What is the engine problem with the Carnival Vista in 2023?
11 August 2023Propulsion / Power LossOn August 11, 2023, while returning back to homeport Galveston (Texas USA), a technical issue caused the ship to lose propulsion and halt at sea for ~3 hours.
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Propulsion issues are no stranger to Carnival's Vista-class ships. In 2019, the company had to take Carnival Vista out of service for two weeks to repair propulsion units.
December 2022Structural and Technical IssuesIn mid-December 2022, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line canceled a total of 6x Carnival Vista cruises scheduled for 2024 (departures January 7 through and including February 11). The cancellations were to allow the ship to enter drydock.
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Cruising in 2023 is mostly back to normal following the pandemic-induced changes implemented across the industry in 2021 and 2022. Pre-cruise testing has been almost entirely abolished, ships are sailing at full capacity, and new ships are being constructed.
According to the passenger, a plumbing problem caused the flooding after the ceiling caved in from above, causing the cabin to fill with water. As many as two floors on the ship were flooded as water forced her cabin door open and down the hall ankle deep.