Carnival Cruise ship catches fire

The company said no passengers were injured. Carnival Freedom left Port Canaveral in Florida on Monday on a five-day cruise.

We continue to assess the situation," a spokesperson said. The fire broke out inside the Carnival Freedom ship's funnel and was quickly extinguished as the ship was in the capital of Turks and Caicos, a Carnival spokesperson told NBC News Thursday morning. A Carnival cruise ship caught fire as it was docked in Grand Turk Thursday morning, officials said.

A Carnival Cruise Line ship caught fire Thursday morning during a visit to the Turks and Caicos islands, the company has confirmed.

Carnival Cruise Line said it will "continue to assess the situation." A Carnival Cruise Line ship caught fire Thursday morning during a visit to the Turks and Caicos islands, the company has confirmed. Carnival Cruise Ship Catches Fire During Visit to Turks and Caicos Islands

A fire broke out onboard the Carnival cruise ship Freedom while it was docked in Grand Turk Thursday morning.

The company shared a statement that said all guests and crew were safe and they were cleared to go ashore in the Turks & Caicos. The fire fighting group managed to extinguish the flames from the exhaust system in an effective manner. A Carnival spokesperson said the fire broke out inside the funnel of the Carnival Freedom.

Carnival officials report that guests were told to report to their muster stations while the ship's emergency team quickly extinguished the fire.

The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship was convicted and sentenced to 16 years in prison for the 2012 wreck.,which was owned by a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, The Carnival Freedom is the ship that caught fire. No injuries were reported and passengers got the all-clear to go ashore at 8:40 a.m.

The smokestack of a Carnival Cruise ship docked in the Turks & Caicos Islands has caught on fire, and officials let guests and crew members go ashore as ...

A Carnival Cruise Line ship caught fire Thursday morning while docked in Grand Turk, leaving passengers stuck until another ship on a rescue mission this ...

Many who were stuck on land awaiting flights watched the ship depart without them. The blaze and its aftermath were a far cry from the infamous 2013 fire on the Carnival Triumph, which started in the engine room while the ship was at sea. The next Carnival Freedom cruise, scheduled for Saturday from Port Canaveral, has been canceled. In that case, the ship lost power and drifted. Passengers on other ships started posting photos and videos after 8 a.m. Carnival released a statement at 8:45 a.m. saying the ship’s emergency response team “quickly activated and extinguished a fire.” The Miami-based operator said everyone onboard — 2,504 guests and 972 crew — was safe. Passengers were allowed to leave the ship to spend the day in Grand Turk.