Fire breaks out on Carnival cruise and 2 crew members killed aboard Holland America ship

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• Carnival Cruise Ship Catches Fire During Visit to Turks and Caicos Islands
• Video shows Carnival Freedom on fire, again. Two upcoming cruises were canceled. Here's what to know
• Fire breaks out on Carnival cruise and 2 crew members killed aboard Holland America ship
• Carnival Cruise Passenger Captures Ship Fire on Video After Reports of Lightning Strike
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"We were celebrating the last day of the cruise," she said, when the mood changed "to something extremely somber."

Carnival Cruise Ship Catches Fire During Visit to Turks and Caicos Islands

Carnival Freedom's next two sailings canceled after funnel fire, second within 2 years - USA TODAY

Carnival Freedom's next two sailings canceled after funnel fire, second within 2 years.

Posted: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT [source]

Carnival subsequently canceled cruises on Carnival Freedom leaving Port Canaveral on March 25 and on March 29. Repairs are set to begin on the ship's funnel after all passengers are off the ship. According to the statement, most of the ship's 2,504 passengers were ashore at the time the fire broke out. The Conquest's next trip, scheduled to depart from Miami on Friday, has been canceled, as was the Freedom's next trip, scheduled to begin Saturday. Captain Francesco Schettino was found guilty of manslaughter in 2015 and sentenced to 16 years in prison for the deaths of 32 passengers and crewmembers.

Video shows Carnival Freedom on fire, again. Two upcoming cruises were canceled. Here's what to know

This is the second time in less than two years this cruise ship's funnel has caught on fire and disrupted the schedule. Carnival said there were no other operational issues with the ship’s systems, and the ship, which was on a four-night cruise, was visiting Freeport on Sunday. The Carnival Freedom was in Freeport as scheduled Sunday, according to CruiseMapper. Carnival said there are no operational issues with the ship’s systems.

Fire breaks out on Carnival cruise and 2 crew members killed aboard Holland America ship

The Carnival Freedom debuted a new stylized winged funnel in October last year after a 16-day dry-dock refurbishment in Cadiz, Spain. The ship had left Port Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida, on Monday for a five-day cruise, officials said. One passenger told WESH 2 News that passengers onboard the ship put on life jackets, but said no evacuations were ultimately ordered. "I mean, I looked out there and you're not supposed to see black smoke and fire shooting out of the tail end of the cruise." Passenger Heath Barnes said the ship was on a detoured path, destined for an unscheduled stop in Freeport, as a result of stormy weather and high winds when fire started.

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Both Carnival Freedom cruises scheduled for this week have been cancelled. Carnival said guests who had booked those cruises would receive full refunds and future cruise credits. The U.S. Coast Guard said the Carnival Freedom crew was able to extinguish the fire Saturday without their help.

crew members die on Holland America ship; fire breaks out on Carnival cruise

It commenced its trip two days earlier on March 21, departing from Port Canaveral. One of the cruise’s passengers, Heath Barnes, posted footage of the incident on Facebook Saturday afternoon. While the cause of the fire is still being investigated, Carnival noted in a post on X Saturday that eyewitnesses reported the possibility of a lightning strike. The statement closed, noting, "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." "Carnival Conquest’s next cruise, departing May 27 from Miami has been cancelled and that ship will be deployed to Grand Turk to transport Freedom guests back to Port Canaveral," the company explained. "Carnival Conquest will arrive to Grand Turk on Saturday, May 28 and guests aboard Carnival Freedom will transfer to Carnival Conquest for the voyage back to Port Canaveral, arriving on Monday, May 30."

Carnival Cruise Passenger Captures Ship Fire on Video After Reports of Lightning Strike

Carnival said that, “We sincerely regret the impact to our embarking guests,” and that it would provide all guests on canceled cruises a full refund and a 100% future cruise credit. Carnival’s onboard team put out the fire on Saturday, and on Sunday, it completed what it said was a thorough assessment of the ship during a visit to Freeport. That is when the crew realized that “the damage is more than we first thought and will require an immediate repair to stabilize the funnel,” said Lupoli. After the funnel was stabilized, the ship returned Monday morning to Port Canaveral and let guests off.

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It has a capacity for nearly 3,000 guests but the company did not specify how many were on the current trip. Carnival says the fire was quickly extinguished by emergency response teams, and that all guests and crew are safe. "We sincerely regret the impact to our embarking guests, as we know they have been looking forward to their spring break vacation." The cruise line said a technical team determined the ship sustained enough damage that it will need repairs before it can be returned to scheduled cruises. The funnel was stabilized, passengers were expected to be returned to Port Canaveral, and the ship will set off to Freeport for repairs, it said.

In 2016, more than 500 passengers and crew were evacuated from a burning ship about a mile off Puerto Rico's north coast. Many aboard the Caribbean Fantasy ship required medical care, though there were no reported fatalities. Fire on the port-side exhaust funnel of another Florida-based cruise ship in the Bahamas, the Carnival Freedom, rocked some passengers Saturday and took the ship out of commission for repairs, the cruise line said. A cruise ship funnel generally serves as a smokestack to lift emissions above the deck, thus away from passengers and crew. But, Heald added that he wanted to assure affected passengers that, "when you rebook, using your full refund and your 100% future cruise credit, that the crew will be standing by to give you all the fun you deserve."

The ship, operated by Doral-based Carnival Cruise Line, set sail on Monday afternoon from Port Canaveral to its shipyard in Freeport where it is expected to be evaluated and fixed. The Carnival Freedom cruise ship caught fire over the weekend while passengers were aboard. As a result two cruises were canceled as the ship will require extensive repairs.

The company said its "emergency response team quickly activated and extinguished" the flames. A Carnival cruise ship that set sail from Port Canaveral in Florida caught fire on Thursday. The Carnival Freedom ship was in Grand Turk on a five-day cruise when a fire inside the ships funnel started, according to a press release from Carnival. The ship was carrying about 2,500 passengers at the time and a crew of about 1,100, according to the cruise line. The cruise line said there were no reports of passenger injuries, although two firefighting crew members were treated for minor smoke inhalation and part of the funnel fell onto Deck 10, according to Carnival.

A fire broke out in the funnel area in May 2022 while it was docked in Grand Turk. Three scheduled sailings were canceled while the ship was repaired at a shipyard in Grand Bahama. The Carnival Freedom's next two sailings have been canceled after the cruise ship, based out of Florida, caught fire.

The port-side portion of the funnel had fallen onto Deck 10, and the firefighting response put out any flames. More than 500 people responded to the post, with many saying they thought Carnival was generous with the compensation offer. But some people who said they were on the cruise that experienced the fire said they thought Carnival should have done more for the people who were on the ship.