Carnival Conquest
 Carnival Conquest at Grand Cayman on January 5, 2006. | |
| History | |
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| 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]- |
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| 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 Fort Lauderdale, Florida for year-round 4-8 day cruises to the Eastern and Western Caribbean and Bahamas.
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
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Carnival Conquest anchored at Grand Cayman in July 2006.
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Carnival Conquest anchored at Grand Cayman.
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Carnival Conquest anchored at Riviera Maya.
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Carnival Conquest at dock in Roatán.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
- ↑ "Carnival Corporation Contracts for Two 102,000-ton Vessels for Carnival Cruise Lines Unit" (Press release). Archived from the original on 8 January 2000.
- 1 2 "Lindy Boggs to christen Carnival ship". South Florida Business Journal. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "Carnival Conquest (600398)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard.
- ↑ "Carnival Conquest (IMO: 9198355)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ↑ "Carnival Conquest - Destination Oceans". Destination Oceans. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ↑ "Circle 'C' Club, Seaside Theatre, New Balconies Added to Carnival Conquest During Extensive Renovation". Carnival Cruise Lines. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ↑ "Title unknown". Archived January 4, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website
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Media related to Carnival Conquest at Wikimedia Commons
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