refund and a half-price cruise in the future. 
 
 Donahue said that in terms of reimbursing vacationers, Carnival needs to take each incident on a case-by-case basis. 
 
 "You have to consider brand reputation and what is the risk to brand reputation. You don't want passengers unfulfilled by expectations for the trip and slighted by an inadequate offer of compensation," he said. "If you are facing or trying to recover some perceived brand impairment, you may want to make sure the compensation is viewed as generous." 
 
 In a statement, Carnival said the ship's emergency diesel generator failed. The ship's next voyage was canceled, the cruise line said. 
 
 Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said Thursday that 4,300 guests were aboard the Dream, along with about 1,300 crew members. Carnival's website puts the ship's capacity at 3,646 passengers, but that's based on only two people per cabin, and some cabins hold more, Gulliksen explained. 
 
 There are also three- and four-person cabins aboard. 
 
 Carnival said on Friday that it had arranged for a combination of approximately 50 commercial and private chartered flights to fly the 4,363 Dream guest home from St. Maarten. Guests were given the option to return to Orlando -- the closest air gateway to Port Canaveral, where the voyage began -- or their originating city, Carnival said. 
 
 On Tuesday, Carnival announced it was conducting "a comprehensive review" of all 23 of its ships after the fire last month that crippled Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico.. Carnival President and CEO Gerry Cahill said the investigation will focus on the prevention, detection and suppression of fires, engine room redundancies, and what additional hotel facilities might be provided and might run off the emergency generators. 
 
 The review is a "positive step," Donahue said. 
 
 "If they are transparent about results of a review, I think that could go a long way to build confidence back among passengers or any prospective passengers who are reviewing some of the negative media coverage," he said. "But the key is not just that they conduct the review, but be transparent about the findings of the review and the steps they will take to address any gaps." 
 
 'Human waste all over the floor' 
 
 After Dream's problems began Wednesday, Gregg Stark, who is traveling with his wife and two young children, told CNN that conditions were deplorable. 
 
 "There's human waste all over the floor in some of the bathrooms and they're overflowing -- and in the state rooms," he said. "The elevators have not been working. They've been turning them on and off, on and off." 
 
 An announcement over the ship's public address system said the crew was trying to fix the problem and was working on the generators, according to Stark. A few hours later, another announcement said the problem was worse than originally believed. 
 
 "We are not allowed off of the boat despite the fact that we have no way to use the restrooms onboard," Jonathan Evans of Reidsville, North Carolina, said in an e-mail Thursday. "The cruise director is giving passengers very limited information and tons of empty promises. What was supposed to take an hour has turned into 7-plus hours." 
 
 But Thursday afternoon, Carnival told CNN that based on conversations with the ship's management team, a look at service logs "and extensive physical monitoring of all public areas, including restrooms, throughout the night, we can confirm that only one public restroom was taken offline for cleaning based on toilet overflow and there was a total of one request for cleaning of a guest cabin bathroom. 
 
 "Aside from that, there have been no reports of issues onboard with overflowing toilets or sewage. The toilet system had periodic interruptions yesterday evening and was fully restored at approximately 12:30 a.m. this morning." 
 
 'This needs to change' 
 
 Last month, an engine room fire left the Carnival Triumph adrift in the Gulf of Mexico with more than 4,200 people aboard. 
 
 As that scheduled four-day cruise doubled in length, food was scarce, and passengers sweltered in the heat with no air conditioning. Passengers also reported overflowing toilets and human waste running down the walls in some parts of the ship. 
 
 A class-action lawsuit was filed against Carnival Corp. afterward. 
 
 The Triumph is still being repaired at a shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, Carnival spokeswoman Joyce Oliva said. 
 
 "We are now focused on the lessons we can learn from the incident and also what additional operational redundancies might be available," Cahill, the Carnival president, said this week. 
 
 Another ship, the Carnival Splendor, had a fire in 2010 due to "a catastrophic failure of a diesel generator," he said. 
 
 In a Friday news release, Carnival said total advance bookings for 2013 are behind 2012 levels, but since January, booking volume for the rest of the year has been "running significantly higher than last year," despite "slightly higher prices." 
 
 "Despite considerable attention surrounding the Carnival Triumph, we had been encouraged to see booking volumes for Carnival Cruise Lines recover significantly in recent weeks," said Micky Arison, chief executive officer of Carnival Corp. 
 
 "Attractive pricing promotions, combined with strong support from the travel agent community and consumers who recognize the company's well-established reputation and quality product offering," were the reason, he said. 
 
 Sen. Jay Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, sent a letter Wednesday to Arison. 
 
 "The Coast Guard has responded to a string of 90 marine casualty incidents with passengers onboard Carnival ships in the last five years," the West Virginia Democrat wrote. "It seems that Carnival has failed to take any meaningful course of corrective action after these continual incidents. This needs to change." 
 
 Despite all the recent problems, Donahue doesn't see any long-term negative effects for Carnival or its competitors. 
 
 "I don't necessarily see this week's events, or even combined with the Triumph event, as casting a pall on the cruise industry," he said, noting that several colleagues and friends who have recently gone on cruises, including on Carnival, enjoyed their vacations. 
 
 "People generally accept that complex pieces of equipment can encounter challenges. That's not the hurdle. I don't think anybody considering the cruise would be unforgiving of an unforeseen event, because those types of events occur with complex systems. People are far less forgiving (when) communications around the events seem to be lacking," he said.
– They set sail aboard the Carnival Fantasy, but a Florida couple's experience aboard the cruise ship was less fantasy, more creepy nightmare. While some couples find towels adorably folded into the shapes of animals in their cabins, Chris and Dana White say they instead stumbled upon a hidden camera pointed at their bed, ensconced in TV wires in their room on Carnival's Fantasy, which was sailing out of Mobile, Ala., last October. The couple tell Inside Edition in an interview that aired Monday that they were "flabbergasted" to spot the camera, and that their "privacy had been invaded." "I was thinking, 'I can't believe this is actually happening to us,'" Chris White says. They're talking to the media now because they don't think the cruise line properly dealt with the issue when they reported it, saying a rep for Carnival initially told them the device wasn't a camera. In a statement to USA Today, Carnival calls the incident with the Whites a "unique and unusual one" and says that while a "video transmitter" was indeed found after a full probe, the transmitter "was not connected to an electrical source and not capable of recording." Chris White shakes his head at that, saying the device was "wired up … working … [and] warm to the touch." Newsweek notes one other "bizarre" cruise ship incident that took place in September, this time involving a Royal Caribbean ship out of Australia. In that case, about 1,300 employees from an Indian tobacco company booked a vacation on the Voyager of the Seas and basically ran "amok" with women they brought aboard dressed as Playboy Bunnies. (Passengers say there was a "bloodbath" on a Carnival ship earlier this year.)