Help wanted at Carnival
Carnival Cruise Lines seems to be in the news almost every day—but this time, the news is all good for its passengers.
Carnival yesterday said it will upgrade the emergency power, fire safety, and operating redundancies on each of its 24 ships, at a cost of more than $300 million, and make improvements to its entire 101-ship fleet.
The fixes, which already have begun and will take several months to complete, are designed to prevent the loss of power at sea, and to keep essential services running even if power is lost.
In the first phase, emergency generators will be added to every vessel to keep 100% of stateroom and public toilets flushing, and insure fresh water and elevators.
Once that is done, a second permanent back-up power system will be added to power cooking facilities, cold-food storage, internet, and telephone communications.
Also on the fix-it list are fire prevention, detection, and suppression systems.
Carnival also will form a Safety & Reliability Review Board of five outside experts with previous experience in organizations such as the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and National Transportation Safety Board, as well as airlines and equipment manufacturers with significant expertise in marine and occupational safety, reliability, and maintenance; marine regulatory compliance; and quality control/assurance.
The complete program of enhancements being undertaken across all the corporation’s brands and all 101 ships will cost more than $600 million.
Cheryl
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