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Third Carnival ship has trouble at sea
They say trouble always comes in threes, well let’s hope it stops there for Carnival.
First it was Triumph, then Dream, and now a cruise on Legend has been cut short due to more technical problems.
Although the ship’s safety systems and onboard facilities are working, the ship has had to reduce speed and, as a result, has had to cancel a visit to Grand Cayman today.
"The vessel made its scheduled call yesterday in Mahogany Bay, Roatan, in addition to visiting Cozumel and Costa Maya earlier in the week," said a statement.
"Because of the reduction in sailing speed, today’s visit to Grand Cayman has been cancelled and the ship will proceed to its homeport of Tampa, where it is expected to arrive on Sunday as scheduled."
Once again, Carnival is having to compensate guests. This time, they will receive a $100 per person credit and a full refund on pre-purchased shore excursions for Grand Cayman, plus 50% off a future Carnival cruise.
Carnival Legend is currently on the last leg of a seven-day Caribbean cruise that departed Tampa on March 10.
Bev
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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