Carnival cruise ship catches fire: What Carnival ship caught on fire?

On Thursday, May 26 Carnival Freedom a carnival cruise ship departing from Port Canaveral, Florida, caught fire. According to a Carnival press release, the Carnival Freedom ship was on a five-day cruise when a fire broke out within the ship’s funnel.

The fire was immediately extinguished by emergency response teams, according to Carnival, and all guests and crew are safe. Local officials granted permission for the ship’s passengers to go offshore. Carnival is still assessing the situation.

While cruise ship fires are unusual, they have occurred. More than 500 passengers and crew were evacuated from a burning ship roughly a mile off the north coast of Puerto Rico in 2016. Many people on board the Caribbean Fantasy ship required medical attention, but no fatalities were reported.

Passengers on a Carnival cruise from Miami to Seattle were compelled to quarantine last month after testing positive for COVID-19. Carnival did not specify how many of the 2,100 guests on board were affected. All afflicted passengers were sent to nearby motels after the ship docked.