| dd/mm/yy |
2008 |
Incident |
| 27.10.08 |
A poster at Cruise
Addicts writes at 9:51PM: Hi I
am on carnival fantasy the ship broke down in miss. River. Severe list.
We are drifting. Chairs falling over. Ship is turn we back toward New
Orleans . Sorry I type bad am on my iphone. The anchor is now out and
all outside lights on toward the river. He reports at 12:05AM
that tugs arrived to assist the ship. The ship had just left New
Orleans for a Western Caribbean cruise. UPDATE: Carnival reports there was a
minor technical glitch a few hours after the Carnival Fantasy's
departure as the ship was sailing down the Mississippi River. The
problem was quickly investigated and fixed. The ship resumed sailing
and will arrive in Progreso on Wednesday as scheduled. |
Dead in the water |
| 7.10.08 |
A passenger writes: Today
we got evacuated from the
cabin and made to go to the Lido Deck while they put out either a fire
in the crew area or something started by a welder. This ship is not
ready to be on the sea y'all. Really. We had to stay up there for about
four hours. At least that was better than the ones that were ashore in
Cozumel and could not reboard for that time. Fun fun fun. Another Passenger posted the following from
a letter sent to pax after the incident: Our crew was performing a maintenance
function on one of the lower decks. The work involved the cutting of a
large pipe and during this procedure, residue within the pipe became
overheated. This created a significant amount of smoke which then
traveled to areas on several higher decks. There was no fire associated
with this incident and the crew quickly controlled the source of the
smoke. As a safety
precaution, we advised all guests to report to the open deck areas and
we temporarily limited access to the ship via the gangway. We then made
a full assessment of the incident to be sure that there was no safety
concerns. After a complete evaluation, we confirmed that this situation
was under control and there were no safety issues. Guests were then
advised that they no longer needed to remain on the open decks and
gangway access was re-opened. |
?Fire? |
| 1.8.08 |
Carnival has announced that the cruise scheduled to end Monday (August 4) will disembark/embark passengers at Mobile instead of New Orleans because of uncertainty around the Missisippi River following the opil spil two weeks ago. UPDATE August 6: Carnival announced that all sailings through August will leave from Mobile, citing fears that lingering delays from a Mississippi River oil spill would throw off sailing schedules from New Orleans, the normal port. Guests currently on the ship and those scheduled to board for sailings Saturday and Aug. 14 will be bused to Mobile and back to New Orleans for free. For the four sailings after that, only guests flying to New Orleans will get free transportation to and from Mobile. Other passengers will be told to drive to Mobile. | De/Embarkation port change |
| 30.7.08 |
The ship, scheduled to return passengers to
New Orleans from a five-day trip to Mexico will
instead bring travelers to Mobile. Uncertainty about whether the
Mississippi River
would remain open to marine traffic spurred Carnival to change its
plans to arrive in New Orleans. |
De/Embarkation port change |
| 23.7.08 |
Carnival is exploring contingency plans after an early
morning
accident between a tanker and a
barge closed a 47-mile stretch of the nation's major waterway,
including the Port of New Orleans. The
closure is likely to go on for days while remediation teams rush to
clean the heavy slick of tar that is drifting southward. The Fantasy is
scheduled to arrive/depart from New Orleans July 26. UPDATE: The current voyage of the
Carnival Fantasy will end in Mobile, Ala., instead of its regular
homeport of New Orleans. Disembarking guests will be provided
transportation back to the Port of New Orleans or the New Orleans
airport. The next voyage will also depart from Mobile. Carnival
will provide motorcoach transportation from New Orleans' Erato Street
cruise terminal to Mobile. |
Waterway closure |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
Incident |
| 1.12.07 |
A
77 year old man from Hattiesburg, MS was discovered missing shortly
after the ship docked at
New
Orleans at 4AM at the end of a 5 day cruise to Cozumel and
Progresso.The man's room, which included a private balcony, was
reported by the cruise line to have been locked
from the inside and all of his belongings were left in his cabin. He
had last been seen the previous evening at around 7PM when the ship was
28 miles from shore. The Coast Guard was notified at 10AM and a search
undertaken of coastal waters. UPDATE:
The Hattiesburg
American
reports the search was called off after a suicide note indicating the
man was in poor health was found in his room. |
Person missing |
| 10.2.07 |
A barge struck the ship on the Mississippi River near New
Orleans, leaving a 30 foot gash (about 5 feet above the waterline) in
its hull and forcing cancellation of the five day cruise that
followed. There were no injuries and no reports of
pollution. Passengers on the cancelled cruise received a full
refund and a 25% discount on a future cruise of 3, 4, or 5 days.
(See New
Orleans Times-Picayune) |
Collision -- Cancelation |
| 3.1.07 |
An 18 year old male was rescued by a Coast Guard Helicoptor
while the ship was 250 miles west of Clearwater Beach (Florida).
The teenager suffered head trauma when he fell from the ship's mast to
the deck and landed on his head. He was last reported in stable
condition. [Med Evacs are not normally reported, however this
case relates to an injury suffered onboard.] |
Med Evaced Injury |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 and earlier |
Incident |
| 2.4.06 |
Because of continuing problems with the Sensation's
propulsion, it has been reported that it will switch
itineraries with the Fantasy on April 6. Both operate out
of Port Canaveral. |
Ship Switch |
| 13.3.02 |
A
Picasso etching ("Petite Infante Accroupie et Courtisan") valued at
$12,000 was cut from its frame in the early hours of the morning.
It was displayed in front of the casino. |
Robbery |
| 9.1.98 |
A 35 year old man fell over the aft railing from the
outdoor restaurant and lost at sea. Witness accounts conflict
as to whether he was standing or sitting on a table when he lost his
balance and fell over the railing. |
Passenger overboard |