''Carnival Conquest'' is a
cruise ship
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owned and operated by
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line is an international cruise line with headquarters in Doral, Florida. The company is a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Its logo is a funnel shaped like a whale's tail, with a red, white, and blue color scheme. This ...
. 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
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style designed to complement the port city of
. ''Carnival Conquest'' was renovated in 2009.
The Godmother of ''Carnival Conquest'' is
Lindy Boggs, former US Congresswoman for Louisiana.
The vessel is currently homeported in
Miami, Florida
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.
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
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Cruise Confidential''
References
External links
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Conquest
Conquest is the act of military subjugation of an enemy by force of arms.
Military history provides many examples of conquest: the Roman conquest of Britain, the Mauryan conquest of Afghanistan and of vast areas of the Indian subcontinent, ...
2002 ships
Ships built by Fincantieri
Ships built in Monfalcone
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