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Cruiseliner "Carnival Liberty" remains in St. Thomas after fire
« on: September 08, 2015, 09:14:57 PM »
Carnival Liberty remains in St. Thomas after fire

By Hannah Sampson
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Thousands of Carnival Cruise Line passengers were spending an extra day in St. Thomas Tuesday while investigators examined the engine room where a fire started on the Carnival Liberty Monday.

No one was hurt in the blaze, which broke out while the ship was docked in St. Thomas. Automated suppression systems put the fire out.

Passengers were allowed to board the ship again Monday night and had the option of spending Tuesday on the island. Carnival offered free shuttle service to popular areas and a shipboard credit of $150 per person.

The Miami-based cruise company said all hotel services including air conditioning, kitchens, elevators and toilets were working.

The ship left San Juan Sunday for a seven-day Caribbean sailing with 3,346 guests and 1,150 crew on board.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article34352337.html#storylink=cpy

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Re: Cruiseliner "Carnival Liberty" remains in St. Thomas after fire
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2015, 09:11:32 AM »
The correct name of the company is Carnival Cruises as they do not operate in Liner Trade. This results in the Company being able to form it's own Contract differently to normal Liner Terms. Very good reading on this can be found at the following sites:
Cruise Junkie: Legal Issues Relevant To Cruise Ships.
Carnival Cruises Ticket Contract.
Despite the contract details, it does seem that Carnival have in this case acted extremely well toward their guests; (they are not passengers) 

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Re: Cruiseliner "Carnival Liberty" remains in St. Thomas after fire
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2015, 11:08:45 AM »
We are passengers aboard trains, buses, planes,in cars and on board ferries so why do we suddenly become guests aboard ships?
How are the 'passengers' categorised aboard the likes of the Queen Mary 2 when she is in trans Atlantic service. Are the people who are travelling just one way across the Atlantic referred to as passengers because they have booked passage aboard a ship on a line voyage and yet those people who are making the round trip and therefore using the ship as a cruise vessel are they referred to as guests?
We are guests in land-based hotels, resorts and other forms of overnight accommodation.

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Re: Cruiseliner "Carnival Liberty" remains in St. Thomas after fire
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2015, 05:00:20 PM »
Right on, Clive,

A passenger has a ticket & has the rights of contract, the same goes for buses, trains & planes. A coach tour probably has the same type of contract as a cruise ship. Airlines
have basically the same duties to passengers as on the now very rare ship liners. The same applies to any cargo shipped on liner bills of lading.
I have friends who go cruising & they seem to be proud to be known as "Guests" not realising that it greatly reduces their rights.
It is also not fully understood that the law of the concerned vessel is the law of the nation whose flag she flies! 
   

 

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