Cruise Ship Faces Near-Sinking in Storm Off South Carolina Coast

Table Of Content

• Floods on Cruise Ships
• Watch: Storm floods cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico
• Cruise Ships and Sudden Storms
• Passengers stuck at sea after Norwegian cancels Caribbean cruise mid voyage due to Covid-19
• COVID-19 outbreaks hit 3 cruise ships as Florida breaks record for new cases
• Video shows Carnival cruise ship in disarray after ‘horrific’ South Carolina storm
• 'People shrieking in tears': Cruise passengers returned to flooded cars at port

They report using research and management experience efforts will be made to promote process optimization. The goal is to increase construction efficiency by 20 percent compared with the efforts for the Adora Magic City. China’s goal is to compete against the established European shipbuilder, Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Fincantieri, and the two Meyer shipyards, which are the only yards in the world building large cruise ships. They highlight that cruise ships are the most complex construction projects and they look to systemize the process similar to tankers, bulkers, and containerships. The Carnival Freedom was denied entry to Aruba and Bonaire after an undisclosed number of passengers and crew aboard caught the virus. Cruise passenger Sharon Tutrone, a professor at Coastal Carolina University, tweeted Friday that the ship was rocking.

Floods on Cruise Ships

Forecasters said there would be gusty winds, dangerous surf and rip current conditions along portions of the U.S.'s southeastern coast through Sunday. Carnival Sunshine, which was headed from the Bahamas to South Carolina, arrived in Charleston behind schedule, according to the spokesman. Some crew cabins needed to be temporarily taken out of service because of water damage. One passenger posted a video of the interior of a cabin as the storm pounded the ship, adding that guests had been evacuated from one of the bars after over 30 liquor bottles fell off the bar and broke.

Watch: Storm floods cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico

Globally in 2023, the cruise market was just under 32 million passengers according to the trade group Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). The forecast for the Chinese domestic cruise market is that it will reach nine million passengers by 2035. Analysts told the Global Times that China will require 38 cruise ships in service by 2035 to handle the projected market. When the seas calm and the winds die down, the excess water on deck and on balconies will drain through various outlets back into the ocean. Meanwhile, crew members are working to minimize water intrusion, and the ship’s forward elevators are temporarily closed in case of damage or water. From the Bahamas when it got caught in severe weather, including nearly 80 mph winds.

Carnival Cruise Passenger Wakes Up to Flooded Cabin - Cruise Hive

Carnival Cruise Passenger Wakes Up to Flooded Cabin.

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Cruise Ships and Sudden Storms

Several other passengers, including Brenda Goodwin Sherbert, posted on social media about broken glass all over the ship and about water coming through their balcony doors. A storm off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina left passengers terrified after it caused flooding on a Carnival cruise ship, CBS reports. Several passengers, including Brenda Goodwin Sherbert, posted on social media about broken glass on the ship.

Flooding Onboard Royal Caribbean Ultimate World Cruise

Passengers on board shared details and footage of the chaos and destruction caused by the storm on social media. Thankfully, Carnival told PEOPLE in a statement provided below that "no one was seriously injured." The Carnival Sunshine cruise ship made it back to port nine hours later than planned after sailing through a terrifying storm on Friday night. A storm off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, battered a Carnival cruise ship for hours late Friday night before it docked, leaving passengers terrified.

Passengers stuck at sea after Norwegian cancels Caribbean cruise mid voyage due to Covid-19

Cruise Hive was established back in 2008 and among the earliest blogs in the industry. Since the start, it's been our aim to provide the latest cruise news covering all the major cruise lines. We make sure cruisers are fully prepared for their cruise vacation with tips on ships and ports.Millions of travelers rely on Cruise Hive in the United States, Europe, Australia, and around the world. The Mexican government said Tuesday it would allow cruise ships with reported coronavirus cases to dock. The country's Health Department said passengers or crew who show no symptoms will be allowed to come ashore normally, while those with symptoms or a positive virus test will be quarantined or given medical care.

