Galveston's cruise industry grew in 2019 and was expected to grow in 2020. However, the coronavirus pandemic had other plans and the cruise industry out of Galveston was abruptly halted in March 2020. Now that 2020 is nearly over it is time to start looking ahead at what 2021 might hold for cruising from Galveston. 

Already Cancelled From Galveston
                As of the time of writing, all cruises that were scheduled out of Galveston for January and February 2021 are cancelled. Both Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International have North American departures cancelled through the end of February 2021. The cancellation dates are probably going to change (I hope not), but as of the time I wrote this post this is the latest information. 2021 will not be a normal cruise year out of Galveston, but I am hopeful the rest of the year can be salvaged in some way once cruising resumes. 

Carnival Cruise Line
​                     Just like early 2020 and 2019, Carnival Cruise Line will continue having three year round ships departing Galveston. The Carnival Vista will continue sailing seven night cruises from Galveston. Additionally, the Carnival Dream will remain sailing from Galveston, but will transition into sailing longer itineraries in May 2021. The Carnival Breeze is scheduled to be repositioned from Miami to sail 4 & 5 night cruises from Galveston in 2021 to replace the Carnival Freedom. 
                       Originally 2021 was supposed to be the year of Carnival sending a fourth ship to Galveston. However, during the coronavirus pandemic shutdown the Carnival Radiance's itineraries from Galveston were cancelled and instead the ship will be going to Long Beach, CA. 

Royal Caribbean
                        Royal Caribbean will continue sailing year-round from Galveston during 2021. Originally, Royal Caribbean had the Allure of the Seas scheduled to sail from Galveston by the end of 2021, but this repositioning was cancelled due to the cruise terminal construction being delayed. As a result, Royal Caribbean decided to keep the Liberty of the Seas deployed from Galveston throughout the year to primarily sail 7 night cruises. 
                           Besides the Liberty of the Seas, Royal Caribbean will have the Adventure of the Seas sailing from Galveston in March & April 2021 as well as November & December 2021. During this time, the Adventure of the Seas will primarily sail 4 & 5 night cruises. During the middle of the year the Explorer of the Seas is scheduled to sail 4 & 5 night cruises from Galveston. 

Disney Cruise Line
                   Disney Cruise Line will sail from Galveston again seasonally during 2021. The ship was originally scheduled to end its 2020-2021 Galveston deployment season in early January 2020, but this has been cancelled. The ship will return in November 2021 for its next winter season deployment from Galveston.

Overall:   The year 2021 is one that is still uncertain for the cruise industry. If you are booked on a 2021 cruise, I recommend closely following your cruise line for updates regarding sailing status or any changes in procedures that occur. It will be an interesting year ahead and I hope to once again see sailing cruise ships from Galveston again very soon. Happy New Year and thanks for reading!

​For more information about itineraries, sailing dates, and for the most up to date information please visit each respective cruise line's website. ​All this information was compiled from the individual cruise line's websites.
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       Hurricanes can be a major disruption to any cruise vacation because these storms can make seas choppy, close ports of call, force itinerary changes, and damage many destinations. The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30 and the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season runs from May 15 through November 30. The time for hurricane season is upon the United States and many other places in the world once again.
         While many people will cruise during hurricane season without any severe weather or disruptions to their cruise voyage, there always seems to be some cruises each year that have itinerary changes or rough seas because of hurricanes. The goal of this post is to help you plan for a cruise that could be potentially disrupted in some way by a hurricane or tropical storm. 

Part 1:  On The Ship During A Hurricane Or Tropical Storm
​This section is designed to give information and tips if you are on the ship during tropical weather. 
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​              If you find yourself onboard your cruise ship during a hurricane or tropical storm you do not need to panic. Many cruise ships will make an effort to avoid sailing into the storm and instead keep the ship in calmer waters. This is for the comfort of all passengers and the safety of the ship. However, this does mean cruisers onboard will not feel any motion. You may feel the ship rocking, but it should not be nearly as bad as the waters directly affected by the storm. The closer you are to the storm the worse the waves will be. Furthermore, most modern cruise ships have stabilizers that can help the ship minimize rocking while the ship is in rougher seas. Stabilizers are mechanical and help the ship stay better balanced. However, even if the ship's stabilizers are being used the ship could still face rocking and swaying. 
           Your cruise ship may close the outside public decks as a safety precaution if winds are too high, the ship is rocking too much, or the ship deems there is a safety concern with letting people freely walk on the outside decks. Be prepared for this possibility, but keep in mind there are probably other things you can do in the interior spaces of your cruise ship. If there is rain outside most people will probably stay inside anyways. 
            Some cruise ships will make weather announcements during the cruise if severe weather is expected. This is dependent on the captain or cruise director on your ship. If your ship is not making weather announcements during the cruise and you want to know the weather you have a few options to try and get information. The first option is you can ask the Guest Services desk. In my past experiences, I have asked the guest services desk for weather information and the crew member working the desk was able to give me an update on the wave heights, expected precipitation, and temperatures. Another option for weather information is to pay for internet on your cruise ship and look up weather information relevant to the area you will be sailing to. 
                  In order to avoid hurricanes and tropical storms cruise ships may have to operate on an altered itinerary. In the past, cruise lines have cancelled ports of calls and made that particular cruise day a sea day. In other cases, when possible, cruise lines have swapped a port of call with another port of call. There are many factors that go into a cruise line's decision when making itinerary adjustments such as wind speeds, wave heights, and whether the ship can be safely docked in a port of call. Sometimes the local authorities will make the decision to not allow a ship to dock because of weather conditions that could hinder the process of safely docking the ship. When the local authorities of a port make the decision to not allow a ship to dock, they will often communicate this decision with the ship and cruise line. 

