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Carnival Sunshine Impressions

Her are my thoughts now that she’s set sail. On a positive note, the insides look fantastic. Very bright and open. Lots of light colors used. Basically the exact opposite that Joe Farcus designed it with. You can view some…

Carnival Sunshine Wasn’t Ready to Receive Pax This Morning

The newly renovated, and practically new ship, Carnival Sunshine set sail on its “inaugural” voyage today. However, it seems not all the work was done in time. Pax were reporting that their cabins were not ready upon check-in. UPDATE: Cruise…

Carnival Triumph Snaps Mooring Lines in Mobile

  photo via wkrg Carnival Twitter Confirms the Details: Due to strong winds in Mobile, Carnival Triumph, which was docked @ Mobile shipyard, broke away from its moorings. US Coast Guard is on site Carnival Triumph is now secure &…

Carnival Triumph Update and Sunshine is Delayed

CruiseCritic is reporting that the Carnival Triumph will be out through early June. She will remain in Mobile until the end of April/early May. Then she will sail to Freeport Bahamas to finish out all repair work. I’d Imagine that…

Carnival Dream Update

The Carnival Dream departed St. Maarten over the weekend and will arrive in Port Canaveral tomorrow.

Carnival Cruise Lines Update

via Carnival: Carnival Cruise Lines Update March 16, 2013 We would like to share an update with you regarding the status of Carnival Dream, Legend and Elation and to answer your questions and clarify many misperceptions that are being driven…

Carnival Legend Propulsion Problems

It’s being reported in Cruise Business Online that the Carnival Legend is experiencing propulsion problems and will need to skip its last port in order to make Tampa in time for the turn-around. The ship is on the last leg…

[UPDATED] Carnival Dream Suffering from Propulsion Problems

THIRD UPDATE: Here’s Carnival’s statement as to what actually happened onboard the Dream: While at dock in St. Maarten yesterday, the ship’s engineering team conducted a regularly scheduled test of the ship’s emergency diesel generator.  A malfunction occurred which has…

Carnival Ships Stopping at Royal Caribbean’s Island?

This appears to be the case. It looks like all the Carnival Fascination’s cruises that would have stopped at Key West will now anchor off of Little Stirrup Cay, better known as Coco Cay to Royal Caribbean fans. I think…

Bus Carrying Triumph Passengers Breaks down

via news4jax: In one final episode of indignity, the bus carrying some passengers to New Orleans broke down early Friday, leaving them stranded once again — this time on the side of the highway. "You wouldn’t think after the ship…

Good Morning to the Triumph

Shes currently underway to BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards. And a good morning to the Carnival Triumph now berthed in Mobile Alabama. Interesting to note that she still has 3 tugs holding her against the berth, since they cant operate the…

Carnival Triumph Thursday Update

Here’s the latest today: There will be a third tug used. No word if this is for speed or maneuverability. One of the towing lines snapped, so the tug pulling will have to be reconnected. The Coast Guard have sent…

Carnival Triumph Pictures

UK’s daily mail, as well as other sources, have begun publishing photos of the Triumph. These photos are taken from guests onboard other Carnival ships that have come to the rescue. via daily mail [Facebook] via twitter @govsworld via dailymail…

Carnival Triumph Wednesday Update

UPDATE: Carnival have announced they cancelled all Triumph sailings through April 13th. Nothing really new to report today. She is currently under tow to Alabama. I’ll update this post, if anything should develop. Here’s Carnival’s Presser from Miami yesterday evening:…

BREAKING: Carnival Triumph Will be Towed to Alabama

Carnival Triumph will be towed to Mobile, Alabama. Stating strong currents that have been pushing the ship 90 miles north, as well as the easier debarkation point for pax, Carnival decided to alter their original plan. So far only one…

Does Micky Arison Ever Learn?

After the PR nightmare Carnival plc CEO Micky Arison received after the Concordia disaster, he’s at it again. While grieving relatives and shocked passengers were stuck on Giglio trying to sort things out, Micky Arison was photographed enjoying a Miami…

UPDATED: Carnival Triumph Suffers Engine Room Fire.

The Carnival Triumph suffered an engine room fire this morning while on transit from Mexico back to her homeport of Galveston, Texas. The ship is currently operating on minimal power in the Gulf of Mexico with 3,143 guests and 1,086…

Carnival Splendor damaged by Fishing Nets

photo via flickr from a prior drydock When sailing on her New Years cruise, she seems to have run over some drifting fishing nets. They got wrapped around the prop and damaged some of the seals. The damage is not…

Carnival To Reshuffle Tonnage

Beginning January 2014 Carnival Cruise Lines will expand capacity on the West Coast with the introduction of year-round three and four-day cruises on the 2,052-passenger Carnival Imagination from Long Beach, CA. The 1995 built Carnival Imagination will offer three-day cruises to Ensenada,…