Carnival says guests onboard are being kept apprised via announcements and letters delivered to their cabins. Carnival Elation operates four and five-day cruises from New Orleans and departed on its current voyage, a five-day cruise, on Monday, Sept. CRUISE NEWS January 2005 BEHIND THE SCENES AT WORLDWIDE SHORE …Ship for a fun-filled ocean cruise. CARNIVAL CONQUEST, CARNIVAL ECSTASY TO SAIL YEAR-TO PRE - KATRINA LEVELS MIAMI (June 23, 2010) – Carnival Cruise Lines will based ship, the Carnival Triumph, will reposition to Galveston to operate year-round four - and five-day western Caribbean cruises beginning in fall 2011. Five British citizens are among the 4,200 people stuck on on board the crippled Carnival cruise ship expected to finally reach dry land today. The ship's 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew members have been stuck on the Carnival Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico since Sunday after a fire in the engine room crippled the power system. Cry for help: The stranded passengers on the Carnival Triumph line the top deck in the Gulf of Mexico. Stranded at sea: The Carnival cruise ship has been stuck in the Gulf of Mexico since Sunday. She told him she waited in line for three hours to get a hot dog and that conditions on the ship were terrible.'Theyaв‚в„ўre having to urinate in the shower.
Nightmare vacation: Bethany Nutt (center) pictured with two friends who had joined her in a group trip on the Carnival cruise.
No shock: Previous passengers of the Carnival Triumph said the were not surprised, citing engine trouble on past journeys.
For updates on Carnival Elation, text CCL1 to CRUISE (278473) and for updates on Carnival Conquest text CCL2 to CRUISE (278473). Prices listed do not include taxes, applicable fuel surcharges, gratuities, ground transportation or airfare unless noted. The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the cause.'We know it has been a longer journey back than we anticipated at the beginning of the week under very challenging circumstances,' Carnival President and CEO Gary Cahill said. Reports say that there are only five working bathrooms for the more than 3,000 passengers on board.
Our shipboard and shoreside teams are working around the clock to care for our guests and get them home safely.'Carnival Cruise Lines has since canceled a dozen more planned voyages aboard the Triumph and acknowledged that the crippled ship had been plagued by other mechanical problems in the weeks before an engine-room fire left it powerless in the Gulf of Mexico. Carnival says both the Carnival Elation and Carnival Conquest, which were due to arrive in New Orleans Saturday and Sunday respectively, could be delayed until Monday.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service, and Ad Choices. Special amenities, prices offers and upgrades are based on select dates, ships, sailings stateroom categories and select fare codes. The women had stocked up on food, and if necessary antibiotics for the girls. Meanwhile, officials in Mobile were preparing a cruise terminal that has not been used for a year to help passengers go through customs after their ordeal. The company said passengers were being given the option of boarding buses directly to Galveston, Texas, or Houston, or spending the night in a hotel in New Orleans, where the company said it booked 1,500 rooms. The Elation's next voyage has been modified from a five-day cruise to a three-day Fun Cruise at Sea.
Guests who opt to proceed with the cruise will receive a 50 percent refund for this voyage and a 50 percent discount towards a future three to five-day cruise.