"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," the line said. Carnival officials report that guests were told to report to their muster stations while the ship's emergency response team quickly. Guests booked on the impacted sailings on Carnival Conquest and Carnival Freedom voyages have been notified of these changes. Florida Today 0:00 0:42 A fire broke out Thursday morning in the funnel area of the Carnival Freedom cruise ship while it was docked in Grand Turk. According to witnesses, the ship caught fire around 7:30 a.m. Part of Carnival's Freedom cruise ship caught fire Thursday morning while docked at Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the cruise line said, sending. Once guests are off Carnival Freedom, the ship will proceed to Freeport for a repair to the funnel. "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."įrom Port Canaveral, Carnival Conquest will return to Miami, where its May 30 departure will be delayed by one day, with guests embarking on May 31. The cause of the fire has not been made public and might take some time to figure out. That ship will be deployed to Grand Turk to transport Freedom guests back to Port Canaveral. and last updated 12:15 PM, GRAND TURK ISLAND A fire broke out on the Carnival Freedom cruise ship early Thursday morning while docked in the eastern Caribbean. Additionally, the May 27 sailing of Carnival Conquest has been canceled. Passengers from the Mardi Gras started screaming, ‘Hey There’s a fire. News of the fire quickly spread across the Internet, with passengers onboard reporting that they were called to their muster stations where they had to put on life jackets.Īccording to Carnival, while the majority of Carnival Freedom’s guests went ashore in Grand Turk afterwards, a technical team completed an initial assessment of the funnel and related features.īased on their assessment, the current and subsequent sailing (May 28) of Carnival Freedom have been canceled. The ship’s emergency response team quickly extinguished the blaze, which sent black smoke billowing into the sky, before passengers were allowed to go ashore. SEE: Carnival cruise ship that departed from Port Canaveral catches fire in Grand Turk. ![]() All guests and crew are safe, and all other ship, hotel, and guest services, along with safety equipment are fully functioning." No injuries were reported and passengers were released to go about their day in port, but the current sailing has been canceled, as have at least two other cruises.Īccording to a spokesperson for the cruise line, “Carnival Freedom’s emergency response team quickly activated and extinguished a fire inside the ship’s funnel while the ship was in Grand Turk. Florida Today 0:00 0:42 A fire broke out Thursday morning in the funnel area of the Carnival Freedom cruise ship while it was docked in Grand Turk. A fire onboard Carnival Freedom Thursday morning in Grand Turk left half the ship’s iconic funnel completely destroyed.
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