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Carnival Cancels Various Triumph & Sunshine Sailings To Enhance Onboard Safety

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 shipā€™s 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 ā€œWe sincerely regret canceling these cruises and disrupting our guestsā€™Ā 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 peopleā€™s 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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Mike Faust is an avid world traveler, often found traversing city streets in Asia and Europe rather than his home city of Boca Raton. Mike has touched down in 39 countries, set sail on 35 cruises, and flown over 400,000 lifetime miles.

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