Part 2:   Before Cruising
This section will give advice for before a cruise if you are expecting a hurricane or tropical storm to impact your vacation or ship's homeport.

Before Cruising:  Could The Cruise Be Cancelled & How Would I Find Out? 
           Many cruise lines will make an effort to avoid cancelling a cruise, but in some cases cancelling is the only option a cruise line has. A decision to cancel a cruise could be based on the storm's expected landfall, how close landfall is to a cruise's departure date, port authority storm procedures, and more. 
              Many cruise lines will email guests about a cancellation or post information online. There are a few cruise lines that use a text alert system to give notifications to subscribed guests. If you feel like you are missing important information and a storm is likely to impact your voyage in some way, you should call your cruise line directly. Make sure your cruise line has correct contact information on file in order to communicate with you. If your cruise line has on online check-in process this is often a way to gather accurate contact information. As you enter your contact information double check you enter all information correctly in order to insure the cruise line's records are accurate. 

Before The Cruise:  Can I Voluntarily Cancel? 
            The specific answer to this question will depend on your cruise line. In many cases, your cruise line will allow you to cancel, but not receive a refund. This is because you are voluntarily cancelling on a voyage that is still going to sail and you are held to the cruise line's cancellation policy. In some cases, cruise lines will show compassion and allow cruisers to cancel without a penalty, but this does not happen with all cruise lines. However, if the cruise is cancelled by your cruise line they should be providing you with a refund and compensation. 

Driving To A Cruise Homeport Where The Storm Is Expected To Hit: Things To Do
           If your cruise is still sailing and the storm is expected to make landfall around your departure port there are a few things you can do: 
-  Parking:   Flooding could occur at the place you park your car. If you can, try to park in a covered parking garage on a level higher than the ground. This will help protect your car from some flooding, but is does not guarantee your car will be 100% safe. Your car could still be damaged by water in many ways, including higher than expected floodwater. Don't forget that the wind can damage your car or blow objects into the glass. 
-  Take Valuables Out Of Your Car:   Before leaving your house to cruise, take valuables out of your car. You should not leave valuables in your car at any time, but in this case your car could be washed out from flooding or looted after the storm. 

If You Live In the Storm's Impact Area -  Prepare Your Home 
           If you live in the area the storm will affect or potentially destroy, you need to prepare your home before cruising. I recommend doing tasks such as unplugging electrical devices from the walls to minimize your loss from a power surge, boarding windows, and storing objects that could be damaged easily in a safer place. There may be other tasks you must complete depending on your home's location and your own personal storm preparation plans. Some people have to deal directly with flooding, high winds, and other things. Make sure you prepare your home to minimize any damage that may occur while you are gone. 
                You know your area's potential for hazards the best. Make sure you properly secure your home and exterior belongings pre-cruise. Monitor your local weather and pay attention to instructions from local officials. 
               

       Carnival Cruise Line's 2022 newbuild, the Carnival Celebration, is under construction in Finland. The Carnival Celebration is one of Carnival's XL class ships and is a sister ship to the Mardi Gras in Carnival Cruise Line's fleet. Carnival recently posted the Carnival Celebration's deck plans to include some virtual tours of some of the ship's public areas. Once the ship enters service and has completed cruises, I am sure we will see many Carnival Celebration cruise reviews with pictures, but at this time Carnival has given us some virtual tours of a few public areas to enjoy. 
    

​Viewing these virtual tours is extremely easy. I will give you a step by step tutorial on how to find these virtual tours on Carnival's website: 

1)   Go to Carnival Cruise Line's official website. The Carnival Celebration has its own separate ship page & profile that contains a variety of photos, information, deck plans, and more. To make this easy on you, here is a direct link to this page: https://www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/carnival-celebration.aspx    (Link will open in a separate window) 

2)  Once you are on the Carnival Celebration's page on the Carnival website look for a page called "Deck Plans". When this first comes up you may have to click another button that says "View Deck Plans". If this is the case for you click on "View Deck Plans". When you have the screen below appear you will be in the right place: 

5.  After clicking on "360-view", you should see a message that says, "Click Here And Drag For Virtual Tour". After you click your mouse on that, you have the capability to scroll around and look at the view Carnival has provided.

