power failure

A power failure shut down hotel services and propulsion on the Carnival Ecstasy on Wednesday night as it was approaching its homeport of Port Canaveral, Fla., after a five-day cruise. The problem lasted for 12 minutes, said Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen. About 2,500 passengers were on board at the time. “The cause of the power failure was a mechanical issue that was fixed on Wednesday evening,” Gulliksen told NBC News. “The ship arrived in Port Canaveral as scheduled on Thursday morning and departed on another cruise that afternoon.” (more…)