| dd/mm/yy |
2008 |
Incident |
| 2.10.08 |
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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
Incident |
| 14.1.07 |
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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 |
Incident |
| 23.7.06- 30.7.06 |
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 |
| 19.3.06 |
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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
2005 and earlier |
Incident |
| 23.5.05 |
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 |
| 16.5.05 |
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 |
| 7.6.04 |
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 |
| 22.7.02 |
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 |
| 24.5.02 | Technical malfunction caused ship to lose power for a couple of hours. Port call at Aruba replaced by stop in St. Lucia. | Power failure |
| 23.5.00 |
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 |
| 5.7.99 |
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 |
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 |