The 85,920gt/2001 built Carnival Pride was reported as having struck a passenger gangway on 8th May whilst berthing at Baltimore. No injuries were reported.

Fathom’s 30,277gt/2001 built Adonia also suffered a power failure on 29th May which caused the ship to miss her Cienfuegos call due to the technical issue. Reports state that the vessel was ordered by the US Coast Guard to return to the Port of Miami for the issue to be addressed.

The 70,390gt/1998-built Carnival Elation experienced a power failure in the early hours of 30th May off the east coast of Florida. Problems occurred around 0145 after which the ship’s technicians quickly restored power in under an hour. The 2,054 passenger capacity ship continued to her homeport of Jacksonville, arriving slightly behind schedule.

Carnival has also announced that the 85,942gt/2002 built Carnival Legend will homeport in Melbourne for the first time in Feb/March 2018 featuring six roundtrip voyages. The move will mark the return of the company to the city after the Carnival Spirit left in 2013.

The 85,942gt/2004 built Carnival Miracle, which was originally destined for China in 2017, and then delayed to 2018, will now stay in North America.

In 2018 the 85,920gt/2001 built Carnival Spirit will relocate to China on a seasonal basis from Australia.

The 113,562gt/2008 built Carnival Splendor will head to China year-round in 2019.