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| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2009 |
Incident |
| 21.6.09 | Carnival Legend |
You Tube has a video from a cruise about a month ago. It was called to my attention by the following email: A friend went on this cruise and told me about the water in her cabin, and in the cabins of several people she spoke with on the cruise. It was brown in color and smelled badly. Comments with the video include another passsenger who says they had the same problem in their cabin. | Unpalatable water |
| 18.6.09 | Carnival Corporation | Seatrade Insider reports Carnival Corp. chairman Micky Arison said that 20 of 23 Caribbean governments where the company operates ships have agreed not to ban calls due to concerns about swine flu. ‘Over-reaction in some locations is a problem,’ Arison said during today’s Carnival earnings call. He told analysts the company is trying to deal with the issue on a port by port, country by country basis. He said it’s a matter of educating destinations about the facts. Cruise ships have rigorous sanitation protocols and practices that include the immediate isolation of passengers or crew who exhibit flu-like symptoms. These measures minimize the chance swine flu could spread from ship to shore. NOTE: His comments are interesting in the context of Carnival's over-reaction in stopping all port calls to Mexico when swine flu first appeared (especially given that most of those ill were not in Mexico's ports). |
Corporate pressure on ports |
| 16.6.09 | Carnival Holiday | CNN reports a search is underway for a passenger (50 year old woman) who apparently disappeared from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship, which sailed from Mobile, Alabama, was stopped about a third of the way to Cozumel, Mexico, and passengers were told to return to their cabins for a head count. A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said the count was initiated because a crew member had heard a loud splash near the vessel. The ship appeared to be circling in Gulf waters Tuesday. Passengers were told in an audio message Tuesday that the ship would proceed to Cozumel when the Coast Guard released it, but the ship's arrival to the Mexican city would be delayed. The passenger is believed to have fallen about 10:30 p.m. CT Monday, and boats were launched from the cruise ship to search nearby waters.The FBI said its violent crimes unit is investigating Vilborg's disappearance. FBI Agent Tim White said agents are looking at every possible angle. UPDATE: See follow-up article quoting woman's husband here. | Person overboard |
| 15.6.09 | Carnival Inspiration | Sun Coast News reports crewmembers from a pilot vessel rescued a 46 year old man clinging to a buoy at about 6:50 a.m., about one mile southeast of Mullet Key, in Fort Desoto, in St. Petersburg. He went overboard at 4AM when he slipped after climbing up on a railing to get a better view of the pilot boat. The ship was returning from a four-day cruise. | Person overboard - rescued |
| 2.6.09 | Carnival Destiny | Posted at Cruise Critic: I was attacked by fellow passenger on the Destiny! Just returned from the 5-28-09 sailing and on the 1st night I had walked up to get some pizza at about 3:30 AM for my wife and myself. While I was waiting fro the pizza and bread to bake I had drink at the back pool bar after about 10 - 15 min pizza was ready and I was returning to my room and I walked up on 3 young mid 20's drunk men 1 of which was urinating on the wall outside of my room. I will not go into many details here but lets just say they where not happy that someone challenged them on what they were doing and that I was going to call security on them. That is when I was Physically assaulted, they must of thought they could scare me off before security arrived, well they were wrong I was not going anywhere! After a few mins they realized maybe they bit off more that they could chew they ran off to their room which was great for me I knew just where they went. Security finally showed up went to both rooms took statements and pictures I did end up with a good shiner but the other guy ended getting removed from the ship on his very 1st morning plus at least a $300.00 fine for not stopping at a foreign port. | Pax on Pax assault |
| 25.5.09 | Carnival Fantasy | WWL News reports the Coast Guard is searching for an 18 year old man who fell overboard (some sources say he jumped) from a cruise ship Sunday at around 9:45 p.m., about 150 miles southwest of Tampa. The ship left port in New Orleans and was en-route to Key West when the incident occurred. A search-and-rescue mission was launched by the Coast Guard out of Miami, but the man has not been found. | Passenger overboard |
| 21.5.09 | Holiday | The ship missed its port call at Freeport (Bahamas) because of rough weather. Also, a passenger reports that on its return to Mobile the ship ran into a storm with high winds, causing the ship to roll heavily to one side which resulted in dishes and other stuff sliding off tables and furniture in staterooms. | Missed port |
| 14.5.09 | Carnival Victory | Safety at Sea International Newsletter reports concerns over swine flu have impeded disembarkation in Barbados Wednesday, but the cruise line disputed a report that the ship had been quarantined. Barbados Port CEO Everton Walters said the ship had been quarantined and the cruise port had been closed. Carnival said a female crew member exhibiting flu-like symptoms was recently placed in isolation and upon the ship’s arrival in Barbados this morning, this information was provided to local authorities. Carnival said, “In response to the information, local authorities in Barbados are requiring that all guests disembarking the vessel there be given a screening questionnaire. The process is somewhat delaying debarkation. The ship will extend its port call in Barbados until 1930 to provide additional time in port.” The female crew member was quarantined shortly after the ship left Roseau, Dominica. See Jamaica Observer and The Dominican. | Swine flu |
| 12.5.09 | Carnival Splendor | The Daily Mail reports an email identifying passengers who opted out of a pre-paid tip to staff was found pinned to a wall in crew quarters by a passenger on a behind-the-scenes tour of the ship. The company claims this is not standard procedure. | Non-tippers identified |
| 10.4.09 | Carnival Valor | From a passenger: I just returned
from the 7-day cruise April 5-12, 2009. On the morning of April 10th,
we were supposed to be docking at Progresso. At about the time we
should have been docking, the Captain made an announcement that we were
not going Progresso because of excessive winds (30+ kn). He told
us that the long channel they had to navigate through would not be safe
due to the winds. He went on to say that the safety of the vessel
and the passengers is most important and it wasn't worth the risk.
We were also told that we would now be spending 2 days at sea
instead of the scheduled 1 day. Although disappointing, it was
nice to actually hear the Captain convey the news versus the cruise
director. We were then told that Carnival was going to give each
passenger an on-board credit of $25. Ten minutes later, we were
told that the credit would only be $20 per person.
About an hour later, the Captain made another announcement regarding
his decision to skip Progresso. He reiterated his safety concerns
and happily informed us that we would be having an at-sea day and then
we would spend Saturday, April 11th at Key West. Eventually, a
letter magically appeared in our stateroom telling us that there would
not be any credits since we were now going to visit Key West and they
had to pay dock fees, etc. |
Itinerary change |
| 5.3.09 | Carnival Splendor | Cruise Critic reports a 63 year old male passenger was reported missing by his wife while the ship was off the coast of Chile as part of an 18-day South America voyage. The guest’s wife notified shipboard personnel at 9:30 a.m. this morning after she found a note that suggested a planned suicide. The missing guest was last seen at approximately 4:30 a.m. The ship’s command immediately began a vessel-wide search for the individual and returned the vessel back to the area where the guest was last seen. All appropriate authorities were notified. The Carnival Splendor departed Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile, March 3 on an 18-day South America cruise that ends in San Francisco March 21. | Passenger overboard? |
| 13.2.09 |
Ecstasy | From Cruise
Critic: At 2:30am I got a wake
up call that I did not request....I woke up to the fire alarms going
off. I got up and immediatatley smelled smoke, I heard yelling in the
hall. I opened my cabin door which was E189 on the Empress Deck and
there was a lady in her undies yelling that the ship was on fire and
for us to evacuatate. I got dressed, grabbed my purse, sail and sign
card and my life jacket. There
was NO crew members anywhere to be seen! No one telling us if the fire
was up or down, foward or aft. All I knew was that the Deck was hazy
with smoke and that the smell was horrible. I ended up following others
up to the Atlantic Deck to our muster station. Still no crew. It was
more then 15 minutes after arriving at the Starlight that the first
crew member showed up. She just told us basicly to shut up and sit
down. An elderly lady was injured during the movement and another had
an asthma attack due to all the smoke. I called Carnival and spoke with a sup. I
was told that it was a small fire (how small I dont know, it did cause
quite a bit of smoke and several cabins on that deck were not available
to their occupants for at least 3 hours and at least one passenger had
to be moved - I was in line behind her at the pursers desk - and one
couple in line to disembark were not allowed back into their cabin
right away and thier carpet was soaking wet). Carnival is stating that
they are trying to keep it quiet. I suppose it would be bad plubicity.
So I suppose that is why there are not any reports about it. Finally the crew started showing up with
medical help. I do not know for sure who or what started the fire, but
I was told that some guy set towels afire in his cabin. I did see
someone (a male) being arrested before debarkation and being led away
in hand cuffs off the ship by Customs agents. |
Fire |
| 6.2.09 |
Carnival Cruise Lines | WPTV
reports a passenger was robbed on a Carnival cruise. She had locked
up her wedding ring, her engagement ring and other gold pieces in her
stateroom safe so they could go to Atlantis (Bahamas) for the day. When
she returned, she couldn't open the safe, and she called security who
opened it with a master key. She saw her jewelry box and thought
nothing of it...until she got home and says four thousand dollars in
jewelry was gone. The passenger wrote to Carnival several times, to
which they responded saying their employees are honest, courteous and
professional. Carnival Cruise Lines told WPTV there is little they can
do because the passenger didn't realize the jewelry was missing until
she got home. NOTE: The cruise
industry reported to the FBI 128 robberies between April 1, 2007 and
April 30, 2008. |
Robbery onboard (Alleged) |
| 19.1.09 |
Ecstasy | Posters at Cruise
Critic report that ship is having
propulsion problems -- one person says the ship had been operating on
half power since Frinday. It arrived late at Galveston today and there
is speculation the problem may influence the itinerary on the cruise
departing today. |
Propulsion problems |
| 16.1.09 |
Paradise | An elderly couple (aged 90 and 79) were reported missing,
and cruise officials say they likely went overboard before the ship
docked in Long Beach. Carnival says the couple's cabin door was double
locked from the inside with a "do not disturb" sign on the
handle. The couple's personal belongings remained inside the cabin and
the door leading from the cabin to the balcony was unlocked. |
Passengers overboard |
| 15.1.09 |
Carnival Conquest | The Southeast
Texas Record reports a lawsuit has been filed alleging a
13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted during a cruise last summer.
The girl was aboard the ship the afternoon of June 24 when a male
employee - a waiter at the ship's Lido Deck Buffet
- approached the teen as she went toward her cabin and made an
inappropriate pass at her, court papers say. "During the encounter in
the hallway, the Carnival employee made inappropriate and sexually
suggestive comments to the minor, grabbed her arm, and forcibly
attempted to pull her into an
elevator," the original petition says. The plaintiffs argue the waiter
also tried to kiss the girl's face and neck. |
Sexual assault of minor |
| 3.1.09 |
Holiday | From a passenger: The ship's arrival and debarkation at Mobile (after a five night
cruise) was delayed due to dense fog, preventing the pilot vessel from
dropping off the pilot until 11AM. The ship finally arrived in
port at 2:45 PM. Passengers were given food/restaurant seating at
regular lunch time and Sign & Sail cards re-activated until
arrival. Debarkation went very quickly after arrival. |
Delayed debarkation / embarkation |
| 1.1.09 |
Sensation | The United States Coast Guard received a report that an employee fell overboard approximately 20 miles off the coast of Vero Beach. Friends saw the 26 year old man from California fall around 82 feet below into the water at about 12:50AM, threw him a life ring and notified the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has launched a helicopter unit to search for the man. The ship's docking in Port Canaveral was delayed until 9:30AM while it participated in the search. Carnival said in a statement that the man, a singer with a band that had performed on the top deck, was not on duty at the time and that six other crew members saw him fall. He was reportedly trying to take a picture when he went overboard. | Crew overboard |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2008 |
Incident |
| 23.12.08 |
Carnival Miracle | From a passenger: I just returned from an 8-day cruise to the Western Caribbean (Dec. 15 to 23). We found out the morning of the cruise that due to "mechanical difficulties", Panama and Costa Rica were off the itinerary, replaced with Costa Maya, Cozumel and Roatan (Belize remained from the original itinerary, but on a different date). Two days into the cruise, I personally met with the Captain and two of his senior officers. Also attending the meeting was a guy who had collected 250 email addresses from disgruntled passengers. The meeting lasted for about 1 1/2 hours. The Captain told us that two days prior to returning to Ft. Lauderdale (our cruise left there on Dec. 15), they had problems with the thrust bearing on one of the two main azipods, which limited their top speed to 18 knots. This is the same problem which apparently affected the Carnival Legend when it was doing the Panama run (the Miracle took over this itinerary after the Legend was no longer able to do it). Due to the limited top speed, the ship simply would not be able to get to Panama in time. Both ships are expected to have the problem repaired when they go into dry dock in a couple of months (late February). The new itinerary was over 1600NM shorter than the originally scheduled cruise, but no refund of the fuel surcharge was offered. A second incident occurred on Monday afternoon, December 22. We were informed over the PA that a passenger was gravely ill, and so the ship was going to return early to Fort Lauderdale - ETA midnight instead of 7:00 the next morning. To our amazement, our "damaged" ship made 21 knots NO PROBLEM all the way back to Fort Lauderdale. | Itinerary change -- Mechanical problems |
| 18.12.08 |
Ecstasy | Thick fog in Galveston delayed the arrival of the ship. The
Galveston-Texas City Pilots Association, whose members guide vessels to
and from area ports, suspended services about 1 p.m. Wednesday because
of low visibility. They did not resume services until the fog began
lifting about 3 p.m. Thursday. Ecstasy, which typically docks about 7
a.m., was expected tie up about 4:30 p.m. Thursday and was not expected
to board new passengers until about 9:30 p.m.; it was expected to sail
around about midnight (rather than typically early evening). |
Fog delay |
| 6.12.08 |
Inspiration | FROM A PASSENGER: We left the pier a little delayed perhaps
30 minutes @ approx 4:30 instead of the scheduled time of 4:00.
