Carnival Liberty

Cruise ship built in 2005

Carnival Liberty comes back in George Town, Grand Cayman on May 1, 2025

History
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Name| Carnival Liberty
Owner| Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator| Carnival Cruise Line
Port of registry| Panama City,  Panama
Route| Eastern and Western Caribbean
Builder|

* Fincantieri
* Monfalcone, Italy

Cost| US $500 million
Laid down| October 2, 2003
Launched| December 3, 2004
Sponsored by| Mira Sorvino
Christened| July 19, 2005
Completed| July 15, 2005
Maiden voyage| July 20, 2005[1]
In service| July 2005–present
Identification|

* Call sign: HPYE
* IMO number: 9278181
* MMSI number: 371083000

Status| In service
Notes| [2][3]
General characteristics
Class & type| Conquest-class cruise ship
Tonnage| 110,000 GT
Length| 952 ft (290.2 m)
Beam| 116 ft (35.4 m)
Draft| 27 ft (8.2 m)[2]
Decks| 13 decks[2] forward part of ship has a 14th deck, home of Camp Ocean and the Night Owls programs for kids.
Installed power| diesel-electric: Six Warstila 12 W 46C diesel engines of 12,600 kW each; two 20 MW electric propulsion motors[4]
Speed| 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)[2]
Capacity| 2,974 passengers
Crew| 1,160
Notes| post-Panamax
Carnival Liberty docked at Ft. Lauderdale in 2007

Carnival Liberty is a Conquest-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Built by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy, she was christened by actress Mira Sorvino in Civitavecchia, Italy, on July 19, 2005.[5][3][6] Carnival Liberty was the first ship to feature Carnival's Seaside Theater—a 12-foot (3.7 m) high by 22-foot (6.7 m) wide LED screen. Located by the midship pool on the Lido deck, it is used to show movies, sporting events, concerts and other ship programming.[7]

## Incidents

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### Norovirus outbreak

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On November 3, 2006, Carnival Liberty departed Rome, Italy, to Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades). During the 16-day transatlantic voyage, over 700 people contracted the contagious norovirus illness.[8][9] On the morning of November 15, Carnival Cruise Lines announced it would shorten the next cruise by two days for an extensive cleaning. Originally, the next cruise was scheduled to depart on November 19 for a six-day cruise. The November 19 cruise was rescheduled to depart Fort Lauderdale on November 21 for a four-day cruise using new ports-of-call. Safety measures were also enacted on a few of the future cruises to prevent further contamination. These safety measures included fully suspending self-service on the buffet lines. When the first cruise after the outbreak ended on November 25, fewer than 60 passengers were reported to have contracted the norovirus.

### Cuban refugee rescue

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On the August 22, 2014 sailing, the Carnival Liberty was forced by the storm system that would become Hurricane Cristobal to use a rerouted itinerary (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Maarten, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Grand Turk Island) along a course that would take it close to Cuba. On August 23, a distress signal was received and a small, makeshift styrofoam raft was observed near the ship. The Liberty reversed course and proceeded to pull 11 Cuban refugees from the raft who had requested rescue in the worsening sea conditions. Hundreds of passengers observed the rescue, conducted off the port side. The raft was abandoned in the water as the ship continued on its modified course toward St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, scheduled for arrival on August 25. The U.S. Coast Guard later ordered a rendezvous where the refugees were offloaded onto a Coast Guard cutter for transfer back to Cuba overnight on the 23rd and 24th.

Cuban refugees rescued by the ship

### Engine room fire in St Thomas

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On September 7, 2015, Carnival Cruise Lines confirmed in a statement that the U.S. Coast Guard had been called to provide assistance to the ship due to an engine room fire.[10] The incident occurred while the ship was alongside in St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. All hotel services on the ship including air conditioning, elevators, toilets and galleys were fully functional and the ship's normal array of activities including entertainment and dining proceeded as normal after passengers were allowed to re-board on the night of September 7. This also caused more vibration than other Carnival ships, and a shorter range due to the decrease in power and stability.[citation needed]

### Gallery

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* Carnival Liberty anchored off in Nassau, Bahamas, taking part in Carnival's 50th Sailabration funship meet-up on March 9, 2022

* Carnival Liberty departing New Orleans in Louisiana, USA on January 26, 2025

* Carnival Liberty anchored in George Town, Grand Cayman with Carnival Sunrise on May 1, 2025

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ Whitman, Roy. "New Carnival Cruise Ship "Liberty" Launches With Mediterranean Itinerary". Cruise Vacation Center. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
2. ^ a b c d Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-9812467393.
3. ^ a b Smith 2010, p. 43.
4. ^ url=http://www.cybercruises.com/carnivalliberty.htm
5. ^ "Actress Mira Sorvino Named Carnival Liberty Godmother". Carnival Cruise Lines. June 14, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
6. ^ "Carnival Liberty (9278181)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
7. ^ "New Carnival Liberty to Feature Massive 270-square-foot (25 m2) Outdoor Television Screen Poolside on Lido Deck". PR Newswire. May 20, 2005.
8. ^ Morgan, Tim (November 21, 2006). "Carnival Liberty Cruise, 700 Sick With Flu-Like Symptoms". National Ledger. Archived from the original on January 27, 2010. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
9. ^ Newman, Maria (November 16, 2006). "For 700 on Cruise, Queasiness Not Due to Sea". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
10. ^ "US Coast Guard responds to fire aboard Carnival Liberty in St Thomas". Cruise Arabia & Africa. September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.

### Bibliography

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* Smith, Peter C. (2010). Cruise Ships: The World's Most Luxurious Vessels. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 9781848842182.

## External links

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