Carnival Valor Sharp Turn: What We Know About the Viral Video

What Happened on Carnival Valor? https://getcruiseinfo.com/media/carnival-valor-sharp-turn.php The incident occurred during the early morning hours of August 17 as Carnival Valor was returning to New Orleans at the end of a four-night Western Caribbean cruise. Cruise-industry reporting published August 18 describes the 110,000-gross-ton ship making a sudden maneuver while transiting the Mississippi River. Videos shared by passengers show the result onboard: the ship heels noticeably and water rushes out of a swimming pool and across the surrounding deck. The movement understandably alarmed passengers, but the list was brief. Passenger video: A video circulating on social media shows Carnival Valor listing during the maneuver, with water surging from the pool area. View the passenger video on Facebook. The footage documents what passengers experienced onboard, but it does not by itself establish why the maneuver occurred or identify the other vessel. Carnival Valor subsequently returned to New Orleans and departed again later August 17 on its scheduled five-night Western Caribbean cruise. Carnival's published itinerary shows that sailing departing New Orleans at 3:30 p.m., with Cozumel and Progreso scheduled later in the voyage.