The cruise is officially over for guests on the Carnival Liberty, which was damaged in a fire Monday.

On Wednesday, CNN shared the news about what happened and how these passengers will end up being flown home. Such events seem to be par for the course in the cruise industry lately, however, and a Carnival spokesman said this latest inferno and its associated financial loss will have a small impact on the cruise line.

The ship – which had left San Juan on Sunday for St. Thomas, its first stop on a seven-day cruise – will not continue its itinerary once it is released to leave. All hotel services including air conditioning, elevators, toilets, galleys, etc. are fully functional and the ship’s normal array of activities, entertainment, dining options and programming are being offered. 3,346 guests and 1,150 crew were on board this ship.

While de la Cruz said the timing of Liberty’s departure from St. Thomas had not yet been determined, upcoming voyages were scheduled to operate as planned.

“Presently the ship has a temporary limitation on its maximum speed, which we are working quickly to resolve”, spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said. “Going to San Juan will make it easier to get guests home given the more substantial airlift from San Juan”. Now the cruise line is refunding all their guests and flying them home.

“I could feel worse but I still see it as a free cruise”, student and passenger Elaine Myers told.

In 2010, another engine fire aborted the sailing of the Carnival Splendor off the coast of Mexico; the blaze knocked out power and the ship’s propulsion system.