Standing in the Atrium after the 1st seating dinner approx 8:30 the
ship went dark (pitch black), seemingly losing all power. At
first we thought it was some planned event. but as it continued
we knew this was not the case. People stuck in between floors in
the main glass elevators. After about 30 seconds emergency
lighting came on and flickered off & on for another couple of
minutes or so. Everyone was calm, almost in shock as if we
couldn't believe this was happening. Finally the lights came on
and we were back to normal. I understand the casino had problems
as all machines lost power and when reset balances were lost, Stores
were closed immediately with use of yellow tape blocking openings I
guess to protect against theft. About
a hour passed when the captain made an official announcement that
basically said that the ship engineers had diagnosed the problem, it
was corrected and all was under control. |
Power loss |
| 4.12.08 |
Carnival Freedom | Cruising
Talk reports that the ship apparently left Grand Cayman on time but
due to reports of something or someone falling overboard, the captain
returned to the island and instigated a search of the area. Subsequent
enquiries and a full head count revealed that what had been seen going
over the side was in fact an inflatable toy monkey that had been on
over ten cruises (according to its owner). The cruise has continued
without further incident. |
Inflatable animal overboard |
| 22.11.08 |
Imagination | A reader at Cruise
Critic posts: Yay! Just home
from the 4 night imagination cruise this week to key west and cozumel.
Had a minor crash that left a huge dent and needing some paint touch up
on the front side of the ship. Couldn't see it much in Cozumel but saw
it clearly as possible when de-embarking today. Cruise director tania
said everything was ok, no major damage to vessel (Of course they will
say that if the ship runs good and no issues mechanically)... but look
at the outside! I'm sure the new white paint will hide it good tho -- Click Here for pics |
Collision with pier |
| 21.11.08 |
Carnival Splendor | From a passenger: Just got back from the special 4 day
sailing on Carnivals new SPLENDOR. Awesome ship, horrible engineering.
Ship is WAY TOO TOP HEAVY!! Ship rolls WAY TOO MUCH!!! Carnival
is going to have to re-think having this ship on the west coasts
Pacific Ocean, as it is usually rough. Encountered 40 knot wind and
rough seas, and ship rolling had me rolling out of bed. High
winds made captain cancel call on GRAND TURK and substituted
NASSAU in lieu. No compensation offered. |
Changed itinerary |
| 14.11.08 |
Carnival Miracle | The ship's cruises scheduled for February 25, March 5, and
March 13 have been cancelled because the ship will enter drydock.
Repairs are reportedly releated to propulsion problems reported during
the summer (see July 7 below). |
Cancelation for dry dock |
| 7.11.08 |
Carnival Victory |
The Antiguan
Sun reports two guests were robbed. They reportedly took a taxi
tour to Long Bay Beach. At about 4:20 p.m., just after they finished
swimming and were preparing to return to the taxi, the man who they
described as a Rastafarian allegedly demanded money from them and
threatened to shoot them if they did not yield to his demand. The
guests reportedly started to run to their waiting taxi and the male
guests reportedly jumped through the driver’s window while screaming
that he was being robbed. This did not deter the man as he allegedly
followed them to the taxi and again demanded that they give him all
their money or he was going to shoot them. He kept on making his
demands although the driver tried talking to him. At this time, the
tourists had no choice but to empty their pockets and give him the
money they had in their possessions. After collecting the money, the
alleged robber escaped through some nearby bushes. He was later
arrested. |
Robbery ashore |
| 6.11.08 |
Carnival Legend | 7
News in Belize reports that thirteen passengers were injured (none
critically) when their shore excursion tour van had a collision with
another vehicle (in which five people were injured). An infant in the
other vehicle is in critical condition with head injuries (see The
Reporter) |
Pax injured onshore |
| 28.10.08 |
Carnival Liberty | The company has cancelled its program of summer 2009 sailings from Dover. Instead, the ship will stay in Miami sailing to the Caribbean instead of re-positioning to Europe next summer as originally scheduled. The decision was based on "current market conditions, continued economic uncertainty and high air costs to Europe which impact US visitors wishing to cruise in Europe," a statement said. | Cancelation of 2009 program |
| 27.10.08 |
Fantasy | A poster at Cruise
Addicts writes at 9:51PM: Hi I
am on carnival fantasy the ship broke down in miss. River. Severe list.
We are drifting. Chairs falling over. Ship is turn we back toward New
Orleans . Sorry I type bad am on my iphone. The anchor is now out and
all outside lights on toward the river. He reports at 12:05AM
that tugs arrived to assist the ship. The ship had just left New
Orleans for a Western Caribbean cruise. UPDATE: Carnival reports there was a
minor technical glitch a few hours after the Carnival Fantasy's
departure as the ship was sailing down the Mississippi River. The
problem was quickly investigated and fixed. The ship resumed sailing
and will arrive in Progreso on Wednesday as scheduled. |
Dead in the water |
| 15.10.08 |
Carnival Valor |
Skipped its port call at Roatan due to
riots/unrest. Over the last few months there has been a steady
escalation of civil unrest by inhabitants of Roatan due to major
increases in electricity charges. In the last week, at least two cruise
ships have diverted scheduled port visits as a direct result of the
civil unrest currently making travel potentially unsafe. The UK
Foreign Office has the unrest listed in their travel aware section.
The US dept of State has no mentions of the problems. However, as per
instruction from the UK Foreign Office, it is adviseable to avoid all
large groups of people if visiting Roatan and do not be surprised if
you are diverted to another port, such as Progresso, if Roatan is on
your itinerary until the civil unrest ceases being a potential danger
towards visitors. |
Skipped port |
| 7.10.08 |
Fantasy | A passenger writes: Today
we got evacuated from the
cabin and made to go to the Lido Deck while they put out either a fire
in the crew area or something started by a welder. This ship is not
ready to be on the sea y'all. Really. We had to stay up there for about
four hours. At least that was better than the ones that were ashore in
Cozumel and could not reboard for that time. Fun fun fun. Another Passenger posted the following from
a letter sent to pax after the incident: Our crew was performing a maintenance
function on one of the lower decks. The work involved the cutting of a
large pipe and during this procedure, residue within the pipe became
overheated. This created a significant amount of smoke which then
traveled to areas on several higher decks. There was no fire associated
with this incident and the crew quickly controlled the source of the
smoke. As a safety
precaution, we advised all guests to report to the open deck areas and
we temporarily limited access to the ship via the gangway. We then made
a full assessment of the incident to be sure that there was no safety
concerns. After a complete evaluation, we confirmed that this situation
was under control and there were no safety issues. Guests were then
advised that they no longer needed to remain on the open decks and
gangway access was re-opened. |
?Fire? |
| 2.10.08 |
Carnival Destiny | From a passenger: We have just disembarked from a Carnival
cruise with a very poor taste in our mouths. On the first night of the
cruise, at 11pm, we went to the pool deck to get some air. While we
were out there, we noticed several incredibly drunk people hobbling
around the deck. We saw that a net had been placed on top of the
swimming pool and assumed that we were not allowed to swim at night. We
then saw one of the drunk men make his way over to the swimming pool
and take off his clothes while his friends hung around behind him. We
were about to say that he shouldn't be swimming because of the net, but
he jumped in. My thought was, "he will land in the net and get out." It
wasn't until we realized that we had not heard a splash that we
panicked! The pool was empty and all that was covering it was a flimsy
net. He had fallen to the bottom of
the pool and he was laying unconcious in a pool of blood. There
were not even any signs. The pool was brightly lit and looked
inviting apart from the net. I was sober and I had no idea that it was
empty! We all started frantically looking for someone in charge so that
we could get help. I went to the bartender to let him know what had
happened, he nonchalantly picked up the phone and started dialing some
number. It wasn't until about 10
minutes later that we heard an announcement calling staff to the pool
deck. The staff on the curise are more interested in
getting the guests to spend as much money as possible than ensuring
their safety. I will never take another cruise and if you do, please be
careful. |
Serious and preventable
injury |
| 24.9.08 |
Carnival Glory | A passenger died during a cave tubing excursion in Belize.
