"We woke up around 7:30 a.m., and I hear people screaming outside our room," said Bushnell, who was on the cruise with a number of family members. Katie Bushnell of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was on the Mardi Gras, another Port-Canaveral-based ship that was docked next to the Carnival Freedom at Grand Turk, and witnessed the incident. Norwegian Cruise Line: Third Norwegian Escape cruise from Port Canaveral canceled by continuing ship repairs Good news for the cruise industry: New MSC ship coming to Port Canaveral cruise business gets stronger mask requirements eased But, then, once everyone got to the muster station, order was restored.” "Lots of passengers were distressed, and there was chaos at first. “All of the crew were amazing at keeping us informed and making sure we knew where we needed to go," Fleming said. Everyone was told to report to their muster stations for 20 to 30 minutes while Carnival's crew assessed the situation. Passengers got the all-clear to go ashore at 8:40. "Mom runs inside and calls 911, and we were apparently the first to report it."įleming said they reported the fire at 7:30 a.m.
"Mom and I were sitting on the balcony, drinking coffee, as we were docking, and some amazing people on the (Carnival) Mardi Gras next to us start screaming at us that there’s a fire," Fleming said. Fleming said they were among the first to report the fire.
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