Carnival Conquest

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Carnival Conquest
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Carnival Conquest in George Town, Grand Cayman on February 26, 2006
History
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NameCarnival Conquest
Owner Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator Carnival Cruise Line
Port of registry Panama [1]
Ordered4 August 1998 [2]
Builder Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy)
Cost US $500 million [1]
Laid down30 June 1999
Launched1 February 2002
Sponsored by Lindy Claiborne Boggs
Christened19 November 2002 [3]
Completed25 October 2002
Maiden voyage12 November 2002 [4]
In service1 December 2002 [5]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and type Conquest-class cruise ship
Tonnage110,000 GT
Length953 ft (290.5 m)
Beam116 ft (35.4 m)
Height208 ft (63.4 m) [4]
Draft27 ft (8.2 m) [1]
Decks13 decks [1]
Installed power63,400 kW [1]
Propulsion Diesel-electric; two propellers [1]
Speed22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) [1]
Capacity2,980 passengers [5]
Crew1,150

Carnival Conquest is a cruise ship owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She is the first of her namesake class, whose design is derived from the Destiny-class of cruise ships. Sixty percent of her staterooms have ocean views, and sixty percent of those (37% of all cabins) have balconies. [8] 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. [9] [10]

Contents

The Godmother of Carnival Conquest is Lindy Boggs, former US Congresswoman for Louisiana. [3]

The vessel has been homeported in Miami, Florida. [11]

Incidents

On 7 July 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.

Carnival Conquest docked in Riviera Maya on January 6, 2006 Carnival Conquest 3.jpg
Carnival Conquest docked in Riviera Maya on January 6, 2006

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships . Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN   978-9812467393.
  2. ↑ "Carnival Corporation Contracts for Two 102,000-ton Vessels for Carnival Cruise Line Unit" (Press release). Archived from the original on 8 January 2000.
  3. 1 2 "Lindy Boggs to christen Carnival ship". South Florida Business Journal . 10 October 2002. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  4. 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. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Carnival Conquest Fact Sheet". carnival-news.com. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Carnival Conquest (600398)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard.
  7. ↑ "Carnival Conquest (IMO: 9198355)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  8. ↑ "Carnival Conquest - Destination Oceans". Destination Oceans. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  9. ↑ "Circle 'C' Club, Seaside Theatre, New Balconies Added to Carnival Conquest During Extensive Renovation". Carnival Cruise Line. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  10. ↑ "Title unknown". Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
  11. ↑ Line, Carnival Cruise. "Carnival Conquest | Conquest Cruise Ship". Carnival Cruise Line. Retrieved 2 April 2022.


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