The apparent cause of death is drowning. According to interviews
conducted by Channel 5 Belize, the Caves Branch River in Belize was
running higher than usual, causing the same tour to be canceled just a
few days earlier and other tours, such as those run by Jaguar Paw
Jungle Resort, to be canceled today; however, Bel-Cruise -- Carnival's
shore excursion provider -- chose to run its cave tubing excursion,
with over 300 cruise ship passengers participating. According to a
description by the 52 year old woman's husband, toward the end of the
tour, strong currents pushed the couple toward the cave walls where
they were sucked beneath the water. The husband was rescued, but his
wife could not be reached in time. Carnival has suspended all future
sales of the excursion at this time and an investigation into the
accident is underway. See Cruise Critic
for more information. UPDATE:
WFTV
subsequently reported that another passenger had complained to
Carnival two years earlier that te shore excursion was unsafe after she
found herself in raging rapids and pinned under water as tubes piled on
top of each other. All the while, she said the two guides responsible
for a group of almost 100 tourists were nowhere in sight. "It was up to
my fellow passengers to rescue me," she said. SEE
ALSO September 18. |
Death on shore excursion |
| 15.9.08 |
Carnival Liberty | The Herald
Telegram in Saint Maarten reports the ship will
make a previously unscheduled port call there on September 24. The ship
was originally scheduled to stop in San Juan, PR on the 24th. The best
guess is that San Juan will be visited September 25th when it was
scheduled to stop at Turks and Caicos where the port facilities
suffered hurricane damage. |
Changed itinerary |
| 7.9.08 |
Carnival Victory | The ship set sail yesterday from New York on a seven-night
cruise to New England and Canada has skipped today's port call in
Boston to avoid the remnants of Hanna. |
Skipped port call |
| 3.10.08 |
Carnival Miracle | Cruising
Talk reports that it appears there is a confrontational problem
aboard Carnival Miracle. Due to the storms in the Caribbean, the ship
has had her itinerary changed 4 times. The latest change will be a call
to Newport Rhode Island on Friday this week. There are a few very vocal
passengers who have apparently almost taken the reception area by siege
demanding full refunds etc for ruined cruises. This behaviour has not
gone down well with other passengers or the crew. The most vocal of the
passengers have allegedly reduced their auto-gratuities to zero. Time
will tell if this turns into another QM2 type mutiny. The ship departed
from New York City on a cruise of the Eastern Caribbean. |
?Passenger mutiny? |
| 16.8.08 |
Ecstasy | Passengers report the ship went to Progresso (which is
closer to Galveston) today instead of Cozumel because of propulsion
problems. |
Propulsion problems |
| 1.8.08 |
Fantasy | Carnival has announced that the cruise scheduled to end Monday (August 4) will disembark/embark passengers at Mobile instead of New Orleans because of uncertainty around the Missisippi River following the opil spil two weeks ago. UPDATE August 6: Carnival announced that all sailings through August will leave from Mobile, citing fears that lingering delays from a Mississippi River oil spill would throw off sailing schedules from New Orleans, the normal port. Guests currently on the ship and those scheduled to board for sailings Saturday and Aug. 14 will be bused to Mobile and back to New Orleans for free. For the four sailings after that, only guests flying to New Orleans will get free transportation to and from Mobile. Other passengers will be told to drive to Mobile. | De/Embarkation port change |
| 30.7.08 |
Fantasy | The ship, scheduled to return passengers to
New Orleans from a five-day trip to Mexico will
instead bring travelers to Mobile. Uncertainty about whether the
Mississippi River
would remain open to marine traffic spurred Carnival to change its
plans to arrive in New Orleans. |
De/Embarkation port change |
| 23.7.08 |
Fantasy | Carnival is exploring contingency plans after an early
morning
accident between a tanker and a
barge closed a 47-mile stretch of the nation's major waterway,
including the Port of New Orleans. The
closure is likely to go on for days while remediation teams rush to
clean the heavy slick of tar that is drifting southward. The Fantasy is
scheduled to arrive/depart from New Orleans July 26. UPDATE: The current voyage of the
Carnival Fantasy will end in Mobile, Ala., instead of its regular
homeport of New Orleans. Disembarking guests will be provided
transportation back to the Port of New Orleans or the New Orleans
airport. The next voyage will also depart from Mobile. Carnival
will provide motorcoach transportation from New Orleans' Erato Street
cruise terminal to Mobile. |
Waterway closure |
| 137.08 |
Carnival Victory | From a passenger: I was just on a five-night Canada Cruise
(July 12-17, 2008). On Sunday night, July 13th we were at the 8:30 show
in the Caribbean Lounge. There were some "explosive" special
effects throughout the show. At the end...at least I THINK it was
the end...a spark ignited one of the speakers in the stage floor. It
was smoking! After a few seconds a crew memeber came out from
back-stage with a fire extinguisher and put it out. It continued to
smoke even more. Evenutally, the lounge was cleared out. The
10:30 show was delayed and the Midnight Comedy show was re-located due
to the "fire". |
Fire |
| 7.7.08 |
Carnival Miracle |
It has been reported that the ship is running slower than
normal due to propulsion problems. Tortola has been dropped as a port
of call and replaced with Grand Turk. The itinerary change will
reportedly remain in place until the end of the year at least. |
Propulsion problems |
| 19.6.08 |
Carnival Victory |
CBS
in Miami reports a woman alleges she was sexually assaulted on
board the ship on February 4, 2008. The married mother of three
said she was in one of the ship's nightclubs when a man offered to buy
her a drink. She declined the offer and said she was looking for her
friend. A short time later, the man returned and said he saw her friend
in another area of the nightclub. When the two walked to the other
area, the section was closed and the man forced the woman into a room
where he sexually assaulted her. The victim notified Carnival security
who investigated the incident, along with the FBI. The suspect, who was
a passenger, was identified in a photo line-up. The lawsuit alleges the
sexual assault might have been prevented if there had been adequate
security on the cruise ship. |
Sexual Assault |
| 21.5.08 |
Carnival Conquest |
On
the afternoon of May 21st, 2008, a crew member was seen arrested at the
Bobsled Cafe in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He was taken away by about 20
police officers for purchasing cocaine. Later reports found that the
crew member claimed to have been looking for an ATM machine and got
upset with a local Jamaican for following him to one. A local Jamaican
security guard apparently snuck drugs in his pocket and called police
to get revenge being arrogant and voilent with the guard. The
crew
member had no idea that anything was in his pocket. He was
put in
jail overnight and bailed the next morning for $1000.00 USD (on his
24th birthday). He was permanently dismissed from Carnival Cruise
Lines. |
Crew member Arrested - Cocaine |
| 22.4.08 |
Carnival Victory |
A 44 year old man was reported missing by his wife. It is believed he fell overboard 40 miles northeast of Cozumel. A rescue crew from Clearwater's (Florida) Coast Guard Station are helping in the search. While the FBI says there was no foul play, family members disagree saying that man was not suicidal. He was apparently last seen in the ship's casino. | Person missing |
| 14.4.08 |
Carnival Conquest |
KHOU in Houston reports a Houston man needed 20 stitches after a bloody brawl aboard the ship. According to the news report, the Chapman family say they were having a good time in the cruise ship’s nightclub when a passenger started beating three members of the family with a metal baton. “He was just watching us, leaning by the bar by himself,” Brenda Chapman said. A Carnival spokesperson said the man was removed from the ship in Jamaica as a result. They confirmed the altercation happened and said the FBI is handling the investigation. Krystal Chapman said she wanted to fly home when they got to Jamaica but the family had to stay onboard the ship until Sunday, a full 7 days after the fight. | Pax on Pax altercation |
| 4.1.08 |
Inspiration |
The ship appears to be having propulsion problems that are
affecting port calls. Those interested my wish to check Cruise
Critic. |
Propulsion problems |
| 31.3.08 |
Ecstasy |
The ship returned to Galveston approximately 6 hours late.
The reason given by Carnival was propulsion problems. Disembarkation
and embarkation were both delayed. |
Propulsion problems |
| 19.3.08 |
Carnival Conquest | The port call at Montego Bay was cancelled -- the Captain
announced it was because of a medical emergency. The next scheduled
destination is Grand Cayman. |
Skipped port call |
| 12.3.08 |
Carnival Victory | The Daily Times (Knoxville) reports on a 12 year old girl who was allegedly raped by a 23-year-old male passenger and left drunk, alone and semiconscious in a hallway at 1:30 a.m. on a cruise that began November 25, 2007.The girl had disappeared and was found on a search of the ship. According to the girl's grandmother, a 14-year-old girl on the ship was approached by the same 23-year-old male passenger and offered alcohol the day before the incident involving her granddaughter occurred. In that incident, the male passenger allegedly threatened to throw the 14-year-old girl's boyfriend overboard after the girl refused the man's offer to join him for drinks. | Rape of Minor (Pax on Pax) |
| 1.3.08 |
Carnival Freedom | The ship left Miami for a seven day cruise to the western
Caribbean but was forced to retrun to port at 3:15 AM (next day) for a
medical emergency. It is unkown how the delay will impact the itinerary
which includes Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Ocho Rios. |
Returen to port |
| 28.2.08 |
Celebration | A fugitive wanted by the Atlanta
Police
Department on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault was
arrested by U.S. Marshals just before the ship entered international
waters. Derron Williams, 29, was taken into
custody aboard the ship at 7 p.m. as the ship was steaming for
Freeport, Bahamas. After
marshals learned that Williams had flown to Jacksonville and
boarded the ship, the Coast Guard ordered the ship to stop
before reaching international waters, where federal agents boarded. |
Passenger arrested |
| 24.2.08 |
Carnival Liberty | The ship's arrival in Port Everglades was delayed by more
than six hours because of a medical emergency requiring a diversion to
Grand Cayman for a 15 year old passenger. Instead of arriving in port
between 5:30 and 6:00 AM, it arrived after 11:30 AM. The ship was on an
8 day cruise of the western Caribbean. |
Delayed arrival & departure |
| 17.2.08 |
Holiday | According to WKRG
in Mobile, a Carnival spokesperson said the ship returned briefly
of a medical emergency. Holiday left Mobile yesterday afternoon on a
5-day cruise to Mexico. The
ship turned around 1:30AM because of the medical
emergency. Carnival says the the ship was evacuated while the passenger
was taken
off. Once things were cleared, the remaining passengers got back on and
headed to Mexico. The port call at Progresso was cancelled; the ship
will stop in Cozumel. |
Strange return to port |
| 1.2.08 |
Carnival Glory | NBC6
in Miami and Coast
Guard News report that a 46 year old Indian crew member failed to
show up for work at 6:30 AM and is presumed missing at sea. The crew
searched the ship and reviewed security tapes before notifying the
Coast Guard around 12:30 PM. The COast Guard search was unsuccessful. The ship was en
route to Nassau, the last stop on a seven day cruise embarking at Port
Canaveral and that included Belize City and Cozumel. |
Person missing |
| 21.1.08 |
Inspiration and Imagination | Both ships were prevented from making their call at Grand
Cayman Island because of weather conditions. The
ships had a day at sea and continued on to their next port of call. |
Canceled port call (Weather) |
| 3.1.08 |
Carnival Liberty and Imagination | Both ships were prevented from making their call at Ocho
Rios because of rough seas associated with a weather cold front. The
ships had a day at sea and continued on to their next port of call. See
Jamaica
Observer for the story. |
Canceled port call (Weather) |
| 1.1.08 |
Ecstasy | Port call at Progresso canceled because of high winds.
Passengers were compensated with an onboard credit of $25 (roughly
equivalent to port fees associated with the port call). |
Canceled port call (Weather) |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2007 |
Incident |
| 12.10.07 |
Ecstasy & Carnival Conquest |
Thick fog closed the Port of Galveston, wreaking havoc with
each ship's schedule. Conquest was supposed to sail at 5PM on Sunday
but didn't leave until Monday at 2PM. Ecstasy arrived 7 hours late on
Monday and may be "stuck" in port overnight. |
Fog delays |
| 1.12.07 |
Fantasy | A
77 year old man from Hattiesburg, MS was discovered missing shortly
after the ship docked at
New
Orleans at 4AM at the end of a 5 day cruise to Cozumel and
Progresso.The man's room, which included a private balcony, was
reported by the cruise line to have been locked
from the inside and all of his belongings were left in his cabin. He
had last been seen the previous evening at around 7PM when the ship was
28 miles from shore. The Coast Guard was notified at 10AM and a search
undertaken of coastal waters. UPDATE:
The Hattiesburg
American
reports the search was called off after a suicide note indicating the
man was in poor health was found in his room. |
Person missing |
| 21.11.07 |
Carnival Valor | The St.
