d12j28 Posted May 26, 2022 #1 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Saw something on another site that said the Freedom was on fire. No injuries reported. Can't find much about it at the moment. Anyone seen or heard anything??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankeegirl49 Posted May 26, 2022 #2 Share Posted May 26, 2022 1 minute ago, d12j28 said: Saw something on another site that said the Freedom was on fire. No injuries reported. Can't find much about it at the moment. Anyone seen or heard anything??? Yes John Heald conformed it on his FB page. He didn't post about it but responded to someone asking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d12j28 Posted May 26, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted May 26, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BasicSailor Posted May 26, 2022 #4 Share Posted May 26, 2022 1 minute ago, d12j28 said: Wow hope everyone is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted May 26, 2022 #5 Share Posted May 26, 2022 looks similar to the carnival triumph fire back in the day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BasicSailor Posted May 26, 2022 #6 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, shof515 said: looks similar to the carnival triumph fire back in the day Agree definitely a hot fire to damage that wing like that. No telling what below looks like. Edited May 26, 2022 by BasicSailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredmedic Posted May 26, 2022 #7 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Carnival cruise ship that left Florida catches fire while docked in Grand Turk | WFLA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted May 26, 2022 #8 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Currently on the Mardi Gras in Grand Turk. Lee, our cruise director, made several announcements this morning and the Captain ordered everyone to clear the open decks and for guests in starboard balconies to go back inside their cabins. We are on the port side and everything appeared normal from there. According to Lee, the Carnival Freedom was having an issue with its funnel. However, since the wind was blowing away from us on the MG, our gangways opened abut 8 a.m. So the fire is out, thankfully. Hopefully everything is under control. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted May 26, 2022 #9 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Good new is the fire is out. Our view from the Mardi Gras. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BasicSailor Posted May 26, 2022 #10 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Thanks for posting.☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsfecura Posted May 26, 2022 #11 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Yikes!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbillycruisers Posted May 26, 2022 #12 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) There were videos of this fire all over the internet. Lots of black smoke, and they were attempting to fight the fire from the decks below with fire hoses. It didn't appear the water from the hoses was reaching the funnel, but that may be not be true. Glad it was in port, and not underway when the fire broke out. I'll be curious to learn more about this! Edited May 26, 2022 by hillbillycruisers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markp9114 Posted May 26, 2022 #13 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) I’m supposed to sail on Freedom on Saturday….this is concerning. Will call carnival later today and ask about it. Edited May 26, 2022 by markp9114 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankeegirl49 Posted May 26, 2022 #14 Share Posted May 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, mrsfecura said: Yikes!! I just saw your signature....I am also "Staci (with an i) in NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbjl24 Posted May 26, 2022 #15 Share Posted May 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, markp9114 said: I’m supposed to sail on Freedom on Saturday….this is concerning. Will call carnival later today and ask about it. I'd start looking for alternative sailings asap 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT1962 Posted May 26, 2022 #16 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, markp9114 said: I’m supposed to sail on Freedom on Saturday….this is concerning. Will call carnival later today and ask about it. I’m sure Carnival will make an announcement and notify those affected as soon as they know. I would be making alternative plans. Edited May 26, 2022 by JT1962 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indytraveler83 Posted May 26, 2022 #17 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Curious if this is just a fire in the funnel (maybe build up?) or if it's an engine fire that erupted out the funnel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisinCrow Posted May 26, 2022 #18 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Great... We just booked a cruise on Freedom last night for June 16. 😢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted May 26, 2022 #19 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Freedom’s Lido deck is empty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cruiser Posted May 26, 2022 #20 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) Looking at that funnel, I would guess that Freedom won't be doing more cruises anytime soon Edited May 26, 2022 by Lee Cruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quattrohead Posted May 26, 2022 #21 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Did not realize they were made out of fiberglass. Pepboys will have a new muffler !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knights on the Beach Posted May 26, 2022 #22 Share Posted May 26, 2022 36 minutes ago, markp9114 said: I’m supposed to sail on Freedom on Saturday….this is concerning. Will call carnival later today and ask about it. Us too, it's not looking good. Carnival won't know or say anything just yet, I'm sure. We should hear something later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cruiser Posted May 26, 2022 #23 Share Posted May 26, 2022 36 minutes ago, Indytraveler83 said: Curious if this is just a fire in the funnel (maybe build up?) or if it's an engine fire that erupted out the funnel. This was from John Heald: An update for you on CARNIVAL FREEDOM and I will make a new post as soon as I have any further information. Earlier this morning, Carnival Freedom's emergency response team quickly activated and extinguished a fire inside the ship’s funnel while the ship was in Grand Turk. All guests and crew are safe, and the ship’s guests were cleared by local authorities to go ashore. We continue to assess the situation. Thank you all for your concern and for those of you who are booked on a future cruise on her I know you will have questions so we’re working on all the scenarios and I promise I will share any news with you as soon as I can. Can I also say a massive bravo to the crew who did an incredible job to extinguish the fire. And again most importantly there were no injuries. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundloop Posted May 26, 2022 #24 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) Does anyone here have knowledge of the ship's construction and what could have started a fire up there? All I'm coming up with is accumulated soot in the exhaust stack catching fire, but that's just totally speculation and way too premature. Edited May 26, 2022 by groundloop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc_load_letter Posted May 26, 2022 #25 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Wow, bad week for Carnival. I just saw a news article that people are sick on Magic? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10856841/Passengers-report-nausea-vomiting-chemical-fumes-board-Carnival-Magic-cruise-ship.html 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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