![]() You can follow any future updates concerning the Carnival Freedom from by clicking here. The May 28 departure of Carnival Freedom from Port Canaveral has been cancelled. Guests booked on the impacted sailings on Carnival Conquest and Carnival Freedom voyages have been notified of these changes.Ĭarnival 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.” Once guests are transferred from Carnival Freedom, the ship will proceed to Freeport for a repair to the funnel. Carnival Cruise Line reported that it is sending a ship to Grand Turk to evacuate the passengers after the fire yesterday aboard the Carnival Freedom. Carnival Conquest will then return to Miami, and her May 30 departure will be shortened by one day, with guests embarking on May 31. ![]() 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. The Port Canaveral-based Carnival Freedom was carrying. 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. A fire broke out Thursday morning in the funnel area of the Carnival Freedom cruise ship while it was docked in Grand Turk. On Thursday morning, 'Carnival Freedom's emergency response team quickly extinguished a fire inside the ship’s funnel while the ship was in Grand Turk,' Duffy said in her email to. There are 2504 guests and 972 crew on board. Passenger Jenny Fleming told Florida Today that she and her mother were drinking coffee on a balcony as Carnival Freedom was docking at Grand Turk at around 7:30 a.m. The fire, which broke out in the Carnival Freedom ships funnel, was quickly extinguished as the ship was in Grand Turk, the capital island of the Turks and Caicos archipelago southeast. All guests and crew are safe, and the ship’s guests were cleared by local authorities to go ashore. While the majority of Carnival Freedom’s guests went ashore in Grand Turk today, Carnival’s technical team completed an initial assessment of the funnel and related features, and the shoreside team completed a plan to get our guests back to Port Canaveral. Update: May, 26, 2022 8:45AM EDT - Statement From Carnival - 'Carnival Freedom’s emergency response team quickly activated and extinguished a fire inside the ship’s funnel while the ship was in Grand Turk. “On Thursday morning while in port at Grand Turk, Carnival Freedom’s emergency response team quickly activated and extinguished a fire inside the ship’s funnel. All guests and crew are safe, and all other ship, hotel, and guest services, along with safety equipment are fully functioning. Emergency crews responded to the Carnival Freedom cruise ship docked in Grand Turk Thursday morning to extinguish a fire inside the ship's. 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. ![]() In a updated (5/26/22 at 5:24 ET) statement from Carnival Cruise Line, they state: According to witnesses, the ship caught fire around 7:30 a.m. ![]() Fortunately, it appears there were no injuries. However, nothing is more concerning than seeing fire aboard a cruise ship. 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. A fire broke out Thursday morning in the funnel area of the Carnival Freedom cruise ship while it was docked in Grand Turk. The Carnival Freedom faced every cruise ship’s nightmare scenario Thursday morning when a fire broke out on board. Fortunately, no one was hurt and the fire was able to be put out relatively quickly. The ship, which was docked in Grand Turk alongside Carnivals Mardi Gras, had its funnel erupt in flame. Updates will be posted when available.-Update: May, 26, 2022 8:45AM EDT - Statement From Carnival - 'Carnival Freedom’s emergency response team quickly activated and extinguished a fire inside the ship’s funnel while the ship was in Grand Turk. The fire was safely extinguished and no one suffered any injuries. Just over two weeks ago, social media went into a frenzy with stunning images of a fire aboard Carnival Freedom. Carnival Freedom is currently docked across the main pier from Mardi Gras on Grand Turk. The Carnival Freedom suffered a fire this morning while docked in Grand Turk this morning. ![]()
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