Thomas Source reports that passengers from the ship were on an
open-air safari vehicle invovled in an accident in which 29 people were
injured and sent to hospital. One person was airlifted to Miami;
another was under observation when the article was written. 15 of the
injured were released from hospital by 8PM. According to the article,
at about 3PM a utility truck was returning from
a job when its brakes
started to malfunction. The truck
hit the safari bus -- loaded with 22 passengers from the cruise ship --
from the back. The truck tipped over on its side, crushing
a red pickup truck and hitting a smaller white vehicle. Our thoughts go
out to those who were injured. |
Accident Onshore |
| 17.11.07 |
Carnival Victory | A
passenger has written to say that a crew member (a member of the
entertainment staff) fell overboard this
morning around 2:45AM. The ship reversed direction and he was rescued
alive. He was taken to hospital when the ship returned
to Miami, but he is not seriously injured (dehydration and
hypothermia). The ship was on its way back to Miami from a seven day
cruise of the Eastern Caribbean. This incident has also been
picked up
on Cruise
Critic. |
Fall overboard -- Rescued |
| 12.11.07 |
Carnival Liberty | Two separate passengers reported that the ship apparently
had propulsion problems off the
coast Puerto Rico -- as one person said, the
ship is "parked in the ocean between Florida & San Juan" and
that it appears unlikely they will arrive in San Juan at 5PM as
scheduled." The ship did make it to San Juan,
about an hour or so late. If additiuonal details are received about the
problem it will be posted. The 8-day Eastern Caribbean cruise began
November 10 in Fort
Lauderdale. |
Engine problems |
| 25.10.07 |
Ecstasy | The ship's departure from Pregreso was delayed because of
weather and as a result its return to Galveston was 5 hours late
-- 9 PM instead of 4PM. Embarkation of the following 4 night
cruise was also delayed. That ruise will
substitute the port call at Cozumel with a stop at Progreso;
passerngers will receive a $100 onboard credit. |
Delayed arrival / departure |
| 17.9.07 |
Elation | A San Diego grocer filed suit against a fellow passenger
following an incident where the plaintiff was allegedly pushed down a
flight of stairs several hours after sailing from San Diego. The
defendant was reported to have been confined to his room for the
remainder of the five-day cruise to the Mexican Riviera from San Diego. |
Pax on pax assault |
| 26.8.07 |
Carnival Liberty | A poster at Cruise
Critic describes her "cruise from hell" on the eight day cruise
ending today which embarked/disembarked from Fort Lauderdale. She
says there was a large group of
700-800 who over ran the ship and dominated
most of the public areas either by design or intimidation by their
behavior. My family never was able to use the Victoria lounge, the
disco, the teen disco, the arcade, a large portion
of the promenade deck. Carnival
allowed this group to have private access to the Victoria
Lounge every night, therefore denying use of this area to all other
passengers. The other
areas mentioned were off limits to the other passengers on
this trip because the behavior of the individuals who occupied it was
so terrifying that all other passengers avoided these areas. My teen
age daughters were so fearful of what went on this ship that after
dinner they spend it in their cabin watching movies. Some of the behaviors that I witnessed firsthand: drug sales; lying in wait in hall ways and
on
elevators and intimidating other passengers who wanted to use these
areas; running, shoving and
pushing fellow passengers on the promenade deck,
and on the stair case in the lobby (I was shoved down the stairs by a
group who were running down the spiral staircase -- After I fell they
turned back and laughed); standing
on furniture, placing chairs in front of doors in the teen disco and
“locking” other youngsters in; on
2 separate evenings, a full blown riot on the promenade deck,
involving at least 40-50 individuals who were fighting throwing
furniture, punches, filthy language and breaking a bottle to use a
weapon -- the entire security
staff was called, bar tenders left their stations, officers arrived to
break up the fight.; running
and screaming in the corridors at all hours of the night; and a group
of 10-20 individuals doing
laundry all night all while smoking and drinking, and laughing yelling
so loud I could hear every word in my bed. The staff of the Liberty was either unable
or unwilling to enforce any
limitations on the individuals in these groups. I spoke to a high
ranking crew member who informed me that these passengers paid for
their cruise and there was nothing they could do. NOTE: Group cruises are occasionally a
problem -- there was one on Carnival including swingers and one on Royal Caribbean including bears that got considerable attention last year. |
Cruise from Hell |
| 25.8.07 |
Celebration | The Coast Guard evacuated the terminal at Jaxport Saturday afternoon at about 12:45 PM because of a bomb scare. A bomb-sniffing dog came across something suspicious and a bomb squad was brough to the scene to investigate. During that time, no one was being allowed to board and people already on the ship were not allowed off. Shortly after 6PM, the problem wasidentified (the dogs had singled out some bags later found to contain some type of heart medication. The ship had been scheduled to depart at 4PM, heading to Key West and Nassau, Bahamas for a five-day cruise. A statement from Carnival said the cruise was expected to leave at 10 p.m. and passengers were given a $15 ship credit for their trouble. | Bomb scare |
| 23.8.07 |
Sensation | A passenger on the four day cruise ending today writes that there was a group onboard and many of the lounges/discos were closed at night for the private party. The ship looked like someone used it as their own personal garbage can (half eaten apples thrown in the stairwell, drinking glasses). I watched one woman argue (VERY loudly) with a bartender that since someone spilled her drink, HE should give her a free drink. He ended up giving it to her just to get her to shut up. We couldn't walk up the stairs with our children without these passengers CHASING each other down them at top speed, running through the halls, knocking on cabin doors. And then to top it off, someone defecated in the CHILDREN'S pool and all who saw it swear it was an ADULT who did it. | Unruly group |
| 12.8.07 |
Carnival Pride | The ship was delayed for two hours on Sunday after a "suspicious" boat was spotted near the ship. Crew members reported a 15- to 18-foot-long metal skiff loitering near the front end of the Carnival Pride at 11:30 a.m. Witnesses said the skiff had three men and one woman aboard, and was towing a small, bright orange inflatable dingy. One of the people aboard reportedly dove into the water near the pier's pilings and was observed by a witness pulling himself back into the boat. The vessel left the area before authorities arrived. The Port Operations Dive Group searched the pier and cruise ship hull but found nothing suspicious. The cruise ship departed at 6 p.m. Sunday. | Security |
| 4.8.07 |
Carnival Glory | Passengers on the seven day cruise ending today at Port Canaveral indicate the ship was forced to return to Port Canaveral, less than six hours after departure, to med-evac a 16-year-old passenger who had been injured diving headfirst into one of the pools. A passenger also wrote that during the day at sea on the way back (3rd of August) the ship came awfully close to Cuba- so close that you could make out the shoreline in the distance and they sent out 3 boats to patrol the border. Also on the way back the ship appeared to be sailing at reduced speed and there was shaking and it was very rough despite the seas being calm. The ship skipped Nassau (the last port of call -- August 3). | Missed port -- ?Engine problems? |
| 2.8.07 |
Carnival Victory | The ship struck a pier overhang while docking on the west side of Manhattan, closing down 12th Avenue near 56th Street and causing backups on the Henry Hudson Parkway. There were no reported injuries. The ship was completing a 4-day round-trip cruise to Saint John, New Brunswick and was supposed to disembark passengers at 8 a.m. It was unclear which pier the ship was actually docking at when the accident occured. | Struck pier |
| 5.7.07 |
Carnival Pride | A 56-year-old man went missing from the Mexican Riviera cruise, July 1-8 (port calls at Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas). He was apparently last seen by his cabin mate at 1AM on July 4. His body was found off Puerto Vallarta on July 10. The FBI was notified and is investigating. The incident was made public July 16 after family members contacted Cruise Bruise. Carnival Cruise Lines says it is not normal practice for it to disclose such events to media unless specifically asked by a media source. | Missing |
| 2.7.07 |
Carnival Liberty | The Coast Guard was alerted around 11:45 p.m. that a 29 year old man, appearing intoxicated, had fallen overboard. The ship was 50 miles off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida. A helicopter and rescue boats were sent out and a Coast Guard boat pulled the man from the water alive around 12:30 a.m. Subsequent reports say the man had been drinking with his three buddies since the ship had left Fort Lauderdale at about 4 PM. The group left the casino area after 11 PM. to go outside, where the man climbed into a lifeboat -- "He took the ax and started to chop at the ropes." The ship's assistant chief of security came out to get him to stop. He started climbing toward the man and told him to get down. "Then he jumped into the water." He was rescued within an hour. |
Jumped overboard
-- Rescued alive |
| 1.7.07 |
Ecstasy | An 18-year-old man died early Sunday after he jumped into the Gulf of Mexico. The had sailed out of Galveston for a five-day round-trip cruise to Cozumel, Mexico amd om day 2 "an 18-year-old male passenger was seen jumping overboard from one of the ships upper decks" about 7:35 a.m. Officials initiated a search and notified the U.S. Coast Guard. The passenger was recovered by the crew about a half-hour later and brought on board, where he was pronounced dead. He has not been identified. The ship is en route to Cozumel and is expected to arrive Monday morning. It is scheduled to return to Galveston on Thursday. | Jump overboard |
| 28.6.07 |
Fascination | A 16 year old male was med-evaced when the ship was 120 mile
off Key West. He had lost his pinky finger when he tried to stop
an elevator door from closing with his right hand but when the door
closed and he pulled his hand from the door his pinky finger was
severed. |
Pax injury |
| 23.6.07 |
Carnival Valor | A
passenger apparently fell overboard and was rescued alive.
According
to passenger accounts, sometime around 19:30 ET there were a couple of
blasts from the ships horn. "Around
19:50 I noticed the ship leaning to one side and people were asking
why. I walked up to the 10th deck and was asked by a crew member to go
to the other side of the ship. People were gathering on that deck and
there were at least 20 crew members with radios. I asked what was going
on and someone said they thought it was a man overboard. I went and got
my husband and we went to the 11th deck just as the cruise director
announced there was a passenger overboard and we were in search and
rescue mode. She also said the coast guard was en route. We also saw a
freight liner in the distance with a search light. The ship had
turned
around and was almost stopped. From what we observed, around 9:00 pm,
the Valor spotted the passenger and sent a life boat from the ship to
retrieve him/her. We saw the person swim toward the boat, a
preserver
being thrown to him/her and then the person was pulled on board the
lifeboat. About 5 minutes later the announcement was made that the
passenger was rescued by the Valor staff." Some observed
the man to have been intoxicated. |
Fall overboard -- Rescued |
| 20.6.07 |
Imagination |
A crew member went missing on this five day from Miami to Cayman Islands and Jamaica. The 57 year old was last seen on June 19; he didn't show up for work today. An onboard search was undertaken, but he wasn't found. Because the man is an Italian national, the cruise ship was not required to notify US authorities of the disappearance. | Missing |
| 15.6.07 |
Carnival Valor | From a passenger: I just got back from sailing on the Carnival Valor. The cruise set out on June 10th. On Friday, June 15th we were in Costa Maya, Mexico. We found out later that night we were making an emergency stop in Cozomel. A 4 year old girl had a near drowning in Costa Maya and progressively got worse. The boat stopped and a smaller boat came to pick her up on a stretcher. I just want to remind parents to keep a closer eye on their kids while on vacations. | Reminder to parents |
| 13.6.07 |
Carnival Conquest | The Jamaica Observer reports that two men held up 17 tourists from the ship who were visiting the Lethe Estate as part of a shore excursion. "Police say that approximately 11:15 am, the visitors were on a tour of the property when they were pounced upon by the gunmen who proceeded to rob them of their valuables. No one was, however, physically harmed during the incident. Hours later, the police - who were assisted by citizens in a search of the area for the armed men - said they recovered handbags, credit cards and other items believed to be discarded by the bandits in the bushes." | Robbery onshore |
| 3.6.07 |
Carnival Liberty | A group of passengers who had just disembarked and were
waiting to board a bus to the airport were slammed into by a Greyhound
bus that lurched toward them, hitting a concrete post first. Six
people were transported to hospital with injuries that were not life
threatening. See
the Sun -Sentinel for more details, and here
too. |
Accident onshore |
| 24.5.07 |
Ecstasy | Disembarkation was delayed and the cruise terminal at
Galveston evacuated after a sniffer dog located a suspicious package
during a routine sweep of the terminal at about 8:30 AM. The
package, addressed to Carnival Cruise Lines, turned out to contain a
printer -- chemicals in the printer apparently alerted the dogs.
The package was destroyed and things returned to normal by about 11:00
AM. |
Bomb scare |
| 21.4.07 |
Carnival Glory | A passenger on the 14 - 21 April cruise writes that there was an outbreak of illness of unknown size -- In my family alone five us came down sick. This happened within hours of the first person getting sick ... I tried to find out info and was offered nothing but a "politician's answers." They would say things such as rough seas, etc. We all had to fill out CDC forms and were quarantined to our cabin the rest of the trip. We also came across about 6 others that had this same experience. The passenger also writes: It also bothered me that the female dancers came out with nothing but a GO-string going up their backsides. We were so offended that we got up an left the show. The really crazy thing is that during "Camp Carnival" that particular night, they were going to take our children to this show. We felt this was very inappropriate on the ships behalf considering we had 7 and 9 year old boys, and and 7 year old girls. We obviously chose to pick our children up early that night. | In
Poor Taste? |
| 20.4.07 |
Paradise | The ship's departure from Long Beach was delayed because the
company had received an anonymous bomb threat at the reservation desk
in Colorado Springs, CO. The US Coast Guard was notified at 2:20
PM and a full sweep of the ship and reinspection of passenger luggage
was undertaken. Nothing was found and the ship departed at about
6PM. |
Bomb threat |
| 3.4.07 |
Imagination | From a passenger: I just returned from a trip that was supposed to include a stop at the Cayman Islands, but almost halfway there we had to return to near the Florida Keys to drop off a 'seriously ill' passenger with the Coast Guard. As a result, no Cayman Island port of call was possible on April 02. (We were able to see Ocho Rios, Jamaica as planned on April 3.) A secondary hardship of this misadventure was that we seemed to be sailing at top speed causing extremely strong winds on the upper decks. These winds did not abate until we reached Ocho Rios and returned to our normal time schedule. I never realized how dicey was a ship's itinerary. It is certainly something to consider, risking one of your precious vacations from work on a cruise ship that may trap you at sea for a week with cafeteria quality food in a cabin that is way too small and really very little to do. The few things I did enjoy (trivia contest and dance groups) were over in 30 minutes, or less - almost as soon as they began. My wife made the best of it - she is far less grumpy and more forgiving than I - but I suspect if she takes another Cruise vacation, it will either be solo or with her next husband. | Interesting commentary |
| 30.3.07 |
Carnival Glory | The Baltimore
Sun reports that Naval Academy midshipmen aboard the 10 - 17 March
cruise demonstrated behaviour that was misguided/immature, but not
criminal. According to a passenger, "eight to 10 male midshipmen
groped women, offered to buy alcohol for teenagers and displayed "lewd"
behavior while wearing bikini swim trunks and cowboy boots." The
newspaper includes the following quote: "I was 'felt up' by
one of the very drunk men and I was given the misfortune of watching
them grab and disrespect every woman they could get close to as well as
seeing them offer the underage [15- and 17-year-old] girls at our table
alcohol ... I cannot tell you strongly enough how EMBARRASSED these
"gentlemen" made me feel to be an American. I can only imagine what the
foreigners on our ship and in port thought of us." |
Sexual misconduct |
| 29.3.07 |
Sensation | Departures was delayed several hours after the US Coast
Guard received an anonymous phone call about a bomb on board.
