Passengers describe chaos after cruise ship runs aground

A cruise ship nightmare in the Bahamas is finally over. The ship, that had many Americans onboard, ran aground and was severely listing as it came into port.

"It was like an actual Halloween horror cruise turned into real life," said passenger Daniel Fana.

Photos show passengers lining up to grab life jackets.

Nine hundred and sixty passengers onboard the Bahamas Celebration Cruise Line captured the emergency on their phones.

After the 600 foot tall ship hit the dock, it was tilting dangerously to one side. Back on solid ground, passengers described the scene as pure chaos.

"Everybody was screaming at each other," passenger Joan Fischer said. "It was just a nightmare."

"The panic was just too much for my comfort," said passenger Amanda Jones.

Fellow passenger LaShawn Farrar added, "We could feel the boat tipping over."

"People were crying," said passenger Daniel Fana. "People were hysterical."

And passenger Rod mason simply said, "We were scared."

Passengers were clearly terrified, especially following the tragic disaster of the Costa Concordia two years ago. That luxury cruise ship also ran aground, killing 32 people.

Forced to abandon ship, passengers told ABC News the vessel came to a jerking halt before plunging into a blackout.

A young couple said, "We were in the middle of gambling. We were playing roulette and the lights went out."

That's when the luxury liner hit an unidentified object off Grand Bahama Island.

Celebration Cruise Line officials say: "No passengers were ever in any danger."

On Sunday morning, the luxury liner, which is almost the size of two football fields, was safely docked.

Officials are now assessing the damage to determine the cause of the collision. And some passengers are assessing their love of cruises.

"I would never do this kind of thing again," said passenger Ruth Hurd.

Fischer agrees, "It turned out to be an absolute disaster and it made us never wanna go on a cruise ship again."