Carnival Cruise Glitch Leaves Passengers Waiting and Wondering
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Doug Parker reports on several recent disruptions affecting Carnival Cruise Line passengers. A planned system update resulted in widespread technical issues across multiple vessels, impacting embarkation, debarkation, casino operations, internet connectivity, and dining services. On the Carnival Venezia and Carnival Celebration, crew members utilized pen and paper to manage food and drink orders due to malfunctioning tablets. The Carnival Spirit also experienced issues where guests had to leave sign and sail cards behind during debarkation. While Carnival confirmed the IT problems stemmed from scheduled maintenance, the company noted that all safety navigation systems remained operational. In separate news, the MSC Seaside experienced a brief incident in the Bahamas when high winds caused the ship to break from its moorings at Ocean Cay Marine Reserve. The vessel drifted momentarily from the pier but remained secured at the stern, and no injuries or damage were reported. Additionally, winter weather caused delays for the Carnival Sunshine and Carnival Pride in Norfolk and Baltimore. The report concludes with an update on cruise industry stocks, noting gains for Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and Viking.
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Thousands of Carnival Cruise Line passengers experienced delays and tech problems yesterday after a planned system update didn't go as expected.
Carnival did issue a statement confirming the IT problems that stem from a scheduled maintenance update and said all safety navigation systems remain operational.
High winds in the Bahamas caused a scare last week when the MSC Seaside broke from its moorings while it was docked at Ocean Cay Marine Reserve.
Winter weather, week number three, disrupted two Carnival Cruise Line ships yesterday.
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