| dd/mm/yy |
2010 |
Incident |
| 13.12.10 | Fox News in Tampa reports inclement weather has delayed the ship from docking in Tampa. -- it was due to return to Tampa at 8 a.m. Monday.Although the port remains open, Coast Guard Petty Officer Rob Simpson said seven ships, including the Inspiration, have chosen to anchor 13 to 15 miles offshore. Given rough seas and gusty winds, safe passage under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was of particular concern, The ship departed Thursday on a regularly scheduled four-night voyage. A five-night sailing,was scheduled to commence today at 4 p.m., but at about that time the cruise line announced that the ship would not sail until tomorrow at the earliest. | Delayed arrival |
| dd/mm/yy |
2009 |
Incident |
| 14.12.09 | Bay News 9 reports heavy fog prevented at least seven ships in the Gulf of Mexico from entering the Port of Tampa, including Inspiration (the only cruise ship). The ships are waiting for the Tampa Bay pilot boats to guide the boats into the port. The Coast Guard said there are two issues: the narrow inlet into Tampa Bay under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and also the channel that leads into the port, which is also narrow and requires a pilot for guidance. A fog advisory is in effect for the Bay area until 4 p.m. Carnival doesn't believe the ship will dock until at least 2:30 p.m. It was supposed to arrive about 6 a.m. |
Delayed embarkation / disembarkation |
| 16.6.09 | 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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
2008 |
Incident |
| 6.12.08 | 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 |
| 1.4.08 |
The ship appears to be having propulsion problems that are
affecting port calls. Those interested my wish to check Cruise
Critic. |
Propulsion problems |
| 21.1.08 |
Ship prevented from making their call at Grand
Cayman Island because of weather conditions. The
ship had a day at sea and continued on to their next port of call. |
Canceled port call (Weather) |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 |
Incident |
| 19.10.06 |
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 |
| 17.6.06 |
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 |
| 20.5.06 |
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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
2005 and earlier |
Incident |
| 17.3.05 |
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 |
| Aug.02 |
Strikes barge in Mississippi
River -- undamaged and continues on |
Collision |
| 30.6.02 | Problem with propulsion system develops on final leg of cruise; reduced speed and late arrival (3 hours) in New Orleans. | Propulsion system |