COVID-19 outbreaks hit 3 cruise ships as Florida breaks record for new cases

Some passengers and crew members needed "minor assistance" from medical staff, a Carnival cruise spokesman told CBS News. “Carnival Sunshine’s return to Charleston was impacted by the weather and rough seas on Saturday. Our medical staff helped a small number of guests and crew members who needed minor assistance,” the cruise liner said in a statement to WCIV. The bad weather the formed in the Atlantic this weekend gave crew and passengers on board Carnival Sunshine a rough ride Saturday. Videos showed flooding on the lower decks and tumultuous seas rocking the ship before it was able to get into its home port of Charleston, S.C.

Video shows Carnival cruise ship in disarray after ‘horrific’ South Carolina storm

“What we endured is indescribable, not only to feel it yourself but to hear and see it set in on every single person around you from adult, child and the elderly is something I will never forget,” Seifer-Alicea said. One traveler described being able to “smell people being sick walking down the halls,” the Daily Mail Reported. Royal Caribbean International’s Voyager of the Seas recently encountered a severe squall in the Gulf of Mexico while finishing her most recent sailing. Fellow passenger Elaina Escobedo, 21, went to her grandparent's cabin to check on them during the storm.

'People shrieking in tears': Cruise passengers returned to flooded cars at port

Uploaded on TikTok by a woman named Amber, hashtags #carnivalcruise and #flooding help describe the videos, while the posted description indicates the incident occurred aboard Carnival Radiance. The hallway décor and brief glimpses of crew identification badges and nametags do indeed confirm that this was on a Carnival cruise ship. From the ocean itself to pools, hot tubs, waterslides, splash pads, and more, cruise ships are known for water. According to Fox Weather, a powerful storm off the southeastern coast of the US hit the Sunshine as it returned from a Memorial Day weekend trip to the Bahamas. The large waves, heavy rain, and strong winds rocked the ship, leaving some passengers sick and terrified.

She said that the only time passengers heard from the captain was in the afternoon, when he told them he had an experienced crew and would do everything he could to minimize discomfort as the ship encountered the storm. Some Carnival Sunshine guests reported feeling sick during the storm, according to WCIV-TV. Others, including passengers Christa Seifert-alicea and Daniel Taylor, told WCIV-TV that they didn't receive communication or updates on the storm from the Sunshine's crew for over 12 hours. China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, referred to by the colloquial name Ada Modu, began service in January 2024. Adora Cruises reports she has operated 26 voyages with more than 100,000 passengers. The company was initially established as a joint venture between Carnival Corporation and CSSC, but Carnival has reduced its participation making Adora a wholly Chinese company.

But what was supposed to be a fun celebration has now turned into a "nightmare," she said. This wasn't the first rescue carried out by the more than 70,000 ton ship, Travel and Tour World reported. A sailor was saved by the liner's crew in 2019, and 20 stranded individuals were taken onto the ship in two separate 2022 incidents near Cuba, the outlet reported.

"CDC acknowledges that it is not possible for cruising to be a zero-risk activity," CDC spokesperson Jasmine Reed said in an emailed statement. Royal Caribbean International’s Ultimate World Cruise has hit its first significant glitch just 24 days after departing Miami, Florida. Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.

Daniel Taylor, one of the passengers, told Daily Mail about how much of the week-long trip to the Bahamas went well. She tweeted again on Saturday afternoon, describing "14 hours of high winds, rain and massive waves." The National Hurricane Center on Friday warned of a non-tropical area of low pressure off Florida that was set to move northward and inland over the Carolinas during the weekend.

Before the pandemic, China was a rapidly growing cruise source market but sales were done through charter groups and most people were traveling for the opportunity to go shopping outside China. During an elaborate ceremony to mark the lowering of the first keel blocks for the second cruise ship into the dry dock, they reviewed the approach to the project. They reported that construction is already 20 percent completed and now moving to a focus on the rapid assembly of the vessel. "Our warnings have proved sadly prescient and continuously compelling. Time for CDC and cruise lines to protect consumers, again pause — docking their ships," the Connecticut senator posted on Twitter. Both videos also clearly show water pouring from the ceiling in one section of the hallway, as if it were raining indoors on the ship. It is important to note that at this time, only one section of Deck 12 seems to be experiencing these problems.

The regulation, called a conditional sailing order, is scheduled to expire on Jan. 15 to become a voluntary program. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling for the CDC and cruise lines to again halt cruise travel, six months after the industry mounted its comeback. At this time, there is no indication of what happened to create the internal flooding.