Ill-fated Carnival Triumph returns to service
Carnival Triumph, which spent several days adrift in the Gulf of Mexico after an engine fire, is back in service.
The Triumph set sail yesterday (Thursday) from Galveston on a sold-out cruise to Mexico.
The ship had been out of action since February when it lost power and left passengers with cold food, unsanitary conditions, inoperable air conditioning, and power outages.
It was towed to Mobile, Alabama, where it was damaged even more when it broke away from its moorings in a storm.
Carnival has spent $115 million repairing and upgrading the ship.
There are new fire safety systems and back-up operating systems that will keep elevators, toilets, and fresh water running if the engine goes off.
The ship also now sports Guy’s Burger Joint, Blue Iguana Cantina and Tequila Bar, Red Frog Rum Bar, Alchemy Bar, and EA Sports Bar.
by Cheryl Rosen, Editor TravelMole US
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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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