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Carnival Conquest

Carnival Conquest at Grand Cayman on 5 January 2006.
History
Name	Carnival Conquest
Owner	Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator	Carnival Cruise Line
Port of registry	Panama
Ordered	4 August 1998
Builder	Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy)
Cost	US $500 million
Laid down	30 June 1999
Launched	1 February 2002
Sponsored by	Lindy Claiborne Boggs
Christened	19 November 2002
Completed	25 October 2002
Maiden voyage	12 November 2002
In service	1 December 2002
Identification	IMO number: 9198355 Call sign: 3FPQ9 MMSI number: 357657000
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Conquest-class cruise ship
Tonnage	110,000 GT
Length	953 ft (290.5 m)
Beam	116 ft (35.4 m)
Height	208 ft (63.4 m)
Draft	27 ft (8.2 m)
Decks	13 decks
Installed power	63,400 kW
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; two propellers
Speed	22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
Capacity	2,980 passengers
Crew	1,150

Carnival Conquest is a cruise ship owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She is the first of her namesake class, whose design is derived from the Destiny-class of cruise ships. Sixty percent of her staterooms have ocean views, and sixty percent of those (37% of all cabins) have balconies. The ship's interior decor is of a French Impressionist style designed to complement the port city of New Orleans. Carnival Conquest was renovated in 2009.

The Godmother of Carnival Conquest is Lindy Boggs, former US Congresswoman for Louisiana.

The vessel has been homeported in Miami, Florida.

Incidents

On 7 July 2013, the ship was diverted to Mobile, Alabama, after a tugboat sank in New Orleans, causing a closure to the Mississippi River. Carnival then changed the next 7-day cruise roundtrip New Orleans into a 6-day cruise from Mobile to New Orleans. Passengers disembarking were provided charter buses to New Orleans.

See also

• Cruise Confidential

References

1. ^ Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-9812467393.
2. "Carnival Corporation Contracts for Two 102,000-ton Vessels for Carnival Cruise Line Unit" (Press release). Archived from the original on 8 January 2000.
3. ^ "Lindy Boggs to christen Carnival ship". South Florida Business Journal. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
4. ^ "Carnival Conquest, other ships might call Coast new home: Sagging power lines in New Orleans a contributing factor for move". Access my Library. Mississippi Business Journal. 23 December 2002. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
5. ^ "Carnival Conquest Fact Sheet". carnival-news.com. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
6. ^ "Carnival Conquest (600398)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard.
7. "Carnival Conquest (IMO: 9198355)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
8. "Carnival Conquest - Destination Oceans". Destination Oceans. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
9. "Circle 'C' Club, Seaside Theatre, New Balconies Added to Carnival Conquest During Extensive Renovation". Carnival Cruise Line. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
10. "Title unknown". Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
11. Line, Carnival Cruise. "Carnival Conquest | Conquest Cruise Ship". Carnival Cruise Line. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

External links

• Media related to IMO 9198355 at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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