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Carnival Vista’s Propulsion System To Be Repaired Using First-Of-Its-Kind ‘Floating Dry Dock’
Popular Ship to ResumeCaribbean Cruises from Galveston July 27
MIAMI(July 2, 2019) – Carnival Cruise Line announced today thatNetherlands-based Boskalis, a worldwide leader in marine solutions, will deploya transport vessel as a first of its kind "floating dry dock" facility tocomplete the repairs to Carnival Vista's two azipods, the ship's main propulsionsystem. The procedure will entail loading the ship onto a semi-submersibleheavy transport vessel, Boka Vanguard, and then docking the vessel at the GrandBahama shipyard for the repair work.
Avideo animation detailing the "floating dry dock" process can be viewed here www.vimeo.com/boskalis/vista.
"Thisgroundbreaking procedure made possible by Boskalis is a revolutionary way toensure Carnival Vista's repairs are completed in a safe, timely and efficientmanner, so the ship can resume her popular seven-day schedule from Galvestonlater this month," said Lars Ljoen, executive vice president of marineoperations for Carnival Cruise Line.
BokaVanguard is expected to arrive in Bahamian waters on Friday, July 5 to preparefor Carnival Vista's arrival on July 12.The loading, transport andrepairs are expected to take approximately two weeks, allowing Carnival Vistato return to Galveston in time for her July 27 voyage andcontinue with year-round seven-day Caribbean itineraries.
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Carnival Cruise Line, part of CarnivalCorporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The World's MostPopular Cruise Line®" with 26 ships operating three- to 24-day voyages toThe Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England,Bermuda, Cuba, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands andSoutheast Asia. The line currently has three new ships scheduled for delivery –Carnival Panorama™ in 2019, Mardi Gras in 2020 and an as-yet-unnamedship in 2022.
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