Carnival Legend
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| Delivered: | August 14, 2002 |
Carnival Legend is a Spirit class
Spirit class
The Spirit class is a class of cruise ships built at the Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland. The class are operated by Carnival Cruise Lines and Costa Cruises . The ships were built to the Panamax form factor, allowing them to pass through the Panama canal...
cruise ship
Cruise ship
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operated by Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Cruise Lines is a British-American owned cruise line, based in Doral, Florida, a suburb of Miami in the United States. Originally an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company is now one of eleven cruise ship brands owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc...
. It was built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards which was a subsidiary of Kvaerner, in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
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. It was launched on December 17, 2001, and delivered to Carnival on 14 August 2002.
Carnival Legend currently offers a 7-day cruise to the Western Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
from Tampa, FL. Eighty percent of the staterooms have ocean views and eighty percent of those have private balconies.
Issues
On August 21, 2002, during the christening ceremony, Judi DenchJudi Dench
Dame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA is an English film, stage and television actress.Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she played in several of William Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo...
took three attempts to smash the bottle against the ship's hull, aided by ship's captain Claudio Cupisci. The third attempt successfully smashed the bottle but the force sent the flowing champagne all over her. She took the soaking in good spirits and announced "I am godmother to 13 godchildren and a god-dog - now I'm godmother to a great ship."
On July 13, 2005, Carnival Legend left Tortola
Tortola
Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Local tradition recounts that Christopher Columbus named it Tortola, meaning "land of the Turtle Dove". Columbus named the island Santa Ana...
and was heading back to New York City. At 5:10 PM, the ship suddenly listed 14 degrees to the port side while making a hard starboard turn, resulting in some minor injuries. The crew came on to the intercom a few minutes later to announce to passengers that there had been a computer glitch. Crew members indicated that a list of that degree was without precedent in their experience. Passengers were not compensated for spilled drinks, etc.
On August 3, 2005, around 10 pm, heavy smoke was seen coming from the lower levels towards the bow of the ship. In minutes, there was an announcement for everyone to proceed to the upper, open decks. The Cruise Director
Cruise director
A cruise director is a high ranking officer of a cruise ship, usually reporting to the Executive Purser. The cruise director has responsibility for all onboard hospitality, entertainment and social events and usually has a deputy or assistant cruise director, supported by a team of entertainment...
announced "there was a problem in the engine room and that something had overheated". People had to stay put for over an hour. No real explanation or compensation was given.
During the May 20, 2006 cruise, Ramesh Krishnamurthy, age 35, from Plumstead
Plumstead Township, Pennsylvania
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, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, was presumed dead after jumping off the Carnival Legend at 1 am on Saturday, May 27, 2006. He was reported jumping out of his balcony room after an argument with his wife in front of his children, 450 miles northeast of Florida
Florida
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. Foul play is not suspected, and he was believed to have been under the influence. The ship remained in the vicinity for eleven hours, delaying the Legend's arrival back to New York City
New York City
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the following day until 8 pm. Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
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officials were sent out to aid in the search, but he was never found.
During the September 2, 2007 cruise, there was a complete loss of power for approximately an hour, during the first day at sea. Because of this, the ship arrived late at port the next day. The cause of this problem was not explained to the passengers.
On September 30, 2009, as the ship was leaving the berth in Cozumel, heavy winds pushed the ship against the side of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines . Carnival Legend sustained damage to its open deck areas, as well as broken glass. Both ships were able to leave for its next scheduled port after being cleared by port authorities.
On February 13, 2010, Carnival Legend had to reduce speed and limp home due to a mechanical problem that drastically reduced the ship's speed. Passengers reported hearing grinding noises and vibrations coming from the engine room. The ship made it back to its homeport of Tampa several hours late. The next voyage resulted in a late departure and a schedule change of Cozumel instead of Grand Cayman.