Carnival Cruise Lines has implemented a program to improve emergency power capabilities, introduce new fire safety technology, and improve the extent of operating redundancies across its entire 24-ship fleet. This enhancement program will cost greater than $300 million, and rapid upgrades have already begun. The actions by Carnival Cruise Lines will expand the provision of hotel services for the relaxation of its guests within the rare instance of a shipboard event that involves the lack of main power. In addition, the plan will reinforce key shipboard operating systems to further prevent a possible lack of primary power. The advance plan is the results of a comprehensive operational review, overseen by parent company Carnival Corporation & plc, initiated immediately after the Carnival Triumph fire in February 2013. “All of Carnival Cruise...
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