| dd/mm/yy |
2008 |
Incident |
| 16.8.08 |
Passengers report the ship went to Progresso (which is
closer to Galveston) today instead of Cozumel because of propulsion
problems. |
Propulsion problems |
| 31.3.08 |
The ship returned to Galveston approximately 6 hours late.
The reason given by Carnival was propulsion problems. Disembarkation
and embarkation were both delayed. |
Propulsion problems |
| 1.1.08 |
Port call at Progresso canceled because of high winds.
Passengers were compensated with an onboard credit of $25 (roughly
equivalent to port fees associated with the port call). |
Canceled port call (Weather) |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
Incident |
| 25.10.07 |
The ship's departure from Pregreso was delayed because of
weather and as a result its return to Galveston was 5 hours late
-- 9 PM instead of 4PM. Embarkation of the following 4 night
cruise was also delayed. That ruise will
substitute the port call at Cozumel with a stop at Progreso;
passerngers will receive a $100 onboard credit. |
Delayed arrival / departure |
| 1.7.07 |
An 18-year-old man died early Sunday after he jumped into the Gulf of Mexico. The had sailed out of Galveston for a five-day round-trip cruise to Cozumel, Mexico amd om day 2 "an 18-year-old male passenger was seen jumping overboard from one of the ships upper decks" about 7:35 a.m. Officials initiated a search and notified the U.S. Coast Guard. The passenger was recovered by the crew about a half-hour later and brought on board, where he was pronounced dead. He has not been identified. The ship is en route to Cozumel and is expected to arrive Monday morning. It is scheduled to return to Galveston on Thursday. | Jump overboard |
| 24.5.07 |
Disembarkation was delayed and the cruise terminal at
Galveston evacuated after a sniffer dog located a suspicious package
during a routine sweep of the terminal at about 8:30 AM. The
package, addressed to Carnival Cruise Lines, turned out to contain a
printer -- chemicals in the printer apparently alerted the dogs.
The package was destroyed and things returned to normal by about 11:00
AM. |
Bomb scare |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 |
Incident |
| 10.11.06 |
From a passenger: Departed on a five day cruise from Galveston. Early next morning the announcement came that we were diverting to Progresso, Mexico instead of continuing to Cozumel because of "propulsion problems". This upset us more as time went on and when we found out that this has been an ongoing problem with the ship and has happened at least 3 times in recent months. It made for a disappointing cruise. | Engine Problems / Itinerary change |
| 28.9.06 |
Upon embarkation, passengers were given a letter stating
that due to a problem with the propulsion system, the ship could not
attain maximum cruising speed, and would be docking in Progreso
rather than Cozumel. The four-day Western Caribbean cruise
embarked from Galveston. |
Itinerary change |
| 11.3.06 |
The ship housing Katrina refugees broke loose from its moorings in New Orleans and spun out into the Mississippi River, and narrowly avoided hitting a pair of Military Sea Lift Command ships moored nearby. The Ecstasy, with quick help from a river pilot and three tugs, came to rest about 300 feet from the Algiers riverbank, just downriver from Algiers Point. The episode began about 5:35 a.m. when a large metal bollard holding some tie-down lines at the old wharf broke off, starting a chain reaction of line breaks. | Near catastrophe |
| dd/mm/yy |
2005 |
Incident |
| 16-21.7.05 |
Like many other ships, Ecstasy changed its itinterary to
avoid the hazardous weather. However, passengers on the 5-day
July 16 cruise had a "cruise to nowhere" and report Carnival refused to
refund port charges paid by passengers. A person posting at
Cruise Critic however referes to receiving a certificate for 50% off a
future cruise. |
No Refund of port charges |
| 12.3.05 |
The ship will depart late after
its arrival is delayed by continuing engine problems. from the
previous cruise. According to the Houston Chronicle: Carnival hopes a problem the ship's engines can be fixed at the dock today by technicians flown in to do the job, but if the problem persists, passengers who choose to sail anyway face the possibility of a slow "cruise to nowhere" in the Gulf of Mexico instead of scheduled visits to the Mexican ports and beaches of Cozumel and Playa del Carmen. "If we don't get the problem fixed at the dock, It's a two-port, one-port or no-port possibility for the cruise," Carnival spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said. |
Engine problems continue |
| 9.3.05 |
Ecstasy headed toward Mexico but the itinerary was uncertain. It was expected to arrive at Progreso, Mexico Thursday where the faulty part would be replaced but weather conditions prevented it from docking. It is now a "cruise to nowhere." Following a protest by 500 passengers on Wednesday afternoon with chants of "No Progresso, take us home." Passengers were subsequently compensated with $40 per person credit to their shipboard accounts to cover meal expenses on Monday prior to boarding when the ship was late arriving in Galveston, a 50% refund of their cruise fare and a 25% discount on a future three- to eight-day Carnival cruise. | Engine problems |
| 7.3.05 |
The ship's return to Galveston was delayed 14 or more hours
because of a malfunction of the propulsion system on its return from a
trip to Mexico. It was expected to dock no earlier than 10 PM
rather than the 8 AM scheduled disembarkation. The departure of
the following cruise was delayed until 3 AM on Tuesday morning. |
Engine problems |
| dd/mm/yy |
2004 and earlier |
Incident |
| 27 - 30.1.03 |
An
older disabled man reportedly jumped to his death from
the top of the atrium into the lobby area of the ship. (Contributed by
two readers of this page who were on that cruise.) |
Suicide |
| 14.1.03 |
The
company reported an accidental discharge of 60 gallons
of grey water while anchored at Avalon Bay (Catalina Island,
California), approximately one-half mile from land. |
Environmental |
| 20.7.98 |
Fire disables the ship, which is adrift and without power for hours. The NTSB eventually ruled the fire had been set off by a spark from a welder in the main laundry setting off lint in the ventilation system. See: Fire on Board the Liberian Passenger Ship Ecstasy Miami, Florida - July 20, 1998, NTSB Report Number: MAR-01-01 | Fire |