Carnival Conquest

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Carnival Conquest

Carnival Conquest at Grand Cayman on January 5, 2006.
Career
Name: Carnival Conquest
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Carnival Cruise Lines
Port of registry: Panama[1]
Ordered: August 4, 1998[2]
Builder: Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy)
Cost: US $500 million[1]
Sponsored by: Lindy Claiborne Boggs
Christened: November 19, 2002[3]
Maiden voyage: November 12, 2002[4]
In service: December 2002[1]-
Identification: IMO number: 9198355[5]
Call Sign 3FPQ9[5]
MMSI 357657000[6]
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class & type: Conquest-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 110,000 GT
Length: 953 ft (290.5 m)
Beam: 116 ft (35.4 m)
Height: 208 ft (63.4 m)[4]
Draft: 27 ft (8.2 m)[1]
Decks: 13 decks[1]
Installed power: 63,400 kW[1]
Propulsion: Diesel-electric; two propellers[1]
Speed: 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)[1]
Capacity: 2,974 passengers
Crew: 1,150

Carnival Conquest is a Conquest-class cruise ship owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. Sixty percent of her staterooms have ocean views, and sixty percent of those (37% of all cabins) have balconies.[7] The ship's interior decor is of a French Impressionist style designed to complement the port city of New Orleans. Carnival Conquest was renovated in 2009, receiving a new Circle "C" club (for 12- to 14-year-olds) and a large outdoor LED screen. Eighteen ocean view staterooms were given balconies during this process.[8] [9]

The Godmother of Carnival Conquest is Lindy Boggs, former US Congresswoman for Louisiana.[3] Carnival Conquest currently sails out of Miami, Florida for year round 7 day cruises to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.

Incidents

On July 7, 2013, the ship was diverted to Mobile, Alabama after a tugboat sank in New Orleans, causing a closure to the Mississippi River. Carnival then changed the next 7 day cruise roundtrip New Orleans into a 6 day cruise from Mobile to New Orleans. Passengers disembarking were provided charter buses to New Orleans.

Gallery

References

  1. 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. 
  2. "Carnival Corporation Contracts for Two 102,000-ton Vessels for Carnival Cruise Lines Unit" (Press release). Archived from the original on 8 January 2000. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Lindy Boggs to christen Carnival ship". South Florida Business Journal. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-24. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Carnival Conquest, other ships might call Coast new home: Sagging power lines in New Orleans a contributing factor for move.". Access my Library. Mississippi Business Journal. 23 December 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-24. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Carnival Conquest (600398)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard. https://cgmix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=600398.
  6. "Carnival Conquest (IMO: 9198355)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 2008-07-24. 
  7. "Carnival Conquest - Destination Oceans". Destination Oceans. Retrieved 2008-07-24. 
  8. "Circle 'C' Club, Seaside Theatre, New Balconies Added to Carnival Conquest During Extensive Renovation". Carnival Cruise Lines. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
  9. "Title unknown". 

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