Carnival Ecstasy loses power at sea

MIAMI – The Carnival Ecstasy lost power for 12 minutes while out at sea Wednesday.

All hotel services and propulsion were quickly restored, according to a statement from Carnival Cruise Lines.

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The Carnival Ecstasy was expected to return to Port Canaveral Thursday.

It was the latest problem for the cruise line, which announced Wednesday a $300 million program to add emergency generators, upgrade fire safety and improve engine rooms on all 24 of its ships.


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