"Carnival Cruise Ship Incidents: Fire, Lightning, and Cancellations"
Carnival Freedom's funnel caught fire during a severe thunderstorm, leading to the cancellation of two cruises for repairs. The ship underwent a smokestack redesign at the Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport, involving separating and rerouting exhaust pipes and recreating its 2022 look. This marks the second time the ship has had a funnel replacement, with the previous one occurring in October 2023 after a fire in 2022. Carnival has not disclosed the financial impact of the cancellations, and the ship is set to return to service on April 1.