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Cruise ship delayed due to poor weather
The 'Carnival Sunshine' had to slow down on her return to Charleston, South Carolina, at the end of her current 5-night sailing due to poor weather. Strong winds and waves made it difficult for the ship to sail at full speed and maintain optimal safety and comfort. This has had a knock on effect on embarkation fort the departure on Feb 8, 2024,, which was delayed by several hours. Incoming guests have been alerted to the change and advised to push back their arrival time to accommodate the delay. Travelers were asked to delay their terminal arrival appointment by three hours. All guests, however, had to be onboard no later than 5:30 p.m. for the ship to depart. Originally, the 'Carnival Sunshine'‘s planned departure was 4 p.m., but this has been pushed back as much as possible to permit adequate time for both debarkation and embarkation. The ship’s next sailing was a 4-night Bahamas cruise, with a day at sea first, followed by a full day in Nassau and another day at sea before returning to Charleston on Feb 12. At this time, there was no change to that itinerary.
FBI investigating suspicious death on board
The FBI started investigating a suspicious death that happened aboard the 'Carnival Sunshine'. The crew was made aware of an unresponsive woman on Feb. 27, 2023. The staff attempted life-saving measures, but the woman was pronounced dead on the ship. Once the ship berthed in Charleston on March 4, members of the FBI Evidence Response Team responded in the morning to conduct an investigation into the death. Both the deceased and her husband were debarked in Nassau, and Bahamian authorities have already investigated the circumstances and were conducting an autopsy, while Carnival was fully cooperating. The authorities were continuing to investigate the incident.
Medevac off Port Canaveral
A 58-year-old man who was experiencing chest pains was medevaced by helicopter from the 'Carnival Sunshine' about 100 miles from Port Canaveral to the Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne on Oct 14, 2022. After receiving the emergency call, the Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk flew over the Atlantic Ocean and arrived at the scene about 10 a.m. The passenger with chest pains, his spouse and a nurse were hoisted into the helicopter. The medevac did not impact the 'Carnival Sunshine'’s schedule, including the ship’s arrival to its homeport in Charleston, S.C. on Oct 15 morning.
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