) Carnival Conquest at Grand Cayman on 5 January 2006. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Panama | |
| Name: | Carnival Conquest |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Line |
| Port of registry: | Panama[1] |
| Ordered: | 4 August 1998[2] |
| Builder: | Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy) |
| Cost: | US $500 million[1] |
| Laid down: | 30 June 1999 |
| Launched: | 1 February 2002 |
| Sponsored by: | Lindy Claiborne Boggs |
| Christened: | 19 November 2002[3] |
| Completed: | 25 October 2002 |
| Maiden voyage: | 12 November 2002[4] |
| In service: | 1 December 2002[5] |
| Identification: | |
| Status: | Not in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Conquest-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 110,000 GT |
| Length: | 953 ft (290.5 m) |
| Beam: | 116 ft (35.4 m) |
| Height: | 208 ft (63.4 m)[4] |
| Draft: | 27 ft (8.2 m)[1] |
| Decks: | 13 decks[1] |
| Installed power: | 63,400 kW[1] |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric; two propellers[1] |
| Speed: | 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)[1] |
| Capacity: | 2,980 passengers [5] |
| Crew: | 1,150 |
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]
The Godmother of Carnival Conquest is Lindy Boggs, former US Congresswoman for Louisiana.[3]
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.
See also
- Cruise Confidential
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-9812467393.
- ^ "Carnival Corporation Contracts for Two 102,000-ton Vessels for Carnival Cruise Line Unit" (Press release). Archived from the original on 8 January 2000.
- ^ a b "Lindy Boggs to christen Carnival ship". South Florida Business Journal. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Carnival Conquest Fact Sheet". carnival-news.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Carnival Conquest (600398)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard.
- ^ "Carnival Conquest (IMO: 9198355)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ "Carnival Conquest - Destination Oceans". Destination Oceans. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ "Circle 'C' Club, Seaside Theatre, New Balconies Added to Carnival Conquest During Extensive Renovation". Carnival Cruise Line. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ "Title unknown". Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
External links
Media related to IMO 9198355 at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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