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Events at Sea by Carnival Conquest

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Ship:
Carnival Conquest (2002) Carnival Destiny (1996) Carnival Freedom (2007)
Carnival Glory (2003) Carnival Legend (2002)
Carnival Liberty (2005) Carnival Miracle (2004) Carnival Pride (2002) Carnival Spirit (2001) Carnival Splendor (2008)
Carnival Triumph (1999) Carnival Valor (2004) Carnival Victory (2000) Celebration (1987) Ecstasy (1991)
Elation (1998) Fantasy (1990) Fascination (1994) Holiday (1985) Imagination (1995)
Inspiration (1996) Jubilee (1986) Paradise (1998) Sensation (1993) Tropicale (1982)



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The events listed have been reported in the public domain or to cruisejunkie by passengers or crew members onboard.  The list is by no means comprehensive.  For that reason it is necessary to be cautious in drawing conclusions from the potentially limited data.  Keep in mind that some companies may be more transparent than others about things that go wrong; conversely, some companies may be better at concealing events and thereby project an appearance that is inaccurate.  With that said, the following list is still interesting, as are the patterns when viewed separately by ship.





dd/mm/yy
2008
Incident
14.4.08
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
19.3.08
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
dd/mm/yy
2007
Incident
13.6.07
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
dd/mm/yy
2006
Incident
4.11.06
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
30.9.06
From Cruise CriticAround 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
1-8.1.06
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
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Missed port
dd/mm/yy
2005 and earlier
Incident
18.11.04
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
29.7.03
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
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
9.3.03
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



Illness Outbreaks at Sea by Carnival Conquest

dd/mm/yy
Reported Illness Outbreaks
22.12.02
Reported that 50 passengers and 30 crew were sickened by Norwalk-like virus on this seven day Caribbean cruise ending in New Orleans.
15.12.02
Reported that 224 passengers and 39 crew were sickened by Norwalk-like virus on this seven day Caribbean cruise ending in New Orleans.



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Ships:
Carnival Conquest (2002) Carnival Destiny (1996) Carnival Freedom (2007)
Carnival Glory (2003) Carnival Legend (2002)
Carnival Liberty (2005) Carnival Miracle (2004) Carnival Pride (2002) Carnival Spirit (2001) Carnival Splendor (2008)
Carnival Triumph (1999) Carnival Valor (2004) Carnival Victory (2000) Celebration (1987) Ecstasy (1991)
Elation (1998) Fantasy (1990) Fascination (1994) Holiday (1985) Imagination (1995)
Inspiration (1996) Jubilee (1986) Paradise (1998) Sensation (1993) Tropicale (1982)