The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. Crew appears to finally be getting it under control. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. A video of raging fire onboard the Carnival Freedom has emerged Thursday as the cruise ship was docked at Grand Turk Island in Turks and Caicos. The Carnival Freedom’s funnel/exhaust system is currently on fire in Grand Turk’s port. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". Video shows fire on Carnival Freedom cruise ship while docked in Grand Turk. Whilst in the Port of Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Carnival Freedom has suffered extreme damage caused by a fire in the smoke stack of the ship Support the c. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Published: 10:01 AM EDT Updated: 7:50 PM EDT GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands Carnival Cruise Line says no one was hurt when one of its ships caught fire. The ship’s next cruise is scheduled to depart Port Canaveral on May 28.Ī Conquest-class ship, the Carnival Freedom originally entered service in 2007.Īfter a 19-month operational pause, the 2,974-guest vessel resumed revenue service on October 9, 2021. The incident has been confirmed by John Heald, Brand Ambassador and senior cruise director of Carnival Cruise Lines, on social media. In addition to Grand Turk, the itinerary featured a visit to Puerto Plata, where it docked on May 25. Cruise groups on social media filled with photos of Carnival Cruiselines’ famous funnel on fire aboard the Carnival Freedom while docked in Grand Turk on May 26, 2022. The Carnival Freedom is currently operating a five-day cruise that departed Port Canaveral on May 23. “All guests and crew are safe, and the ship’s guests were cleared by local authorities to go ashore,” he added.Ĭarnival continues to assess the situation, he said, and is “working on all the scenarios” regarding the vessel’s upcoming cruise schedule. “Earlier this morning, Carnival Freedom’s emergency response team quickly activated and extinguished a fire inside the ship’s funnel while the ship was in Grand Turk.,” said John Heald, Carnival’s brand ambassador, in a social media post. Pictures posted on social media show flames coming out of the ship’s funnel, which was partially destroyed by the incident.Īccording to onboard reports, guests were sent to muster stations but were later dismissed and allowed to go ashore. “Carnival apologized to all those guests who are impacted and offered special thanks to the crew who handled the situation on the ship effectively and according to safety protocols.A fire has broken out on the Carnival Freedom while the vessel was docking in the port of Grand Turk this morning.
The cruise scheduled for May 28 from Port Canaveral has been canceled. The Carnival Freedom will go to Freeport for a repair to its funnel.
The Carnival Conquest was set to depart on Friday from Miami but that cruise has been canceled.
The passengers will get back to Port Canaveral on Monday. The Carnival Conquest will pick up the Freedom’s passengers on Saturday, Carnival said. The Carnival Freedom left Port Canaveral on Monday for a five-day cruise. A Carnival Cruise Line ship will be taken to Freeport in the Bahamas after sustaining a fire to its funnel on Thursday while docked in Turks and Caicos. “We’ve probably been on 50 cruises before between the two of us and nothing like this has ever happened before.” READ: ‘An exciting time for Carnival’: Carnival Freedom now calling Port Canaveral home You could see it miles out,” they told Channel 9.Ĭarnival said it is continuing to assess the situation. The Caribbean cruise aboard Carnival Freedom was cut short when a fire broke out in the ship’s funnel during their visit to Grand Turk on May 26, 2022.
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