theckenlady Posted March 23 #1 Share Posted March 23 Reports on Facebook say funnel is on fire again. Anyone on board can confirm? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthworm Jim Posted March 23 #2 Share Posted March 23 I don't know, but Facebook AI loves to rehash old information into "new" stories these days. Could that have been it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekatie Posted March 23 #3 Share Posted March 23 Friends on board and it is on fire. Everyone must be in their rooms. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted March 23 #4 Share Posted March 23 Holy Cow! The Freedom must be cursed! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted March 23 #5 Share Posted March 23 from the pictures posted on FB, the other side of the funnel is on fire, the port side is on fire years ago, it was the starboard side funnel that caught fire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekatie Posted March 23 #6 Share Posted March 23 Sounds like they are at sea but heading to a port 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knights on the Beach Posted March 23 #7 Share Posted March 23 What on earth ...... poor Freedom! Maybe it just wanted to go on another TA. 🤷♀️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekatie Posted March 23 #8 Share Posted March 23 Fire still burning. Rooms smelling like smoke. Funnel fell on to the deck. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajd7dc Posted March 23 #9 Share Posted March 23 I’m currently on the ship, apparently a lightning strike hit the exhaust up top(same spot as last) bunch smoke and fire obviously but we just got word the fire is out and now they’re just working on debris on the 10th deck. Nobody in their rooms, everyone gambling and drinking lol 20 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted March 23 #10 Share Posted March 23 Just now, joekatie said: Fire still burning. Rooms smelling like smoke. Funnel fell on to the deck. That does not sound good! 😒 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted March 23 #11 Share Posted March 23 1 minute ago, Ajd7dc said: I’m currently on the ship, apparently a lightning strike hit the exhaust up top(same spot as last) bunch smoke and fire obviously but we just got word the fire is out and now they’re just working on debris on the 10th deck. Nobody in their rooms, everyone gambling and drinking lol Now that sounds better. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajd7dc Posted March 23 #12 Share Posted March 23 Officially fire extinguished and cause is officially being investigated. Just no going outside or on deck. Drinks on! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlynsmom Posted March 23 #13 Share Posted March 23 I’m a passenger. Our port side funnel caught on fire - probably from lightning strike. It is reported as out now. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustMeAdam Posted March 23 #14 Share Posted March 23 Someone on FB posted a video, as she is on the ship now. https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=1462295347697502 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundloop Posted March 23 #15 Share Posted March 23 17 minutes ago, Jlynsmom said: I’m a passenger. Our port side funnel caught on fire - probably from lightning strike. It is reported as out now. If it was a lightning strike I'm assuming you got into some storms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe13 Posted March 23 #16 Share Posted March 23 28 minutes ago, Ajd7dc said: I’m currently on the ship, apparently a lightning strike hit the exhaust up top(same spot as last) bunch smoke and fire obviously but we just got word the fire is out and now they’re just working on debris on the 10th deck. Nobody in their rooms, everyone gambling and drinking lol Can't be true...lightning never strikes twice... 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seannyice81 Posted March 23 #17 Share Posted March 23 (edited) I don't really buy the lightening strike. The ships probably get zapped fairly often so I can't see how this wouldn't happen more. I could be wrong though. Edited March 23 by seannyice81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted March 23 #18 Share Posted March 23 2 minutes ago, seannyice81 said: I don't really buy the lightening strike. The ships probably get zapped fairly often so I can't see how this wouldn't happen more. I could be wrong though. The ships are the tallest things in the water so yeah they are lightning rods for sure. It does seem like we'd have more funnel fires than we do if this was the case. It also doesn't seem like the fire would be billowing out of the smokestacks if it was a lightning fire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekatie Posted March 23 #19 Share Posted March 23 Sounds like the fire hoses burst the water main on the ship, so now theyre dealing witj flooding. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphinsfan246 Posted March 23 #20 Share Posted March 23 6 minutes ago, mz-s said: The ships are the tallest things in the water so yeah they are lightning rods for sure. It does seem like we'd have more funnel fires than we do if this was the case. It also doesn't seem like the fire would be billowing out of the smokestacks if it was a lightning fire. Well they do have a camera pointed at the funnel at all times so if they wanted to they could prove it (or not) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seannyice81 Posted March 23 #21 Share Posted March 23 9 minutes ago, mz-s said: The ships are the tallest things in the water so yeah they are lightning rods for sure. It does seem like we'd have more funnel fires than we do if this was the case. It also doesn't seem like the fire would be billowing out of the smokestacks if it was a lightning fire. I would SPECULATE that perhaps Freedom has a sooting issue, but thats really just an uneducated guess. Of course assuming it isn't a lightening strike. 2 minutes ago, dolphinsfan246 said: Well they do have a camera pointed at the funnel at all times so if they wanted to they could prove it (or not) Good point! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredithe Posted March 23 #22 Share Posted March 23 Time to make the Freedom Free of the Tail... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsglow Posted March 23 #23 Share Posted March 23 She's reportedly heading to Freeport. After that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted March 23 #24 Share Posted March 23 Some pictures of the damage: https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-freedom-fire-damages-funnel-again/ 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrentD Posted March 23 #25 Share Posted March 23 15 minutes ago, jsglow said: She's reportedly heading to Freeport. After that? She was already heading to Freeport when it happened because weather cancelled their visit to Princess Cay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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