In the wake of recent shipboard incidents, Carnival has decided to cancel sailings onboard two ships in order to enhance their onboard safety systems. The shipsĀ receivingĀ the new safety upgradesĀ includeĀ the Carnival Triumph, which lost power in the Gulf of Mexico last month, as well as the Carnival Sunshine, which is currently undergoing a multi-week renovation in Italy.
In a statement obtained from a Carnival spokesperson,Ā Carnival has decided to “make significant investments to enhance the level of operating redundancies and the scope of hotel services that can run on emergency power, and further improve each shipās fire prevention, detection and suppression systems.”
In order for the ships to revive the safety upgrades, Carnival has been forced to cancel various sailings. TheĀ Carnival Triumph will now return to service on June 3, 2013, with a total of 10 additional cruises being canceled. Ā TheĀ Carnival Sunshine will now enter service May 5, 2013, following the cancellation of two European cruises.
Carnival’s President & CEO, Gerry Cahill, was quoted as saying,Ā āWe sincerely regret canceling these cruises and disrupting our guestsāĀ vacation plans. We are fully committed to applying the recommendations stemming from our fleetwide review and to make whatever investments are needed despite the difficult decision to impact peopleās vacations.ā
Guests on the affected voyages will receive a full refund, reimbursement for non-refundable transportation costs and a 25 percent discount on a future Carnival cruise.
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One reply on “Carnival Cancels Various Triumph & Sunshine Sailings To Enhance Onboard Safety”
Glad to see Carnival getting out ahead of this whole engineering/safety issue! Finally, some strong leadership at the corporate level!