CARNIVAL VISTA

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Medevac off Mona Island

A US Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medical evacuation of a passenger from the 'Carnival Vista' on Nov 7, approximately 45 miles southwest of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The patient was a 69-year-old female U.S. citizen, who experienced health complications and required a higher level of medical care ashore. Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector San Juan received a communication from the cruise ship on the afternoon, requesting a medical evacuation to transport the patient to a hospital in Puerto Rico, coordinated arrangements and directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter to rendezvous with the cruise ship. Once on scene, the Coast Guard aircrew deployed their rescue swimmer aboard the cruise ship, who prepared a rescue basket to hoist the patient’s spouse and cruise ship nurse, followed by a litter hoist of the patient aboard the aircraft. The Coast Guard aircrew transported the patient to the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where awaiting local Emergency Medical Service personnel received and transported her to the Centro Medico’ Hospital. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3962928/coast-guard-medically-evacuates-us-passenger-from-carnival-vista-cruise-ship-ne/

Cruise ship delayed back from yard stay

The 'Carnival Vista' has completed her dry dock refreshment and refurbishment in Cadiz, poor weather during the ship’s transatlantic crossing to return to her Florida homeport was delaying her return to service by one day. Guests booked on the first cruise will now be sailing a 2-night itinerary instead of the originally planned 3-night cruise with embarkation pushed back a full day, and travelers have been given some options for the inconvenience. The Carnival Cruise Line has reached out to guests booked on the first post-dry-dock sailing of the ship to alert them to a delay in the ship’s return to service. Because of inclement weather in the Atlantic Ocean that has slowed the ship’s return to Port Canaveral, coupled with a slight delay leaving Cadiz, the cruise will now depart on Feb 16, 2024 rather than Feb 15 as originally scheduled. Guests should also note that embarkation times have been revised, with all embarkation appointments moved forward one hour. An 11-11:30 a.m. terminal arrival appointment will now be 10-10:30, for example. The 'Carnival Vista' will now be calling at Nassau on Feb 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., but will no longer have a day at sea. Shore excursions for Nassau that have been booked through Carnival Cruise Line will be moved to accommodate the change in visit date. Passengers who may have made independent tour arrangements will need to contact their tour operators for options, including cancellation or adjustment if available.

Cruise ship saved six of 12 castaways

The 'Carnival Vista' saved six men in the night of Dec 12, 2023, 30 nautical miles north of the Dominican Republic, after the small cargo m/v 'Two Brothers' had capsized overnight, while six others were still reported missing. Under the direction of Captain Paolo Severini and in the coordination of Carnival’s Fleet Operations Center in Miami, the ship immediately changed course when an emergency alert was received by an onboard monitoring system. The officers on board spotted six men on a life raft and stopped to bring them on board. Rescued were the captain Valentín Polanco Vásquez, Fernando José Cordero Martínez, Ricardo Camacho, Darvin Valentín Polanco Calvo and Julio Martín Guerrero. The 'Carnival Vista' proceeded with its scheduled visit to Amber Cove. The ship had started a six-day voyage on Dec 10. A Coast Guard Operation Turks and Caicos MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued the other six people who were hanging on to debris of the sunken vessel. All six castaways were hoisted onto the helicopter, and transferred to emergency medical services in Puerto Plata. All 12 survivors were reported in good health. The “Two Brothers” had left the Puerto Plata dock on Dec 12 at approximately 6:30 p.m., headed to the Turks & Caicos Islands. and transported several vehicles and containers. It was thought to have been overloaded and thus sank in the Atlantic. Reports with photo and video: https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/12/carnival-vista-rescues-six-people-after-cargo-vessel-capsizes/ https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3617218/coast-guard-rescues-6-people-from-sunken-vessel-off-dominican-republic/ https://elnuevodiario.com.do/naufraga-en-alta-mar-barco-salio-de-puerto-plata-hacia-las-bahamas/