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Operation underway to get Carnival Dream passengers home
Carnival has begun the weekend-long task of flying 4,363 passengers home after their cruise had to be cancelled.
The cruise line has arranged for around 50 special commercial and private flights from St Maarten for passengers stranded after technical problems on Carnival Dream.
"Guests began disembarking the ship this morning to board flights scheduled for today, and will continue to do so throughout the weekend," it said in a statement.
"We are working to try to accommodate special requests from guests, including those who asked to remain on board longer."
For passengers who remain onboard, activities such as children’s programmess and live music continue.
The Carnival Dream was on the last leg of a seven-day cruise and was docked in St. Maarten when the technical problem arose.
The ship is based in Port Canaveral, Florida.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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