Carnival Legend

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Career
Name: Carnival Legend
Operator: Carnival Cruise Lines
Port of Registry: Panama
Builder: Kvaerner Masa-Yards
Completed: 2002
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Spirit Class
Tonnage: 88,500 GRT
Length: 963 ft (294 m)
Decks: 12
Speed: 21 kts
Capacity: 2,124 Passengers
Crew: 930

The Carnival Legend is a Spirit class cruise ship owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. It was built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards which was a subsidiary of Kvaerner, in Helsinki, Finland. It was launched on December 17, 2001, and delivered to Carnival on 14 August, 2002.

The Carnival Legend currently offers a 7 day cruise to the Western Caribbean from Tampa, FL. Eighty percent of the staterooms have ocean views and eighty percent of those have private balconies.

Contents

[edit] Itinerary

[edit] Lounges

  • Follies Lounge: 1200 capacity theater with state-of-the-art light and sound equipment
  • Firebird Lounge: 400 capacity theater primarily used for art auctions, Karaoke, and comedy
  • Satchmo's
  • Billie's piano bar
  • Medusa's Lair Disco
  • Atlantis Lounge
  • Legend's Café
  • Merlin Casino with Live music
  • Unicorn Café
  • Main Lobby bar
  • Oddessey Bar
  • Enchanted Forest
  • Golden Fleece Supper Club

[edit] Issues

On July 13, 2005, the Carnival Legend left Tortola and was heading back to New York City. At 5:10 PM, the ship suddenly listed 14 degrees to the starboard side, resulting in some minor injuries. The crew came on to the intercom a few minutes later to announce to passengers that there had been a computer glitch. Crew members indicated that a list of that degree was without precedent in their experience. [1][2]

During the May 20, 2006 cruise, Ramesh Krishnamurthy, age 35, from Plumstead, Pennsylvania, was presumed dead after jumping off the Legend at 1am on Saturday, May 27, 2006. He was reported jumping out of his balcony room, 6227, after an argument with his wife in front of his children, 450 miles northeast of Florida. Foul play is not suspected, and he was believed to have been under the influence. The ship remained in the vicinity for eleven hours, delaying the Legend's arrival back to New York City the following day until 8pm. Coast Guard officials were sent out to aid in the search, but he was never found. [3]

During the September 2, 2007 cruise, there was a complete loss of power for approximately an hour, during the first day at sea. Because of this, the ship arrived late at port the next day. The cause of this problem was not explained to the passengers.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/12013" Cruise ship's sudden tilt not an isolated incident
  2. ^ "http://www.cruisejunkie.com/events2005.html" Events at Sea 2005
  3. ^ "http://www.cruisejunkie.com/events2006.html" Events at Sea, May 27th, 2006 Carnival Legend

[edit] External links

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