Passengers and crew were evacuated during a two hour search of
the ship. The call was determined to be a hoax. |
Bomb Threat |
| 16.3.07 |
Carnival Glory | A
35 year old man was rescued approximately eight hours after jumping or
falling overboard from the ship when it was 30 miles east of Fort
Lauderdale. A witness said that the man, who was intoxicated, ran
through a window and then fell 60 feet into the ocean -- it is not
clear whether the window was open at the time. The ship was en
route
to Nassau and will arrive slightly behind schedule. |
Person Overboard -- Rescued Alive |
| 4.3.07 |
Carnival Miracle | From a passenger on the 7
day sailing (25 Feb - 4 Mar): We
had a wonderful cruise for the first four days, but the night of
Wednesday Feb. 28th brought gale force winds and high seas as we passed
Costa Maya on our way to Belize. On Thursday the winds diminished
enough to allow passengers to partake in excursions, but the Turneffe
Atoll snorkel I was scheduled for had to be redirected to a more
protected location because of the rough seas. The next morning
the ship was unable to dock at Costa Maya due to rough seas -- I later
learned that the same thing had happened the week before.. As the
ship made its way back to the US along the Mexican coastline and passed
outside of Cozumel the winds and seas began to diminish. |
Missed port |
| 2.3.07 |
Carnival Valor | A passenger getting off yesterday in St. Maarten never
returned to the ship and wasn't seen until after a newspaper article
appeared on March 7. The 50-year-old woman
had last been seen by her mother after they arrived in Phillipsburg and
there was fear that something had happened. As it turns out,
she'd simply missed the boat. |
Missing ashore? |
| 1.3.07 |
Celebration |
Embarkation was delayed about an hour after a disembarking
passenger had found onboard and turned in at the Purser's Desk 2 rounds
of .22 caliber ammunition.Coast Guard and Border Patrol inspectors
insured that X-ray machines and metal detectors were oparting properlyt
and conducted an expanded security inspection of the vessal. |
Security |
| 22.2.07 |
Carnival Liberty | Three muggers attempting to rob a dozen seniors on a tour
bus (a privately arranged tour) in Limon (Costa Rica) were
foiled. A man, about 70 years of age, put one suspect into a head
lock and broke his clavicle -- he died of asphixiation; the other two
men armed with a knife and a gun fled after the other senior citizens
began defending themselves. In December, a passenger was shot
(not critically) in a robbery attempt while on a walk along a boardwalk
in a Limon city park. |
Pax Foil Robbery |
| 10.2.07 |
Fantasy | A barge struck the ship on the Mississippi River near New
Orleans, leaving a 30 foot gash (about 5 feet above the waterline) in
its hull and forcing cancellation of the five day cruise that
followed. There were no injuries and no reports of
pollution. Passengers on the cancelled cruise received a full
refund and a 25% discount on a future cruise of 3, 4, or 5 days.
(See New
Orleans Times-Picayune) |
Collision -- Cancelation |
| 4.2.07 |
Carnival Pride |
Reports from the ship state the vessel is experiencing
unspecified mechanical problems and has reduced her speed from 20 to 10
knots, delaying her arrival in Long Beach by one full day. The
cruise scheduled to begin today will operate a modified 6 day schedule
(cancelling Puerto Vallarta) and will leave from San Pedro instead of
Long Beach, but return to Long Beach. Passengers opting to sail
received a 15% refund and a $50 shipboard credit. |
Mechanical problems - Delayed arrival & departure |
| 30.1.07 |
Carnival Valor | Two
American tourists (brothers aged 23 and 26) arrested in Belize City
with 70 grams of cocaine before reboarding the ship on January 23rd
plead guilty to charges of drug trafficking and paid fines of $10,000
each. The two had been busted at 4:30 PM at the Tourist
Village.
Based on information they had received, police approached the brothers
and told them a search would be conducted on them. While being
escorted to the terminal, 4 bags containing cocaine fell from one
brother's pants. He was found holding another 3 bags and the other
brother was six bags. |
Drug Bust |
| 14.1.07 |
Carnival Destiny |
From a passenger: Woke up to the Captain’s 5AM announcement
of a bomb threat. Crew did search of entire ship, while breakfast
started at 6 AM for the passengers. Some crew members downplayed
incident, while others were visibly nervous. Docking into San
Juan was delayed, then passengers were held onboard until 10 AM, some
missing flights, others starting excursions late. Handled
smoothly except the part of holding passengers on a ship with the
potential “bomb”. The Destiny cruises the Eastern
Caribbean from San Juan as the embarkation/debarkation point.
|
Bomb threat / Delayed arrival |
| 3.1.07 |
Fantasy | An 18 year old male was rescued by a Coast Guard Helicoptor
while the ship was 250 miles west of Clearwater Beach (Florida).
The teenager suffered head trauma when he fell from the ship's mast to
the deck and landed on his head. He was last reported in stable
condition. [Med Evacs are not normally reported, however this
case relates to an injury suffered onboard.] |
Med Evaced Injury |
| 2.1.07 |
Carnival Legend | Passengers were notified this afternoon that their 8-day
cruise scheduled to leave tomorrow from Fort Lauderdale will depart a
day late because "The ship was forced to make a significant route
deviation in order to facilitate a special medical emergency
evacuation" -- the deviation was apparently between Martinique and Fort Lauderdale. The ship will
drop Belize City from its itinerary;
passengers will receive a 15% refund and a 20% discount on a future 3
to 8 day cruise departing prior to December 15, 2008. |
Delayed Arrival / Departure |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 |
Incident |
| 28.12.06 |
Carnival Valor |
A 55-year-old woman died after getting "in difficulty" while
snorkeling on an shore excursion at Grand Cayman. According to
the tour operator (as reported by Cay
Compass News Online), "Somebody swum away from the boat and got a
little too far, and they got tired before they got back to the boat." |
Pax death on excursion |
| 15.11.06 |
Carnival Liberty |
It wasannounced to day that the cruise scheduled to depart
November 19th from Port Everglades will now depart on November 21 in
order to allow the company to throughly clean/sanitize the ship
following the current cruise where many passengers reported ill.
The new itinerary will be a four day cruise to Key West and
Cozumel. Passengers choosing to take the new itinerary will
receive a 50% refund on this cruise and a 50% discount on a future
cruise. Passengers can also choose to cancel the cruise and
receive a full refund which will be processed within two weeks. |
Itinerary Change |
| 10.11.06 |
Ecstasy |
From a passenger: Departed on a five day cruise from Galveston. Early next morning the announcement came that we were diverting to Progresso, Mexico instead of continuing to Cozumel because of "propulsion problems". This upset us more as time went on and when we found out that this has been an ongoing problem with the ship and has happened at least 3 times in recent months. It made for a disappointing cruise. | Engine Problems / Itinerary change |
| 6.11.06 |
Elation |
Four passengers were injured when a welded piece of the
gangway gave way around 12:30 while passengers were embarking at Port
Canaveral for a 5
day cruise to Turks and Caicos. Safety ropes kept the gangway
from falling more than a foot, but the jolt was enought to throw four
people sprwling onto the gangway. Three were treated and released
from hospital. None of the injured proceeded with the cruise. |
Gangway Slips / Injuries |
| 4.11.06 |
Carnival Conquest |
A 42 year old man fell/jumped from his balcony at
approximately
11:00 PM. The ship
did search and rescue and then search and recovery for 4 hours and then
halted operations at 3:30 AM. Coast Guard helicoptors and several
vessels (including oil rig barges) aided in the search and were later
joined by a Coast
Guard cutter -- they continued the search witout success. The
ship resumed its course to Galveston, likely to arrive 3 or 4 hours
late. |
Passenger overboard |
| 20.10.06 |
Carnival Valor |
The ship made an uscheduled stop at Cozumel to let off a passenger who had a medical ermergency. It was on its return from Costa Maya to Miami. on this seven day cruise, due back in Miami on Sunday. The delay created by the stop was minor and will easily be made up. | Diversion for Medical Emergency |
| 19.10.06 |
Inspiration |
The five day cruise ending today had some issues around a group of 450 alternative lifestyle passengers (swingers). There is debate about how disruptive the group was ... rather than detail the issues here, go to Cruise Critic if you'd like more information (from different perspectives). | Onboard disruptive behaviour |
| 4.10.06 |
Imagination |
From a passenger: While in line to board (on Sept 30), passengers were informed of a propulsion problem that would prevent the ship from reaching maximum speed ... therefore an itinerary change was - 1 day in Nassau and 3 days in Freeport. The resulting "five day cruise to Cayman and Jamaica" was horrible considering Freeport had 2 major hotels closed due to prev. storm damage, and Carnivals only offer was 100$ onboard credit per pass.- cement factory was the view from the ship which stayed in port for most of the cruise. | Itinerary change |
| 30.9.06 |
Carnival Conquest |
From Cruise Critic: Around 3:00 PM we heard an announcement ... and then all of a sudden made a 90 degree turn on a dime. It was pretty scary, I called the pursers desk and they said that ... someone or something had fallen off the ship. I went out on our balcony to see what was going on and no one really knew. By this time, everyone on the ship was now hanging over the right side ... Come to find out later - (all speculation here) there was a young lady on 11 having an argument with her boyfriend. She was either sitting on the rail, or standing near the rail and was either pushed, fell over, or jumped off the backof the boat to her death. She missed the water and hit the balcony on level 6 landing on her back ... Speculation was that she jumped [but] no one really knows exactly what happened ... Click here for an account from Events Page readers and the Associated Press. | Passenger Death |
| 28.9.06 |
Ecstasy |
Upon embarkation, passengers were given a letter stating
that due to a problem with the propulsion system, the ship could not
attain maximum cruising speed, and would be docking in Progreso
rather than Cozumel. The four-day Western Caribbean cruise
embarked from Galveston. |
Itinerary change |
| 11.9.06 |
Imagination |
A 35 year old woman was reported missing when the ship docked in Miami after a four-day cruise to Key West and Mexico. The woman was reportedly least seen by relatives in the early morning hours of Saturday (10 Sept), several hours after leaving Calica. | Pax Missing |
| 29.8.06 |
Sensation | At
approximately 2:20 AM, a crew member was picked up by a female taxi
driver to see his friend in Nassau. The taxi driver stopped for another
male, who gun-pointed the crew member and demanded everything from his
pockets. The crew member gave up his cell phone, digital camera,
and
$60.00 cash to the suspct, who then asked the crew for more. The
crew
member fought the armed man in the taxi and escaped through the side
window where he ran back to Bay Street. The crew member claims he
cheated death and was lucky to get out of a situation like
this. He
went to the local Bahamian police the next cruise to investigate, and
the police claimed this was a regular set up in Nassau. The crew
member had a quick recovery but won't forget the experience. |
Crew member robbed in Nassau |
| 25.8.06 |
Celebration |
After its accident August 15, the itinerary for the August
17 departure was altered (Freeport canceled) because the ship was
operating at reduced speeds. The August 21 cruise was canceled so
the ship could be repaired. Repairs took longer than anticipated
and the cruise scheduled to begin August 26 was shortened 3 days and
will embark August 28. |
Cancelations |
| 18.8.06 |
Celebration |
One of the ship's propellers struck bottom while approaching
the dock at Nassau spilling an estimated 200 liters of lubricating oil
and affecting the operation of the engine. The Nassau call was
cancelled and the ship is en route back to its homeport, Jacksonville. |
Environmental |
| 27.7.06 |
Carnival Pride |
From a reader: Carnival
Pride is here in Vancouver today (!). It normally only cruises
Mexico, and it took me forever to figure out why it’s here. Someone
posted saying there’s a tropical storm headed for the Mexican Riviera,
so the sailing was forced to come to Canada instead (possibly due to
the Jones Act?) Someone has posted on Cruisecritic in a ‘live
from the Pride 7/26) thread, but it keeps getting lost. Most
people thought it was some kind of joke. No info is on Carnival’s
site about the matter, so I am guessing they were told when they
boarded the ship. |
Itinerary change |
| 23.7.06- 30.7.06 |
Carnival Destiny |
A passenger reports that the ship departed San Juan one day
late (because of mechanical probelms) and that Aruba was skipped as a
port of call. |
Mechanical Problems - Itinerary change |
| 21.6.06 |
Imagination |
CBS
in Miami reports that a crew member was reported missing after not
reporting for duty Tuesday afternoon. The ship was enroute from
Miami
to Grand Cayman on a five-day cruise. A search was conducted but
without results. |
Crew Member Missing |
| 17.6.06 |
Inspiration |
An apparent onshore labour dispute in Cozumel delayed
tendering operations for about two hours and caused some shore
excursions to be shortened or cancelled. |
Delayed tendering |
| 27.5.06 |
Carnival Legend |
A 35 year old male passenger jumped overboard in front of his wife and two young sons (5 and 3), apparently during an argument over onboard spending (gambling and alcohol). The ship was 650 miles offshore after leaving Tortola on its return to New York. A 12 hour search was undertaken without results. The May 28 cruise departed late (3 AM) because of the ship's late arrival. Embarking passengers received a $50 onboard credit. | Passenger Overboard |
| 20.5.06 |
Inspiration |
An 82-year old man who was traveling by himself went missing
and, based on a note found, is presumed to have committed suicide. |
Suicide |
| 2.4.06 |
Sensation Fantasy |
Because of continuing problems with the Sensation's
propulsion, it has been reported that the two ships will switch
itineraries on April 6. Both operate out of Port Canaveral. |
Ship Switch |
| 1.4.06 |
Holiday |
The ship returned to Mobile from its first cruise since the
lease to FEMA and like the Sensation passengers complained about the
ship not being up to standards. Hot water was inconsistent,
repairs and maintenance were still being done while passengers were
onboard (e.g., hot tubs were out of service and being welded with
children nearby), and toilets were not working properly -- As stated by
MSN-NBC, "...crew members work to prepare the ship for another five day
cruise, a cruise so many others ... wish they had not taken. "I don't
want that ship to leave today with
another group of two thousand victims". See here for more info. |
Maintenance problems |
| 28.3.06 |
Sensation |
The ship will have to shorten its current trip to the Bahamas, missing a stop at Grand Turk, because of a problem with the ship's propulsion system. The Sensation is not able to travel fast enough to reach Grand Turk, and instead will stop at Freeport. The same will be the case on the next cruise. |
Itinerary change (Propulsion) |
| 24.3.06 |
Imagination |
The ship returned to Key West two hours after leaving
because of a medical issue. The ship then changed its next port
of call from Calica (Mexico) to the Bahamas. |
Itinerary change |
| 23.3.06 |
Sensation |
Coast Guard inspectors
detained the ship at Port Canaveral
until the captain and crew could fix violations related to the ship's
fire-control systems. The ship was supposed to set sail at 4 p.m.
