Monday, April 2, 2012

Carnival Triumph Sails from Galveston After Brief Hold

Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Triumph departed Galveston on March 31 after a judge briefly ordered it detained in connection with a lawsuit stemming from the Costa Concordia disaster. Both Carnival and Costa are owned by Carnival Corp. "The matter involving the Carnival Triumph has been resolved," Carnival said in a statement. It is expected to operate its five-day voyage as scheduled, stopping in Progreso and Cozumel, Mexico.

"While the matter was pending earlier [March 31], guests were allowed to board the ship as normal and enjoy its many outstanding features and facilities," the company said in a statement. Carnival Triumph is based year-round in Galveston and operates four- and five-day cruises to Mexico.

The ship was ordered held by U.S. Magistrate Judge John Froeschner, who released the vessel. Bloomberg, a business news wire, quoted John Eaves Jr., a lawyer for the victim’s family, as saying the Triumph "could be freed from the seizure order if the cruise line agreed to post a $10 million security bond in the German tourist’s lawsuit. Details of the resolution, which was reached about 30 minutes before the ship’s scheduled departure time, are confidential, Eaves said in an e-mailed statement.

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