However, the Captain didn't verbalize his actions to neither the Pilot or the Wheelhouse. While the Pilot was commanding the bow Azipod thruster (propulsion unit) and giving orders to the assiting tugboat, the Captain was using the stern thrusters to bring the vessel closer to Pier 90. Also, the ship's Third Officer was in a location with no view of the bow. The cause for the accident was the ineffective communication between the ship's Captain and the assisting Pilot (both directly responsible for the berthing manoeuvres) and the Navigation Bridge (Wheelhouse). The cased by the collision damages of Pier 90 totaled ~USD 2,5 million.

NYC’s Department of Buildings conducted a structural inspection of Pier 90. USCG started an investigation of the incident. Passengers debarkation-embarkation were not affected. However, Pier 90's damages were significant and included two metal support beams, a small roofed parking section, damaged walkway. The accident resulted in a minor bow hull damage. On August 28, 2018, in the morning, while maneuvering for berthing at Berth 2 of Pier 88 (Manhattan, NYC), the ship collided with Pier 90. Carnival Horizon was set for drydocking at Fincantieri's Palermo shipyard (Sicily Italy/Dec 22 - Jan 8) and all voyages thru Janu(excluding) were canceled.Īll affected bookings were fully refunded, and additionally received as compensation a 100% FCC (future cruise credit) based on the fare paid.Ĭarnival Horizon's schedule was allocated to the Miami-based fleetmates Carnival Liberty and Carnival Sunshine.Īfter canceling a total of 8x departures from Miami, Horizon's itinerary program continued as planned from (8-day Southern Caribbean). However, on Dec 3rd was announced that fixing the propulsion issues is urgent and will take more time than anticipated. To fix the issues, the vessel was planned to enter drydock at Grand Bahama Shipyard (Freeport Bahamas) and resume operations on Dec 19. The canceled voyages (both departing roundtrip from PortMiami) were scheduled for Dec 15th (6-night Western Caribbean) and Dec 11 (8-night Southern Caribbean). On November 30, 2021, CCL canceled two upcoming December departures due to technical/propulsion issues that affected the liner's max speed.

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