on a four-day voyage to the Bahamas, but will be delayed until late in
the evening. Inspectors found deficiencies in fire-safety
systems, specifically
some fire screen doors, fire station valves - which are like a
fire hydrant - and watertight doors. Repairs were made and the
ship finally left more than 6 hours late. There were apparently
problems on the cruise, and 8 passengers were forcibly evicted from
ship when in the Bahamas -- details can be found here
and here. |
Detained in Port -- Safety
Violations |
| 22.3.06 |
Carnival Liberty |
There was a complete power failure that lasted approximately
1 hours (10 - 11PM) and it was another hour or so before everything
appeared "back to normal". Passengers report on this at Cruise
Critic. |
Power failure |
| 19.3.06 |
Carnival Destiny |
According to a message at Cruise Critic, the ship was supposed to dock at 7 AM today in San Juan but was slowed because of a propulsion problem (a propeller had been damaged). It finally docked at 4PM; passengers were still disembarking at 1 AM. Many had waited for hours for Carnival to find them hotel rooms because the delayed arrival meant missed flights. Embarking passengers were still boarding at 2 AM. The following cruise (19-26 March) was apparently still plagued with propulsion problems. One passenger writes: "We arrived at all ports late and left all early. For instance we were supposed to leave Aruba at 10PM but left before 7PM. Cut down time on all our shore excursions. No on the ship would confirm anything. They knocked $25/pp off everyone's bill and gave out free drinks for 2 hours toward the end of the trip. Very disappointed." | Propulsion problems |
| 11.3.06 |
Imagination |
Messages from two passengers indicate the ship never made it
to the Port of Calica "due to weather" (i.e., high winds). "We just sat
at sea and waved to Calica/Playa del Carmen from the upper deck."
The only compensation given was a $25/person credit. The only
port call on the four night cruise was a half day at Key West. |
Missed port |
| 11.3.06 |
Ecstasy |
The ship housing Katrina refugees broke loose from its moorings in New Orleans and spun out into the Mississippi River, and narrowly avoided hitting a pair of Military Sea Lift Command ships moored nearby. The Ecstasy, with quick help from a river pilot and three tugs, came to rest about 300 feet from the Algiers riverbank, just downriver from Algiers Point. The episode began about 5:35 a.m. when a large metal bollard holding some tie-down lines at the old wharf broke off, starting a chain reaction of line breaks. | Near catastrophe |
| 10.1.06 |
Carnival Legend |
It was reported that a 65 year old man died while part of a
snorkeling shore excursion at Shark Bay Alley in Belize. The man,
part of a group of nine toruists, experienced difficulties in the water
and was rushed to the Caye Caulker Village Clinic where he was
pronounced dead, apparently from a heart attack. This is the
third such case in as many months: in November a 68 year old man from
the Norwegian
Dream disappeared while snokeling in the same area -- his body
was never found; in December a woman from the Caribbean Princess
who was participating in a snorkeling expedition in Sint Maarten was
found dead underwater -- it is unknown whether she had a heart attack
or an accident underwater. |
Death on Shore Excursion (Snorkeling) |
| 1-8.1.06 |
Carnival Conquest and Victory |
From a passenger: Carnival Conquest's departure was delayed for over 4 hours due to fog in Galveston. In Grand Cayman, we met up with passengers from Carnival Victory, who were told after they boarded their ship that they were not allowed to go to Cozumel. They were infuriated when they found out that Conquest was allowed to go. |
Delay -- Missed port |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2005 |
Incident |
| 26.12.05 |
Imagination | From a passenger, 12/24/2005 sailing w/, stops in Cayman and Ocho Rios: Upon awakening Monday morning, December 26, we were off the coast of Grand Cayman. Our captain told us it was to rough to anchor at our spot on the island and that we are being turned away. But the ship did offload a sick child and to pick up several passengers who missed the boat in Miami. A tender came out to our vessel to accomplish this. This small tender did not roll or bob in the lake like waters surrounding our vessel(maybe the sea had an occasional one foot chop at most). We could see three other vessels were at anchor including the Carnival Inspiration(?) and had offloaded their passengers on tenders. We weren't offered anything to make up for this; i don't buy their excuse for not stopping ... there has to be another reason. | Missed Port |
| 14.11.05 |
Fascination |
From a passenger: Delayed in Key West due to technical difficulties. As a result, cancelled Mexico Calica port and went to Nassau Bahamas instead. My group already booked to go to Nassau on same ship for the next three day cruise that week. Others reported that they lived in Nassau Bahamas and were very angry that they were going there. No compensation given. | Itinerary change |
| 21-24.10.05 |
Fascination |
The ship was delayed returning to Miami for two days as a
result of Hurrican Wilma. The ship experienced very rough seas
while "waiting" at sea and on Monday "tipped severely, injuring several
passengers. Some passengers who needed medical attention had
difficulty communicating with foreign workers." (Des Moines
Register) A passenger onboard reports that there was considerable
damage to the shops and displays given the severe wave action and that the zero deck was ankle deep in water. The cruise director
came on the intercom after the list and announced that they had made a
maneuver. |
Severe List |
| 17.10.05 |
Paradise |
Disembarkation was delayed 6 hours until the ship was cleared by the FBI which was investigating a woman's death during the cruise (sometime Saturday, reportedly on R deck around room 145). Many assumed it was drug-related since there was evidence of drug use on board, but this is just conjecture. According to news reports, "authorities do not believe foul play was involved." The cruise, running 14 - 17 October, was the Xingolati Groove Cruise of the Pacific. Embarkation of the next cruise was also delayed. The death was later ruled to be caused by “the toxic effects of methadone,” | Death on Board --- Delays |
| 11.8.05 |
Carnival Glory |
A 30-year-old muscian was found deceased in his cabin.
There were no signs of foul play and the death is presumed to be from
natural causes. See the report in Florida
Today. |
Death onboard |
| 6-11.8.05 |
Imagination |
The cruise boarded 6 hours late because a medical emergency
on the prior cruise caused a late return to Miami. The ship was
further delayed (another 5+ hours) the next day after a 20-year old
woman jumped overboard at 5AM -- she was subsequently found by another
ship around noon and flown (alive) to Miami. Because of the
delays, Ocho Rios
was dropped from the itinerary; passengers were given a $40 onboard
credit. |
Delay -- Missed Port -- Passenger Overboard |
| 3.8.05 |
Carnival Legend |
FROM A PASSENGER: Around 10PM we looked out of our balcony,
on the starboard side on deck 7, and saw heavy, heavy smoke coming
from the lower levels towards the front of the ship. Although I
did never actually see flames, there were extremely bright flickering
lights coming from the same place. Within minutes, there was an
announcement for everyone to proceed to the upper, open decks.
The late show had to be evacuated ... and people who's room was in that
area said their rooms and hallways were filled with thick white
smoke. The Cruise Director announced "there was a problem in the
engine room and that something had overheated". Later it was an
"oily substance". All I can tell you for sure was that
it was heavy smoke. People had their life jackets on, very
unsettling. This lasted over an hour. No real explanation and of
course no compensation. |
?Fire? Lots of smoke |
| 16-21.7.05 |
Ecstasy |
Like many other ships, Ecstasy changed its itinterary to
avoid the hazardous weather. However, passengers on the 5-day
July 16 cruise had a "cruise to nowhere" and report Carnival refused to
refund port charges paid by passengers. A person posting at
Cruise Critic however referes to receiving a certificate for 50% off a
future cruise. |
No Refund of port charges |
| 13.7.05 |
Carnival Legend |
From a passenger just back: Just out of Tortola, heading for NYC on Wed July 13. 5:10 pm, "computer glitch" causes hard left turn, that combined with a strong wind offf the starboard side, results in a 14 degree list causing injuries and damage. We were on port side, on balcony, and felt like the ship was going to turn over; pool water, and debris streamed past our window. Crew members said they had NEVER experienced a list of that degree. | Unexpected List |
| 24.6.05 |
Elation |
The Houston
Chronicle reports that a 40-year old woman travelling with her
husband and three teenaged children went missing off the Caribbean
coast
of Mexico at 11 AM. The ship
conducted a full search where she was presumed to have gone overboard
but was not successful in finding her. Though not
explicitly stated, news
reports imply she committed suicide. Unrelated is that the
ship lost power and was adrift for an hour around mid-day on Saturday
(June 25). |
?Suicide? Loss of Power |
| 14.6.05 |
Carnival Glory Carnival Victory |
Carnival was fined $65,000 and its ships were turned away
from St. Thomas and San Juan because the company had not provided the
US Coast Guard with documents listing names of passengers and crew.
along with the ship's last five ports of call, per security
requirements. Both ships were delayed 4 hours until required
documents could be provided and reviewed. Carnival blames the
problem on a computer glitch that has since been repaired. |
Noncompliance with security requirements |
| 7 - 14.6.05 |
Carnival Spirit |
Passengers were told at 6 AM the first morning after embarkation that the ship had engine problems and would be missing three points on the itinerary: Prince William Sound. College Fjord, and Sitka; its stop in Ketchikan was cut short. As one passenger wrote, "We were very upset about missing the glacier viewing and Sitka. We will never be able to take this trip again, we saved for over 2 years and will not be able to come back to Alaska, their gesture of a $50.00 credit is a insult to our intelligence." Another passenger posted the following at Cruise Critic and clarified the nature of the problem: The ship starboard side propeller hit an iceberg or ice on the northbound trip which departed Vancouver. The damage was bad enough that it bent one of the propellers. Because of this damage, the ship could not use the engine and therefore could not reach the required speed to visit the missed ports. Also the damaged propeller caused a large amount of vibration which was noticeable when we attended dinner the second night. When we arrived in Juneau, Carnival had divers waiting to correct the problem. | Propulsion problems --- Missed ports |
| 5 - 12.6.05 |
Carnival Valor |
Reported by a passenger:
On June 7, the ship encountered
mechanical problems which brought it to a complete stop between Nassau
and St Thomas. Then on June 9, after leaving St Maarten, we went back
to St Thomas and docked at approx 1:30am on June 10
to deliver a heart attack patient to a waiting ambulance. This delay
caused us to sail back to Miami north of the Bahamas rather than south
of the islands to make
up for lost time. This caused a slightly rough ride in the Atlantic
both ways. Of the 3,300 guests on board, there were 550 children, and they were running loose, falling at the pools, and there was at least one case of defecation in a pool. Kids running down the halls at midnight, yelling. Darting through the shopping areas almost tripping older guests. Just a zoo because of the kids on board. |
Propulsion and other problems |
| 10.6.05 |
Holiday |
The ship's return to Mobile is delayed more than one day,
until
Sunday, because of Tropical Storm Arlene. The ship will arrive at
Sunady at 4PM rather than Saturday morning. The next voyage,
which was to have been a five-day cruise is now converted to a four day
cruise to Cozumel. |
Weather delays |
| 7.6.05 |
Carnival Spirit |
5 longshoremen were arrested after they blocked a busful of
cruise passengers in Whittier, Alaska. The union accuses Carnival
of violating US law by using foreign workers to load and unload luggage
from Carnival ships." One week later it was announced that
Carnival agreed to use American workers on future visits to
Whittier, per Federal regulations. Click here,
here,
and here
for media coverage. |
Labour Dispute |
| 23.5.05 |
Carnival Destiny |
The ship lost power and propulsion at 7AM -- it was dead in
the water for 8 hours and without electricty and air conditioning for
about two hours. The engines were finally operational at 3 PM and
the ship headed to St. Lucia, skipping Aruba as a port of call.
