| dd/mm/yy |
2010 |
Incident |
| 31.3.10 | The Nassau Guardian reports the ship canceled its port call to Grand Bahama island yesterday because of weather conditions. A deadly tornado reportly set down on the island. | Canceled port call |
| 28.3.10 | Florida Today reports the ship has been detained four miles offshore while authorities investigate a bomb threat. The bomb threat was reported about 4 or 4:30 this morning. The Coast Guard is prohibiting the cruise liner from entering Port Canaveral until security searches and assessments are conducted. WESH-TV subsequently reported that shortly before 10AM the FBI confirmed there was no evidence of anything criminal at that time and that the situation was probably a miscommunication between two people (the bomb threat was reported to the ship by a guest who claims another guest made the threat). The ship arrived in port at approximately 11AM. | Bomb scare |
| dd/mm/yy |
2009 |
Incident |
| 3.9.09 | WPTV West Pam Beach reports a 34-year old male pasenger who went overboard has been rescued overnight by a nearby Disney cruise vessel. A mayday emergency signal was issued at about 11:30 PM. last night, asking for help from any boat or ship that could help try and locate the missing passenger. The Disney Wonder located the man at about 12:40 AM. The U.S. Coast Guard says the rescue took place approximately 28 nautical milies (32.4 miles) off the Port St. Lucie shoreline. Both cruise vessels were on journeys between Port Canaveral and The Bahamas. It is unclear if the passenger was injured and required any immediate medical attention. It is also unknown how the man went off the Carnival ship. The Sun Sentinel subsequently reports the jumper could be heard arguing with a woman on the final night of the cruise. "He threatened to jump, and she said, 'Go ahead,' and he did," said a fellow passenger. "Then we heard the man screaming, 'Help! Help!'" The Coast Guard sent out a helicopter and two boats, and the Sensation launched its own search. But it's attempts made little headway. According to passengers, the crew launched a rescue boat, but its sailors forgot to untie it from the cruise ship; the rescue boat tipped, filled with water, and never joined the search. A second rescue boat never launched, despite complaints of passengers. The ship's search lights were weak and crew members aimed flashlights at the water. For over an hour he was screaming for help and passengers shouted at him to hold on. | Passenger overboard - rescued |
| 1.1.09 | 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 |
2007 |
Incident |
| 23.8.07 |
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 |
| 29.3.07 |
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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 and Earlier |
Incident |
| 2.4.06 |
Because of continuing problems with the Sensation's
propulsion, it has been reported that the ships will switch
itineraries with Fantasy on April 6. Both operate out of Port
Canaveral. |
Ship Switch |
| 28.3.06 |
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) |
| 23.3.06 |
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 |
| 18.5.04 |
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 |
| 14.1.01 |
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 |
| 21.11.96 |
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 |