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Pretty darn generous if you ask me :cool:

No one was hurt, everyone is still on vacation and not at work . Its a win win but the complainers and whiners will always be that . :p

I agree 100%! I'm sure there are some that are disappointed, and I would be too, but would get over it quickly as I can think of worse things than being stuck in St. Thomas for free for a few days!

CARNIVAL LIBERTY STATEMENT

September 8, 2015 – 5pm EDT

The Carnival Liberty continues to remain in St. Thomas following an engine fire that occurred yesterday while the ship was docked there during a scheduled port of call visit. The ship’s command is presently awaiting permission from authorities to sail.

Once the vessel departs, it is scheduled to return to its homeport of San Juan. Guests will have the option of remaining on board through the rest of the week and exploring San Juan or disembarking and traveling home. If clearance to depart St. Thomas is not received by later this evening, the company will move forward with arrangements to fly all guests home from St. Thomas.

All guests are being provided with a full refund of their cruise as well as a 50 percent discount on a future cruise. This is in addition to a $150 per person credit that has already been applied to guests’ shipboard accounts.

There were no injuries to guests or crew as a result of the fire which was extinguished by the ship’s automated suppression system. All hotel services including air conditioning, elevators, toilets, galleys, etc. are fully functional and the ship's normal array of activities, entertainment, dining options and programming are being offered.

We apologize to our guests for this unexpected disruption to their vacation and the inconvenience they are experiencing.

Carnival Liberty departed San Juan on Sunday for a seven-day Caribbean cruise with 3,346 guests and 1,150 crew on board.

It doesn't quite make sense that they would just be staying at one hotel overnight anyway, I mean unless the hotel was huge and 100% vacant. I'm sure she was misinformed, but who knows. I'm just glad it wasn't at sea!

They are just going to the hotel reception area for comfort. It doesn't sound like this will be an overnight stay, just trying to get people out of the hot sun.

Looks like they aren't going anywhere.

John Heald

1 min ·

The crew have been communicating continuously with the guests on the pier, here is the news we have shared with them.

Earlier today, while the Carnival Liberty was docked in St. Thomas, there was a fire in the ship's engine room. There were no reported injuries to guests or crew. All guests are ashore in St. Thomas. The fire has been extinguished by the ship's automated suppression system and crew have confirmed that the fire is out.

At this time we are in the process of taking guests to a nearby hotel for their comfort, as well as providing water and food pierside. We apologize to our guests for the inconvenience and we look forward to welcoming them back onboard later this evening.

The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Updates will be provided as additional information becomes available.

Thanks everyone.

John

Well yeah but the new carnival ship, Victory, is the only one that has a brewery on-board. but yes any carbonated drink uses pressurized CO2 to carbonate the drink.

Victory certainly isn't new! Do you mean Vista?

Awesome photos and review. I'd love to be picked for the Chef's Table.

It isn't something that you are picked for, you pay $75 and your in! This will be a must do on my next cruise. Thanks for the wonderful review and pics!