Carnival Splendor- Opt 1 (2/3/11)

• Nature of the problem
• The Carnival Splendor, a 113,000-ton behemoth, suffered an engine fire early in the morning that knocked out the ship's power, including air conditioning, hot food service, flushing toilets and telephones.The fire was extinguished in about three hours.
• The Carnical Splendor had to be towed by two tug boats into the Ensenada Port in Mexico.
• After the People got in safely, a bus brought the passengers back to California from the port in Mexico.
• The Carnival Splendor is too high to be able to go underneath the Coronado Bridge to go to the three ship yards (BAE, NASSCO, Northrop Grumman ) about two miles south.
• The ship is 215 ft tall and the bridge is only 200 ft tall
• Because of this problem, the liner has to be moved to San Fransisco
• Necessary Repairs
• The ship is currently at the San Diego dock on 10th in downtown, but it will move to San Fransisco to be put on a dry dock for further repairs
• BAE Systems is the company in charge of the repair work
• The engine room must be cleaned up from the CO2 and water before the actual damage can be repaired
• During the 4-6 weeks in San Francisco Bay, the Splendor will be getting a new diesel generator and two alternators
• All the repair work stems from a fire that took place on board the ship in November.
• Cabling and switchboard components are being replaced
• More repairs were discovered when they were repairing the ship
• The cruise ship is unable to start operating until after February
• Time constraints and more problems being discovered just cause more financial problems and more cruises being cancelled 
• Financial Problems/Impact on Passangers
• All guests booked on canceled cruises sailing out of Long Beach will receive a refund or future cruise credit equal to the amount paid
• Passangers will be reimbursed of transportation-related change fees
• Those who choose to re-book will receive a 25 % future cruise discount or an on-board credit
• The total financial impact of the disabled ship is unknown
• Carnival Corporation said that the incident would cost it at least $56 million and affect about 30,000 passengers
• The costs can be expected to rise becuase of other problems discovered, and becuase of further delays
• Fourteen one-week voyages that were scheduled for November, December, January and February on the cruise ship have been canceled
• Because of all the repair work needed, more jobs have opened up
• 125 new job opportunities