Carnival cruise ship stuck at Florida port over ‘environmental matter’ finally sets sail hours later

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Carnival cruise ship stuck at Florida port over ‘environmental matter’ finally sets sail hours later

The Brief

A Carnival cruise ship finally set sail after it was stuck at Port Canaveral in Florida on Thursday after being delayed due to an environmental issue, the cruise line confirmed.

Details of the issue remain unclear.

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – Vacationers eager to begin their cruise aboard the Carnival Freedom ship had a rough start, with the cruise line attributing the delay to an environmental issue.

What we know

The ship, scheduled to depart from Port Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday evening, remained docked instead of heading out to sea.

The Carnival Freedom was initially set to depart for the Bahamas at 3:30 p.m., but was delayed for several hours before finally setting sail.

FOX 35 News spoke to some passengers who were upset by the situation, with some expressing concern that they would miss their first excursion.

What they’re saying

We reached out to the cruise line Thursday night for more details on the delay and received the following statement:

“Carnival Freedom’s team managed an environmental matter Thursday, delaying the ship’s departure from Port Canaveral. Guests are being kept informed.” Carnival Cruise Line spokespersonWhat we don’t know

FOX 35 News is working to gather more information about the environmental issue behind the delay and what, if anything, the cruise line plans to do to make up for it.

“We did see something on the surface of the water around the boat earlier, but, and that was before they made the announcement,” Renee Lord, a passenger on board the ship, said. “I just noticed there was a lot of iridescence floating on the water around the boat.”

The Source

This story was written based on information provided by Carnival Cruise Line and from passengers aboard the Carnival Freedom ship.

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