Carnival Freedom cruise ship catches fire for second time in less than 2 years
Published Date: 3/25/2024
Source: New York Post
The Carnival Freedom cruise ship experienced its second fire in less than two years, and passenger footage caught the flames with smoke coming from the ship’s exhaust funnel Saturday afternoon. “That’s nutty,” X user @breezebreeze_ can be heard while showing the fire aboard the ship. Carnival Cruise Line put out several tweet replies regarding the incident they say happened at 3:15 ET. “Carnival Freedom reported a fire on the port side of the ship’s exhaust funnel,” one of the posts read. “The ship was 20 miles off Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, heading to Freeport after a canceled call to Princess Cay due to weather.” The news prompted passengers of the ship’s upcoming departure from Port Canaveral on Monday to ask the cruise line if their itinerary would go off as planned. “Is the cruise for the Carnival Freedom March 25 departing cruise from Port Canaveral still planning on going?” one X user asked Carnival. “We need to know for travel purposes!” Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/03/25/us-news/carnival-freedom-cruise-ship-catches-fire-for-second-time-in-less-than-2-years/ #carnivalcruise #fire #cruiseship The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost