Carnival Liberty
| 300px Carnival Liberty at St. Thomas on April 26, 2006. | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Carnival Liberty |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & PLC |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Lines |
| Port of registry: | 22x20px Panama[1] |
| Builder: | Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy)[1] |
| Cost: | US $500 million[1] |
| Christened: | July 19, 2005 by Mira Sorvino in Civitavecchia, Italy[2] |
| Maiden voyage: | July 20, 2005[3] |
| In service: | July 2005[1]-present |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9278181[4] Call Sign HPYE[4] MMSI 371083000[5] |
| Status: | In Active Service as of 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Conquest class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | gross tonnage (GT) of 110,000 tons |
| Length: | 952 ft (290.2 m) |
| Beam: | 116 ft (35.4 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft (8.2 m)[1] |
| Decks: | 13 decks[1] |
| Installed power: | 2 diesel-electric propellers (63,400kW each)[1] |
| Speed: | 22.5-knot (42 km/h; 26 mph)[1] |
| Capacity: | 2,974 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,150 crew |
| Notes: | post-Panamax |
Carnival Liberty is a Conquest-class cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines. She was built by Fincantieri in Italy. She was the first Carnival ship to feature Carnival's Seaside Theater —a 12-foot (3.7 m) high by 22-foot (6.7 m) wide LED screen located by the midship pool on the Lido deck, which is used to show movies, sporting events, and concerts.[6]
Contents
Destinations
| Destination | Days | Sailing From |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Caribbean | 7 Days | Miami, Florida |
| Western Caribbean | 7 Days | Miami, Florida |
Incidents
Norovirus Outbreak
On November 3, 2006, Carnival Liberty departed Rome, Italy, to Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades). During the 16-day transatlantic voyage, over 700 people contracted the contagious norovirus illness.[7][8] On the morning hours of November 15, Carnival Cruise Lines announced it would shorten the next cruise by two days for an extensive cleaning. Originally, the next cruise was scheduled to depart on November 19 for a six-day cruise. The November 19 cruise was rescheduled to depart Fort Lauderdale on November 21 for a four-day cruise using new ports-of-call. Safety measures were also enacted on a few of the future cruises to prevent further contamination. These safety measures included fully suspending self-service on the buffet lines. When the first cruise after the outbreak ended on November 25, fewer than 60 passengers were reported to have contracted the norovirus.
Scott Durbin
On July 2, 2007, at about 11:35 p.m., Carnival Liberty alerted Coast Guard that Scott Durbin, 29, a middle school science teacher from Rockville, Maryland, had possibly jumped overboard. Durbin fell about 36 feet (11 m) into the water about 50 miles (80 km) off the coast of Boca Raton. Crew aboard threw life rings and jackets over the side. Coast Guard located Durbin about an hour later.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
- ↑ "Actress Mira Sorvino Named Carnival Liberty Godmother". Carnival Cruise Lines. 2005-06-14. http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/liberty_godmother.aspx. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ↑ Whitman, Roy. "New Carnival Cruise Ship “Liberty” Launches With Mediterranean Itinerary". Cruise Vacation Center. http://www.cruisevacationcenter.com/articles/carnival_liberty.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 United States Coast Guard (USCG). "Carnival Liberty". Port State Information Exchange. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=797247.
- ↑ "Carnival Liberty (IMO: 9278181)". vesseltracker.com. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Carnival-Liberty-9278181.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ↑ "New Carnival Liberty to Feature Massive 270-square-foot (25 m2) Outdoor Television Screen Poolside on Lido Deck.". Highbeam (PR Newswire). 2005-05-20. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132617050.html. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ↑ Morgan, Tim (2006-11-21). "Carnival Liberty Cruise, 700 Sick With Flu-Like Symptoms". National Ledger. http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=6&num=9974. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ↑ Newman, Maria (2006-11-16). "For 700 on Cruise, Queasiness Not Due to Sea". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/us/17cruisecnd.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=carnival%20liberty%20maiden%20voyage&st=cse&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ↑ "Passenger rescued after reportedly jumping from cruise ship". Los Angeles Times (Associated Press). 2007-07-02. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-cruise2jul02?parent=southern-states&type=destinations. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
External links
| Carnival Liberty
]]- Carnival Liberty Official Page (Carnival site)
- Cruise Critic Review
- Two Video Clips of Carnival Liberty in Venice
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