![]() ![]() Extended parking fees (at Port Canaveral) were waived. All affected by the cancellations passengers received US$200 per cabin in OBC/onboard credit and 100% in FCC/future cruise credit (based on the fares paid, redeemable thru May 31, 2023/any CCL itinerary open for sale). To minimize the out-of-service time, the damaged funnel/smokestack was trimmed down temporarily, with the "whale tail" to be added during the next regular drydock.Īs compensation, Carnival Freedom passengers with purchased WiFi and drink packages received complimentary extended packages. Due to the replacement, Conquest's May 27th cruise from Miami (3-day to Nassau Bahamas/May 27-30) was canceled.Ĭarnival Freedom returned to service on June 11 (5-day Eastern Caribbean). On May 27th, CCL sent a replacement ship ( Carnival Conquest) to pick up Freedom's passengers, arriving in Grand Turk on May 28th, and arriving in Port Canaveral on May 30th. Due to the necessary repairs, three scheduled voyages/roundtrip departures from Port Canaveral were canceled - May 28th (5-day to Nassau, Princess Cays, Grand Turk), June 2nd (4-day to Nassau and Princess Cays) and June 6th (5-day to Amber Cove and Grand Turk). On May 27th, from Miami (where is CCL's Fleet Operations Center) to Grand Turk was flown a technical team for a damage assessment and to plan for the funnel repairs as Freedom was booked for wetdocking at Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport Bahamas. Due to the fire, the ship remained at Grand Turk overnight (May 26-27). The accident occurred during the 5-day "Eastern Caribbean Cruise" (itinerary May 23-28, roundtrip from Port Canaveral) with call ports in Dominicana (Amber Cove/May 25) and Grand Turk (May 26, scheduled port stay 8 am - 4 pm). The ship was carrying a total of 2504 passengers plus 972 staff/crew. All onboard safety systems functioned normally, hotel services remained unchanged, and all passengers were cleared to disembark for land tours/shore excursions.ĬCL-Carnival Cruise Line didn't release an official statement about the cause of the fire. The fire was extinguished by Carnival Freedom's emergency response crew assisted by crew from the next docked Mardi Gras. CCL has over 1/5 of the cruise industry's worldwide market.On May 26, 2022, while docked at Cockburn Town (Grand Turk Island) the liner suffered a fire in the funnel's starboard section, which as result was completely destroyed. Carnival Cruise Lines has Corporation's largest fleet as both a number of vessels and GT tonnage (ship sizes and capacities). CCL was founded in 1972 as an independent company by Ted Arison (1924-1999, co-founder of NCL Norwegian). History - construction and ownershipĬarnival Cruise Lines (CCL) is a US shipping company, trademarked brand and subsidiary of Carnival Corporation (shipowner). ![]() The vessel (IMO number 9333149) is currently Panama- flagged (MMSI 371154000) and registered in Colon. The 2007-built Carnival Freedom cruise ship is the 5th/last of Carnival's Conquest-class liners, with sisterships Conquest, Glory, Valor, Liberty. 13 days, one-way from Port Canaveral to Barcelonaġ4 days, one-way from Barcelona to Port Canaveral ![]()
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