dd/mm/yy
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2008
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Incident
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dd/mm/yy
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2007
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Incident
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12.8.07
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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
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5.7.07
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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
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4.2.07
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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.
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Mechanical problems -
Delayed arrival & departure
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dd/mm/yy
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2006 and earlier
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Incident
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27.7.06
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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.
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Itinerary change
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5.12.04
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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.
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Person overboard
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