See here
for detailed description. |
Loss of Power and Propulsion Problems |
| 23.5.05 |
Carnival Legend | Several passengers report the ship altered course to rescue
a man on a small vessel who became ill while traveling alone from
Florida to Portugal. The man was transferred to hospital in San
Juan the next day. No further details are known. |
Rescue at Sea |
| 16.5.05 |
Carnival Destiny |
Two elderly passengers (aged 67 and 71) disappeared Thursday May 12th between 8:30 PM and 4 AM while the ship was going from Barbados to Aruba. Their couple's belongings were found in a pile on one of the decks, but this was consistent with what they did every night. The FBI investigated but the case was closed. The couple is presumed to have died at sea, but of unknown cause. It remains a mystery for the couple's family. See here for more info. | Missing at Sea |
| 14.5.05 |
Carnival Valor |
From a passenger: In the Washington Dining Room at the 8:30 seating, after dinner during the dining staff entertainment, a supposedly drunken woman hopped on top of one of the pedestals that are used to hold trays and danced to the music, swaying. She fell off and landed on top of a round table and everyone commented on how amazing it was that not even a glass was broken. At that time, there were moans from a woman who had been unnoticed but was laying under the table, having been hit by the woman who fell. The woman suffered a broken neck and has since had surgery. (The husband of the woman who was hit has posted multiple times on Cruisemates.com begging for anyone who may have video or pictures of the incident.) | Injury -- Request for
witnesses |
| 25.4.05 |
Carnival Victory |
First
Coast News in Jacksonville, FL reported a Massachusetts couple were
bitten by bed bugs while on a cruise in March -- they woke in the
middle of the night to find "40, 50, 60 bugs just crawling all over the
top half of the bed" and that their bathrobe was covered with the adult
bugs. Carnival Cruise Line acknowledged the bed bug infestation
and says a previous guest brought them onboard. |
Bed Bugs |
| 14.4.05 |
Carnival Valor |
There were multiple reports that a passenger jumped from the bow of the ship at about 3AM, reportedly after losing $10,000 at the casino. Crew observed the man going overboard and he was rescued about 45 minutes after the initial "man overboard" alert. There was an ambulance on the pier when the ship arrived at St. Maarten; his party was apparently not allowed to remain on the ship. | Passenger overboard |
| 11-16.4.05 |
Imagination |
From a passenger: "There was loss of propulsion on the first night of our cruise. The ship lost half of the propulsion system. Captain cancelled both ports: Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Instead we went to Cozumel Mexico. They gave us a $100 onboard credit and 25 percent off our next cruise. | Propulsion problems |
| 10.4.05 |
Paradise |
Though airlifts from cruise ships are not uncommon, it is
unusual that three passengers would be airlifted the same day.
That was the case in San Diego. A 78-year-old man who fell and broke his hip and a 64-year-old woman with a tear in her esophagus (reportedly after walking through a glass door at an onboard shop) were airlifted Saturday night from Oosterdam; the following morning a 55-year-old woman suffering "severe internal pain" was airlifted from the Paradise. These are reminders not to travel without adequate health insurance that will cover such emergencies. |
Airlift ill pax |
| 8.4.05 |
Carnival Cruise Line | Carnival in a regulatory filing made yesterday said it has
meritorious defense against a lawsuit claiming it failed to pay overtime to as many as 15,000 cruise ship
workers. The suit was filed on
behalf of a half-dozen waiters, cabin attendants and kitchen employees
on various Carnival ships. It contends that they worked more than 70
hours a week and were not paid overtime as specified in an employment
agreement. See South
Florida Sun-Sentinel. |
Labour issues |
| 17.3.05 |
Inspiration |
According
to a report filed with Cozumel's National Marine Park office, at 15:30
hours the Inspiration passed within a meter and a half (60") of a group
of 12 divers who were exploring the bottom of reef
Paraíso. According to the reports of dive masters
with Aqua Safari, the force of the
propellers raised sediment so that it was impossible to see the palm of
your
hand. This situation produced panic among the divers who feared for
their lives and risked
being sucked up into the enormous propellers. The incident is
being investigated. The ship's departure was delayed three
hours. (Put more simply, the dive shop explained the situation as
follows: The basic theme is the
Inspiration fell asleep and went broadside to the wind as the front
came in. It came close to broadsiding the Grand Princess at dock, GOT INTO the national park, and
put my divers into the waring blender. It is amazing no one was killed.) |
Environmental Public Hazard |
| 12.3.05 |
Ecstasy |
The ship will depart late after
its arrival is delayed by continuing engine problems. from the
previous cruise. According to the Houston Chronicle: Carnival hopes a problem the ship's engines can be fixed at the dock today by technicians flown in to do the job, but if the problem persists, passengers who choose to sail anyway face the possibility of a slow "cruise to nowhere" in the Gulf of Mexico instead of scheduled visits to the Mexican ports and beaches of Cozumel and Playa del Carmen. "If we don't get the problem fixed at the dock, It's a two-port, one-port or no-port possibility for the cruise," Carnival spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said. |
Engine problems continue |
| 9.3.05 |
Ecstasy |
Ecstasy headed toward Mexico but the itinerary was uncertain. It was expected to arrive at Progreso, Mexico Thursday where the faulty part would be replaced but weather conditions prevented it from docking. It is now a "cruise to nowhere." Following a protest by 500 passengers on Wednesday afternoon with chants of "No Progresso, take us home." Passengers were subsequently compensated with $40 per person credit to their shipboard accounts to cover meal expenses on Monday prior to boarding when the ship was late arriving in Galveston, a 50% refund of their cruise fare and a 25% discount on a future three- to eight-day Carnival cruise. | Engine problems |
| 7.3.05 |
Ecstasy |
The ship's return to Galveston was delayed 14 or more hours
because of a malfunction of the propulsion system on its return from a
trip to Mexico. It was expected to dock no earlier than 10 PM
rather than the 8 AM scheduled disembarkation. The departure of
the following cruise was delayed until 3 AM on Tuesday morning. |
Engine problems |
| 19 - 26.2.05 |
Carnival Glory |
From a passenger: I was on the Carnival Glory on its 2/19 cruise to what was to be the Eastern Caribbean. When in Nassau, 2/20 the Cruise Director announced the ship had 'Engine Problems' and we couldn't make it to the Virgin Islands. So we spent the next 6 days off the coast of Florida. |
Engine problems / Canceled port calls |
| 6.2.05 |
Carnival Valor |
A SOBER REMINDER FOR THOSE TEMPTED -- From
a passenger: This one should go under "should of known better" or "Just plain stupid" A young honeymoon couple was escorted off the ship (they were on our tender) with officials from the ship. They had brought drugs on and the husband had some sort of overdose incident. They left them in Belize, not sure if they were handed over to the Belize authorities or just left to their own devices. |
Say "No" to Drugs |
| 12.1.05 |
Holiday |
Carnival Cruise
Lines
announced that the
|
Missed ports |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2004 |
Incident |
| 30.12.04 |
Holiday |
Cruise to Cozumel changed to a 4-night "cruise to nowhere"
because mechanical problems made it impossible for the ship to make it
to Cozumel and back. Passengers given a choice to cancel if the wanted. COMPENSATION: $100 on onboard account OR cancel and full refund |
Propulsion problems |
| 25/26.12.04 |
Carnival Miracle | From a passenger: We pitched over violently to one side,
shattering 10's of thousands of dollars in kitchen ware, booze,
etc. Tossed stuff all over the cabins. Had tugboats pull us
to a temporary dock since we were coming back into Tampa and couldn't
hold our own against the winds. From what I heard, we drifted
onto sand and that caused us to pitch to one side. Didn't see
anything in the news about it. |
Weather |
| 6 - 11.12.04 |
Celebration | Received from a reader: Our first stop to Grand Cayman was cancelled because, apparently, a crew member was struck by a forklift and broke his back (per the captain). The ship was re-routed to Cozumel (nearest port) where the injured person was disembarked. Our first port was then changed to Playa del Carmen. The crew member is now in Miami in critical condition. |
Crew injured |
| 5.12.04 |
Carnival Pride | A 37-year old woman disappeared from the ship late Saturday
evening while 30 miles off the Mexican coast. A search proved
unsuccessful. There is question regarding whether there foul play
was involved. See
here for more info. |
Person overboard |
| 25.11.04 |
Celebration | A 54-year-old man was reported missing, possibly at sea,
after the ship arriving home from a five day cruise to the Bahamas. |
Person overboard |
| 18.11.04 |
Carnival Conquest | Posters at Cruise Critic have reported a 60-year-old German
man committed suicide by throwing himself overboard and into the water
when the ship was in port at Georgetown, Cayman Islands. |
Suicide |
| 13.11.04 |
Holiday |
The ship lost engine power and collided with some pilings along the Mobile River before dawn. As the ship made a turn to head back to its berth at the new cruise terminal, its starboard engine and bow thruster died. Despite being assisted by a tugboat, it collided bow-on with pilings. It eventually regained power and slipped into its berth. | Collision |
| 22.8.04 |
Holiday |
The ship rescued five people, including a 10-year-old boy, after their fishing boat burned and capsized off the coast of Cancún. A search ensued after ship employees reported hearing someone yell from the water. | Rescue |
| 11 - 19.8.04 |
Carnival Legend |
The 8-day cruise from NYC to the Caribbean took a detour to
Bermuda and passengers spent three days in port while repairs were made
to an electrical component in the Azipod propulsion system.
Passengers returned to NYC from Bermuda. |
Propulsion problems Ports skipped |
| 4.8.04 |
Carnival Miracle |
The Baltimore Sun carried a story that Carnival had been forced to bump passengers on cruises leaving from Baltimore because the cruises were overbooked. Hundreds of passengers have had their cruise cancelled. See story in Baltimore Sun (August 4, 2004) | Overbooking |
| 31.7.04 |
Carnival Miracle |
At
4 AM, just hours before docking in NYC, an announcement came over the
public address system saying, "This is the Captain speaking. All
crew members abandon ship." This was followed a few minutes later
by a message from a female saying all was well and the previous message
was a mistake. The Captain followed a bit later apologizing with
the explanation that teenagers had gotten hold of the public address
system. |
Hoax |
| 26.7.04 |
Carnival Legend |
There was a medical emergency on the prior cruise, requiring the ship to stop in Bermuda on its way back to NYC and causing it to arrive late in NYC. The cruise beginning today will sail approximately 8 hours later than planned, departing at midnight rather than 4 PM. | Delayed departure |
| 23.7.04 |
Fascination |
A passenger is suspected to have fallen overbaord -- he was
last seen at 3:30 AM, was reported missing at 7:00 AM, and did not
disembark at the end of the cruise in Miami. The story is on-line
at: NBC
6 - Miami and at the Sun
Sentinel |
Man Overboard |
| 7.7.04 |
Jubilee |
A
passenger onboard has reported that there are major engine
problems on the current 5 day cruise from Jacksonville and that ports
of call have been cancelled/changed. They were to go to Key West
and Nassau and
instead went to Freeport today and are in Nassau tomorrow -- both are
shortened
port stays. |
Engine Problems |
| 7.6.04 |
Carnival Destiny |
A
passenger reported that "the
ship broke down while cruising from St.Thomas to Dominica. We were
delayed
3.5 hours. Also, while docked at St.Thomas there was a fire in one of
trash incinerators. Passengers were delayed 45 minutes to board. There
was no cause given as to why the fire started." |
Propulsion problems |
| 5.6.04 |
Carnival Miracle |
It
was announced that the August
28, 2004 sailing would be cancelled for maintenance on the seal on the
slewing bearing, a component of the steering drive in the podded
propulsion
unit. Carnival says it has made a temporary fix that will suffice
for now. |
Cancellation |
| 18.5.04 |
Carnival Sensation |
Four
foreign seamen fell about 100 feet during a lifeboat
drill when a winch failed while the
ship was docked in Cozumel, Mexico, according to lawsuits filed
May 25 in Miami. The crew members alledgedly suffered broken
legs, hips and spines when the lifeboat smashed into the water. |
Crew injured |
| 13.5.04 |
Carnival Victory |
Passengers
were delayed in disembarking the ship when it
arrived at Grand Cayman and was searched for a bomb. None was found.
