Carnival Liberty

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Career

Name:	Carnival Liberty
Operator:	Carnival Cruise Lines
Port of Registry:	Panama
Builder:	Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy
In service:	2005
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Conquest Class cruise ship
Tonnage:	110,000 gross tons
Length:	952 ft (290.2 m)
Beam:	116 ft (35.4 m)
Decks:	13
Speed:	21-knot (39 km/h)
Capacity:	2,974 passengers
Crew:	1,150

Carnival Liberty is a Conquest Class cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines. She was built by Fincantieri Shipyards in Italy. She was the first Carnival ship to feature Carnival's Seaside Theater – a 12-foot high by 22-foot wide LED screen located by the midship pool on the Lido deck, which is used to show movies, sporting events, and concerts.

[edit] Norovirus Outbreak

On November 3, 2006, the Carnival Liberty departed Rome, Italy, to Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades). During the 16-Day transatlantic voyage, over 700 people contracted the contagious norovirus illness. 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 19th 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.