{"id":4265,"date":"2024-03-26T09:08:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T09:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/?p=4265"},"modified":"2024-05-13T10:59:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T10:59:40","slug":"carnival-freedom-cruises-cancelled-after-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/carnival-cruise-line\/carnival-freedom-cruises-cancelled-after-fire","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Freedom Cruises Cancelled After Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carnival Cruise Line has announced the cancellation of the next two sailings on the Carnival Freedom due to a recent fire incident aboard the vessel.<br \/>\nThe impacted cruises were scheduled for March 25 and March 30, with plans to travel from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas.<br \/>\nThe company released a statement to guests explaining, \u201cThe Carnival Freedom experienced a fire in the port side of the exhaust funnel on Saturday. Our onboard team acted quickly to contain and put out the fire.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/carnival-cruise-lines\">Carnival<\/a> is also investigating reports suggesting the fire could have been triggered by a lightning strike during the ship&#8217;s stay in Freeport. The technical team&#8217;s inspection revealed that the damage is more extensive than initially assessed, necessitating urgent repairs, particularly to the funnel area.<br \/>\nAs a result, the Carnival Freedom has returned to Port Canaveral to offload passengers and is set to undergo repairs at a Grand Bahama shipyard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 offset-lg-3\">\n<div class=\"articles-video-new\">\n        <iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"hide\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X1PVznz7HeE?rel=0&#038;controls=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" title=\"YouTube video player\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carnival expressed regret over the inconvenience to guests looking forward to their spring break travels, assuring that affected passengers will be fully refunded and offered a 100 percent future cruise credit.<br \/>\nPost-repairs, the 2,974 passenger capacity vessel, is slated to return to service on April 4, 2024, with a four-night <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/destinations\/bahamas\">Bahamas<\/a> cruise.<br \/>\nThe incident occurred this past Saturday afternoon amid stormy conditions near the Bahamas, around 20 miles from Eleuthera Island. Social media reports, yet to be confirmed, suggest a lightning strike might have ignited the fire, affecting the ship&#8217;s distinctive whale-tail funnel. Following the incident, the ship made its way to Freeport before heading back to Port Canaveral, where guests were disembarked on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carnival Cruise Line has announced the cancellation of the next two sailings on the Carnival Freedom due to a recent fire incident aboard the vessel. 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