Tag: carnival
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The Carnival Dream Failure – Equipment Problems Ruin Another Carnival Cruise
The Carnival ship Carnival Dream is currently docked in St. Maarten in the Caribbean because of equipment malfunctions. The failure of the Dream, which is being described as a “technical issue” by Carnival, has led to various problems on the ship, with one passenger complaining to CNN that human waste is all over the floors of some bathrooms because of overflow. Some of the elevators on board the Carnival Dream are also not working, an issue that is presumably tied to the reported power outages occurring on the ship. Read more […] -
The Disabled Carnival Triumph – a Cruise with No Winners – Due in Port Soon
Over 4,000 people aboard The Carnival Triumph are reported suffering from a lack of food, power, and bathroom facilities as the ship slowly makes its way back to port via four tugboats which are towing the ship to safety. According to Carnival Cruise Lines, the ship will arrive on Thursday evening in Mobile, Alabama where passengers will get a choice of taking substantial bus rides to New Orleans, Houston, or Galveston. Read more […] -
The Costa Allegra, Moving Slowly to Shore
The Costa Allegra, the cruise ship that stalled in the Indian Ocean on Monday after a fire broke out in the engine room, is being towed by a French deep sea trawler to Victoria, the capital of the island country of Seychelles. The ship, which is owned by Costa Cruises, is being pulled at a speed of six knots (about seven miles per hour) and is expected to reach land early Thursday morning. Two tugs boats from Seychelles were originally sent to the vessel, which was drifting without power in an area of the Indian Ocean known for pirate attacks, but efforts to add a tug boat to help with the towing operation were unsuccessful, leaving the task to the French trawler alone. Read more […] -
The Costa Allegra, Adrift in the Indian Ocean
The Costa Allegra, a cruise ship with over 1,000 people on board, is adrift without power in the Indian Ocean after a fire broke out in the engine room earlier today. Once the fire, which has now been extinguished, was started, a distress signal was sent out. Rescue efforts are underway as two tug boats, a motorboat, and a plane from the island country of Seychelles are en route to the imperiled vessel. The earliest assistance is expected to arrive by tomorrow morning. Currently, the ship is upright and stable, and emergency generators have kept the ship’s communications equipment running, according to an official from Costa Crociere (known as Costa Cruises in English), the cruise line to which the Costa Allegra belongs. Read more […] -
Carnival Cruise Deals: Cheap Cruises, Discounted Cruises, and All the Cruise Deals In Between
Carnival Cruise Line is the most popular cruise line in the world (or so Carnival’s registered trademark asserts: “The World’s Most Popular Cruise Line”), and it is owned by the largest cruise ship operator in the world, Carnival Corporation, which owns ten cruise lines in addition to Carnival Cruise Line. Read more […] -
The Cruise Ships of the Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line is one of eleven cruise lines owned by Carnival Corporation, the largest cruise ship operator in the world. Six of the eleven cruise lines owned by Carnival Corporation are part of the World’s Leading Cruise Lines, which includes Carnival Cruise Line, as well as some other popular cruise lines, like Holland America Line and Princess Cruises. Read more […]