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Carnival Triumph Arrested in Galveston – Updates

5:35pm: Carnival Cruise Lines and the US Federal Marshals have reached an agreement to allow the sailing of the Carnival Triumph today. The Carnival Triumph should set sail soon. No details of the agreement have been made pubic. We will update if any new details emerge.

4:35pm: 2 pictures have been posted on Facebook by a passenger on board ( @simstravel ) showing 2 signs posted by US Marshals on board the Carnival Triumph…

2:25pm:The following quote is from a passenger who is currently on board the Carnival Triumph in Galveston…

At this time, Carnival claims that they are working through “the appropriate legal channels” to resolve the issue, and they are “very confident that the ship will sail on time.” It is currently 1:25pm in Galveston, the Triumph is scheduled to sail at 4:00pm. The Carnival Triumph is currently being held with a $10 million bond. We will update this story as it continues to develop.

10:15am: Carnival Cruise Line will soon be contacting travel agents about this whole impound incident with more details. We will keep you updated.

March 31, 2012

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On March 30th the Carnival Triumph was ordered to be arrested in the Port of Galveston thanks to a court case against Carnival Corporation. The case was filed today from a German family who is seeking $10 million from Carnival after a relative died in the Costa Concordia disaster. US Magistrate Judge John Froeschner ordered a warrant to arrest the ship today in Galveston claiming,

“The court finds that the conditions for an attachment of defendants’ joint and collective property within this district, mainly the MS Carnival Triumph, appear to exist upon an admiralty and maritime claim.”

Carnival Triumph will be held by the court until a trial has been conducted where, “the plaintiff shall be required to show why the attachment and garnishment should not be vacated,” according to the court order.

Carnival at this time has not released an offical press release regarding the incident. This case is Kai Stumpf v. Carnival plc, 3:12-cv-00099, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (Galveston).

I will also keep you updated on this developing story.

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By Mike Faust

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.

11 replies on “Carnival Triumph Arrested in Galveston – Updates”

Just got off the phone with Carnival. They’re saying there’s been a misunderstanding about the ship, and IT’S NOT the Carnival Triumph. Email should be coming to TA’s with guests on the ship shortly, will forward for you.

I hope all the passengers counter-sue the plaintiff for screwing up their collective vacations – I know I would. !!!!

I hope all the passengers file counter-suits against the plaintiff and I hope the plaintiff is punished for impeding the vacations of 2,700+ uninvolved people

So is that the reason everyone received the $7.42 credit? Due to the delay in departure?

Was hoping to have found information about “the agreement” that was reached. Nothing was said on board and just in conversations with guests, as well as a general feel, 95% of the guests didn’t know anything was ever in jeopardy. It was like a scene from the end of the original “Men in Black”. Did find it interesting when we reached Progresso that the ship was registered in “Nassau”, obviously painted over. A very quick google check shows the Triumph had been registered in “Panama”. Hmmmmm.

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