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UPI
3 days ago
- UPI
2 die in separate drownings at Carnival Cruise's island in Bahamas
Carnival Cruise Line's Celebration Key opened on July 19 to more than 7,000 passengers from the cruise lines' Carnival Glory and Carnival Conquest ships. Photo Carnival Cruise Line/newsroom Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Two American cruise passengers in their 70s drowned in separate incidents on Carnival Cruise Lines' private destination in the eastern Bahamas. At Celebration Key on the south side of Grand Bahama, one person died in a lagoon and another at the beach on Friday, the cruise line told ABC News. The 65-acre private location, which initially cost $600 million to build, opened in July. Grand Bahama, with 47,000 residents, is not on a private island, like Carnival's other locations for guests. The island, which serves two Carnival ships at one time, also includes a water park, restaurants, swim-up bar, the world's tallest sandcastle and swing, and 1.5 miles of beach. "One guest was sailing with family on Mardi Gras and one guest was sailing with family on Carnival Elation," the cruise line said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the guests and their families and our Care Team is providing assistance." Both cruise ships left ports in Florida last week. Before noon, Royal Bahamas Police Force officers found a 79-year-old man unresponsive aboard a commercial vessel. "According to the initial report, the male became unresponsive while snorkeling at a beach," police said in a statement to NBC News. "A lifeguard assisted him from the water, and CPR was administered, but to no avail." Shortly before 2:30 p.m., offers found an unresponsive 74-year-old woman who had been swimming in the pool. A lifeguard assisted her out of the water and CPR was administered "to no avail," police said. Carnival said more than 2 million guests a year will visit the destination. An extension is being built to serve two additional ships at one time. In the debut on July 19, more than 7,000 passengers from Carnival Glory and Carnival Conquest went to Carnival's site. Grand Bahama, which is near Freeport, is 65 miles east of Palm Beach County in Florida. Southeast Bahamas, 145 miles from Grand Bahama, is under a tropical storm warning from Hurricane Erin. The Elation, which launched in 1998, is a 71,909-ton, 855-foot-long ship, that can accommodate up to 2,900 guests and a crew of 900. It sails out of Jacksonville on five-day cruises. The Mardi Gras, which began service in 2016, is a 181,808-ton, 1,113-foot ship can host up to 6,000 passengers and 2,000 crew members. The Mardi Gras sails out of Port Canaveral on seven-night trips. Another Mardi Gras was Carnival's first ship launched in 1972 and sold in 1993. All all, the cruise line operates 29 ships worldwide.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Yahoo
Video: Fire breaks out on Carnival Cruise Line ship
Cruise lines ban many items because they might cause a fire. You can't bring an iron, coffee maker, toaster, and most items with heating elements because they can cause a fire. In addition, you're allowed to bring only small lighters (not a torch) for your cigarettes and cigars, while candles are completely outlawed. Rules vary by cruise line, but fire risk is the basis for rules about which kinds of power strips and outlet extenders you can bring onboard. Royal Caribbean's rules are the strictest, allowing only USB and USB-C extenders and prohibiting devices that give you more plugs. Every cruise line also has strict rules regardingsmoking. Cruise ships set aside only limited spaces where smoking is allowed. Generally, that means one or two outdoor deck spaces and, on some cruise lines, in parts of the casinos while smokers are actively gambling. Cruise lines take every step to prevent fires, but one recently broke out on Carnival Glory. Jayson Judson has the full story on his Facebook page.A fire broke out on a balcony on the Carnival Glory that was put out immediately by crew members. The passengers said they were in their cabin and noticed the balcony chair with a towel on it became engulfed in flames, and they started to panic. The three passengers were taken to the medical center, where they were interrogated as to what happened, and they were threatened if they didn't tell the truth, they would contact the FBI. The passengers said they were shaken up by the entire incident and just wanted to be treated with some kindness and respect. What do you think? . Most people who commented on the post were sympathetic to the people in the cabin. "I heard they checked their bags, had no cigarettes, and had no lighters. It obviously came from a cigarette from another balcony blown onto their balcony. Thank god they were in their cabin," wrote @bigguy1443. @StaneyReynolds2916 agreed with that assessment. "Thinking someone on another balcony was smoking and flicked the butt over the side and embers flew onto this balcony and started a fire. Cameras should help as to what happened. If I were them, I would tell them to bring the FBI," they wrote. Many pointed out that the cruise line does not allow people to hang towels on their balcony. "Fire is the biggest threat to a ship!" posted Dolores Perricone. "Unlikely that the towel spontaneously ignited and burst into flames. Someone had to have sparked the fire. Even if it was from another balcony, however, this is one of the reasons for the prohibition of hanging clothes on the balcony." (The Arena Group will earn a commission if you book a cruise.) , or email Amy Post at or call or text her at 386-383-2472.