The threat was traced to a passenger who was allegedly
inebriated. She was taken into custody by authorities in the Cayman
Islands and was eventually sent back to the US. |
Delay |
| 30.3.04 |
Carnival Glory |
Due
to
dredging operations in Key West, Forida the itinerary will substitute
Costa Maya, Mexico for Key West in May through October. |
Rescheduling |
| 18.3.04 |
Holiday |
The
ship
arrived in New Orleans 12 hours late as a result of
a "technical malfunction." Passengers on the
cruise beginning today were advised not to arrive at the terminal any
earlier than 8PM. All guests were expected to be onboard by 10PM. |
Technical malfunction |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2003 |
Incident |
| 8.9.03 |
Celebration |
Because
of continuing propulsion problems, the itinerary on
this 5 day cruise has been changed to make only one port call in Mexico
rather than two. |
Engine problems |
| 4.9.03 |
Celebration |
Because
of a malfunction in one of the two propulsion
systems, the ship will arrive in Galveston 12 hours later than
scheduled. The following 4-day cruise will depart a day late and
instead of the planned 4-day cruise to Cozumel will be a 3-day trip
without any stops. |
Engine problems |
| 29.7.03 |
Carnival Conquest |
A
25 year old man was charged with raping a 16 year old
female fellow passenger the night before the ship docked at New Orleans
on Sunday, July 27. |
Sexual Assault (Pax on Pax) |
| 11.5.03 |
Carnival Conquest |
A
35 year old man fell from a 10th floor balcony between
midnight and 1 AM. Initial searches for
him were unsuccessful, but the body was found the morning of May 14th. |
Passenger overboard |
| 6.5.03 |
Holiday |
The ship
left port almost 24
hours late after security breaches: an off-duty policeman reported he
had a gun in his luggage (which hadn't been noticed by security), four
bullets were found in the ship's passageway, and another passenger had
left ammunition in his bag. The Coast Guard ordered the ship to
remain at the pier while passengers, crew, and baggage were rechecked.
The ship, scheduled to leave Monday finally departed Tuesday at
4:00 PM. |
Security Breach and Delay |
| 12/13.4.03 |
Celebration |
A
31 year old man accidentally fell overboard in the Gulf of
Mexico (8 hours after leaving Galveston) and was resuced 17 hours later
by a passing cargo vessel. |
Passenger overboard |
| April.03 |
Carnival Legend |
15 year old girl raped by other passenger. Details
here. |
Rape |
| 9.3.03 |
Carnival Conquest |
The US Coast Guard plans to board the CARNIVAL CONQUEST to investigate a sharp roll made by the ship that sent passengers running for life vests, and glass crashing to decks. Many passengers believe the ship tilted abruptly from one side to the other early on the morning to avoid colliding with another vessel. Seven passengers reported to a newspaper in New Orleans that they saw the lights of another vessel silhouetted in thick fog less than 200 yards from the CONQUEST. Carnival Cruise Lines blamed the sudden list on a strong gust of wind that broadsided the ship as it turned into the shipping channel bound for Gulfport, Miss. (Source: Maritime Matters, March 16, 2003) | Near miss collision OR unexpected list |
| 10.2.03 |
Carnival Victory |
Ship
experienced
a 5 degree tilt when a stabilizer malfunctioned. No injuries. |
Unexpected list (tilt) |
| 7.2.03 |
Carnival Legend |
A
24 year old native of Indonesia was charged with sexual
battery after a 28 year old woman identified him as the man who entered
her cabin while she was sleeping around 5 AM on Thursday and raped her.
Police said he used a master key to unlawfully enter the room.
The perpetrator was detained and held by Carnival onboard
security personnel until the ship reached Fort Lauderdale. |
Rape |
| 27 - 30.1.03 |
Ecstasy |
An
older disabled man reportedly jumped to his death from
the top of the atrium into the lobby area of the ship. (Contributed by
two readers of this page who were on that cruise.) |
Suicide |
| 26.1.03 |
Elation |
A 35 year old woman went missing following a fight with her
husband. She was noticed missing the next morning by her husband
when he woke in the morning. |
?Suicide? |
| 14.1.03 |
Ecstasy |
The
company reported an accidental discharge of 60 gallons
of grey water while anchored at Avalon Bay (Catalina Island,
California), approximately one-half mile from land. |
Environmental |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2002 |
Incident |
| 30.11.02 |
Holiday |
This
4 day cruise was first changed to a 2 day
cruise-to-nowhere that was to embark 30 November. It was then
cancelled because the ship remained grounded at Playa del Carmen on
November 29th. December 2nd cruise is
expected to leave on schedule. |
Cancellation |
| 26.11.02 |
Holiday |
The
ship became lodged on a
sandy bottom of the Caribbean Sea, a quarter mile off the coast of
Playa del Carmen. There were no injuries or damage. The
ship was freed on November 29th. |
Grounded |
| 27.10.02 |
Elation |
Cruise
cancelled because of problems with the propulsion
system that limited the ship's speed (Cabo San Lucas skipped on October
20th cruise). Sent to drydock in San Francisco and expected to
return to service for next scheduled cruise. |
Problems with propulsion system |
| August.02 |
Inspiration |
Strikes barge in Mississippi
River -- undamaged and continues on |
Collission |
| 22.7.02 |
Carnival
Destiny |
A
55-year old man found hanging in a shower stall -- an
apparent suicide. Not reported as to crew or pax. (Reported in St. Thomas
Source, 7/22/2002) |
Suicide |
| 30.6.02 | Inspiration |
Problem with propulsion system develops on final leg of cruise; reduced speed and late arrival (3 hours) in New Orleans. | Propulsion system |
| 27.6.02 | Celebration |
Cruise canceled for repairs. | Cancellation |
| 24.6.02 | Celebration |
Technical problem with propulsion system; stop in Playa del Carmen canceled and stop in Cozumel shortened. | Propulsion system |
| 24.5.02 | Carnival Destiny | Technical malfunction caused ship to lose power for a couple of hours. Port call at Aruba replaced by stop in St. Lucia. | Power failure |
| 3.5.02 | Carnival Spirit |
Cruise canceled for repairs. | Cancellation |
| Apr.02 |
Ecstasy, Fantasy, Imagination, Paradise, Sensation, Tropicale | Carnival Corporation pled guilty to numerous occasions from
1996 through 2001 that it discharged oily waste into the sea from their
bilges by improperly using pollution prevention equipment. In
addition, the company falsified the Oil Record Books in order to
conceal its practices. The plea agreement only focusses on
Carnival Cruise Line (and dismisses any future charges against other
Carnival Corp. subsidiaries), however it only applies to the Southern
District of Florida. Other
federal jurisdictions may pursue independent investigation and
prosecution. FINE = $18 million ($9
million fine and $9 million in court-ordered community service to
fund environmental projects in South Florida) |
Environmental Fine |
| 28.4.02 | Carnival Spirit |
Cruise cut short due to air conditioning problems -- 12 day cruise shortened to 9 days. | A/C problems |
| 14.3.02 | Jubilee |
Sailing canceled due to mechanical difficulties. | Cancellation |
| 13.3.02 |
Fantasy |
A
Picasso etching ("Petite Infante Accroupie et Courtisan") valued at
$12,000 was cut from its frame in the early hours of the morning.
It was displayed in front of the casino. |
Robbery |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
Significant Events, 2001 and earlier |
Incident |
| 14.1.01 |
Sensation |
A 19 year old man climbed over a railing and threatened to
kill himself after an argument with his girlfriend. After his
girlfriend pleaded with him to climb to safety, he complied, but
slipped and fell into Hillsborough Bay (Tampa). He did not
survive. |
Accidental death |
| 24.9.00 |
Carnival Victory |
The ship collided with a pier
(her stern brushed the end of the opposite pier and crushed a portion
of concrete platform) as it was leaving New York. |
Collision with pier |
| 25.8.00 |
Elation |
Two cruises cancelled (Oct 29
and Nov 5) in order to perform preventative maintenance on the ship's
Azipod propulsion systems. |
Cancellation |
| 18.8.00 |
Holiday | A 33 year old female passenger
went overboard and missing when ship was near Los Angeles. |
Passenger overboard |
| 31.7.00 |
Elation | A 42 year old male passenger
went overboard and missing when the ship was off the coast of Mexico. |
Passenger
overboard |
| 19.7.00 |
Paradise |
Two additional cruises were
cancelled, after a cruise was halted as it left Miami because of
problems with the propulsion system. |
Propulsion porblems - Cancellaton |
| 23.5.00 |
Carnival Destiny |
The ship arrived in Boston a day
late because of propulsion problems and its following cruise cancelled
after repairs couldn't be made in a resonable time. |
Engine problems / cancellation |
| 12.1.00 |
Celebration |
Fire broke out in the auxilliary
generator while the ship was sailing 100 miules north-west of Montego
Bay, knocking out air conditioning and toilets. The fire was
quickly extinguished and there were no injuries. The ship sailed
to Montego Bay and passengers were flown home. |
Fire |
| 3.1.00 |
Paradise |
Passengers on the millennium
cruise held a protest on the dockside ain Nassau after their itinery
was changed from Tortola and the Eastern Caribbean to Bahamas and
Mexico because of propulsion problems. |
Propulsion problems |
| 22.10.99 |
Tropicale |
The ship's sewage system clogged
up, forcing the company to offer passengers the option of flying home
from Cozumel (with a full refund and free airfare) or staying onboard
and receiving a 75% refund. |
Toilet problems |
| 19.9.99 |
Tropicale | An engine room fire left the
ship adrift for two days in the Gulf of Mexico. Power was
restored and the ship was escorted back to Tampa. Passengers
complained about sewage backups and lack of water for showers and sinks. |
Fire |
| 5.7.99 |
Carnival Destiny | The cruise ship and Coast Guard ended its search for a 22 year old man who disappeared at sea after leaving the ship's nightclub. The ship was between San Juan and Miami. For more information see here. |
Passenger
overboard |
| 16.2.99 |
Carnival Destiny |
Technicians restored partial
power after the ship had drifted for 27 hours off the coast of Turks
and Caicos. Power to two electric propulsion motors was lost at
1:40 AM, leaving the ship adrift. The power loss did not affect
showers, lighting, or air conditioning. |
Power loss - Adrift |
| 20.7.98 |
Ecstasy |
Fire disables the ship, which is adrift and without power for hours. The NTSB eventually ruled the fire had been set off by a spark from a welder in the main laundry setting off lint in the ventilation system. See: Fire on Board the Liberian Passenger Ship Ecstasy Miami, Florida - July 20, 1998, NTSB Report Number: MAR-01-01 | Fire |
| 9.1.98 |
Fantasy | A 35 year old man fell over the aft railing from the
outdoor restaurant and lost at sea. Witness accounts conflict
as to whether he was standing or sitting on a table when he lost his
balance and fell over the railing. |
Passenger overboard |
| 28.6.97 |
Jubilee |
The ship reportedly made a
sudden turn to avoid a collision with a fleet of fishing boats, waking
passengers in the early morning hours. The ship was 25 miles off
the coast of San Diego. |
Near collision |
| 21.11.96 |
Sensation |
A power faiulure lasted several
hours and caused a change in itinerary -- the ship skipped St. Thomas
and went to St. Croix instead of St. Maarten. |
Power failure |
| Feb.96 |
Tropicale |
Stuck on sandbar will attempting
to leave Tampa. The ship was pulled free by tugboats, but will
miss a port call at Grand Cayman. |
Grounded |
| Mar.96 |
Celebration | A 23 year old male fell overboard, as the ship was steaming away from San Juan, as he was urinating over the side of the ship. He survived by swimming to shore. | Accidental
fall |
| 18.6.95 |
Celebration |
The ship drifted for 2 days with
overflowing toilets and no running waterafter a fire in the control
room knocked out power. No one was injured and passengers were
transferred to the Ecstasy for return to Miami. |
Disabling Fire |
| 10.2.89 |
Celebration |
In good weather, the ship rammed
the Captain San Luis, a 352 foot Cuban bulk carrier, about 25 miles off
the NE coast of Cuba. The Cuban vessel was cut in two, killing
the Captain and two crew members; there were 13 survivors. |
Collision |