These Areas Have The 360-View Virtual Tours Available On The Deck Plans:
These areas have 360 views (in no particular order): 
Deck 4:  Family Harbor Lounge
Deck 5:  Cloud 9 Spa & Thermal Suites
Deck 6:  Theater, Cloud 9 Spa, Piano Bar 88, Java Blue Cafe, & Cherry on Top 
Deck 7:  Theater (same view as Deck 6), Casino, & Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse 
Deck 8:  Havana Bar, Bonsai Teppanyaki, Bonsai Sushi, The Watering Hole, Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse, & Patio Pool 
Deck 16: Blue Iguana Cantina, Beach Pool, Red Frog Tiki Bar, 
Deck 17: Red Frog Tiki Bar (same as Deck 16) & Guy's Burger Joint
Deck 18: Serenity Adults Only Retreat, Sportsquare, & Carnival WaterWorks

Some Additional Notes:
These 360 views (virtual tours) Carnival has provided are of renderings. The ship is still under construction, which means the actual public areas are not finished yet.

     Thank you Carnival for providing this feature on the Carnival Celebration's deck plans! While these are only renderings, cruisers can still use these to tour the ship and get excited about their upcoming vacation. ​

        This week Carnival Cruise Line announced the cancellation of remaining cruise vacations that were sailing from Miami and Port Canaveral. The cancellation of these cruises came less than a week after the CDC released the Conditional Sail Order. Carnival's social media release stated the company will update guests after analysis and a plan to comply with the CDC's directives are undertaken. 
                 At this point in time, there are no Carnival cruises with guests scheduled to depart the United States for the remainder of 2020. It is unclear when Carnival's ships will be allowed to re-enter US waters due to having to comply with multiple requirements.
             Cruises from homeports other than Miami and Port Canaveral were already cancelled through the end of 2020. The ships with newly announced cancellations are the Carnival Conquest, Carnival Horizon, Carnival Sunrise, Carnival Breeze, Carnival Elation, and Carnival Liberty. 

For the latest information please check Carnival's Health & Safety updates page:  Click Here  
If you are looking for more information on cancelled cruise voyages: Click Here
              

      Today the CDC announced the No Sail Order will expire as scheduled on October 31st and a framework for a Conditional Sail Order will begin. The CDC's Conditional Sail Order offers the opportunity for cruise lines to have a phased in approach for returning to passenger operations in US waters. 

Highlights of the CDC's Conditional Sail Order:
​1.   Cruise lines will be required to hold simulated voyages before being able to obtain a "Conditional Sailing Certificate" from the CDC. On these simulated voyages The CDC will want to see that the cruise line's plans are designed to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 spreading onboard. The Conditional Sail Order had specific requirements for the simulated voyages that will test various aspects of the cruise experience such as dining, embarkation, debarkation, activities, shore excursions, and more. 

2. The CDC is requiring the cruise lines to conduct laboratory testing of all passengers and crew on the day of embarkation and day of debarkation. 

3.  Cruise lines cannot sail or offer cruises that are longer than 7 days. The CDC reserves the right to shorten or increase the number of days the cruise is permitted to sail. At this time, it is unclear how long this is in effect or if this stipulation pertains to all cruises.

If you would like to read the full Conditional Sail Order please click here. This link will take you directly to the CDC's website and the Conditional Sail Order can be found under the 10/30 guidance. 

Cruise Line Responses To Today's News 
               Now that the CDC has allowed the No Sail Order to expire and has implemented a framework for the Conditional Sail Order cruise lines can have a higher degree of certainty for planning a return to cruises. I expect in the coming days and weeks more information is going to be released. Both Carnival and Royal Caribbean posted statements are after the release of the Conditional Sail Order on their websites:

Carnival Cruise Line: 

Besides cruise lines issuing statements, Cruise Lines International Association ("CLIA") posted a press release discussing the release of the framework for the Conditional Sail Order. CLIA anticipates the previously announced Health Sail Panel's recommendations to serve as a foundation for the return to service. If you would like to read the full press release click here (link will take you to CLIA's website). 

The Main Thing To Keep In Mind Right Now
             There will be a lot of communication from cruise lines coming in the upcoming days and weeks. Cruise lines have likely been planning for a return to service and now will incorporate this new information into their plans to come back. There are a lot of moving parts to the process to get the ships back sailing, but as we get closer to the day cruises begin again with guests we should learn a lot more.

         Yesterday Carnival Cruise Line announced the cancellation of some November and December 2020 cruises following the CDC's decision to extend the No Sail Order. Carnival cancelled cruises for all US homeports except for Miami and Port Canaveral. 
UPDATE:  Carnival has now cancelled the remainder of November 2020 cruises. There are no cruises scheduled for Carnival in November 2020 anymore. 
                    Carnival's press release stated that Miami and Port Canaveral are where the company is focusing on its initial return to service when cruises are able to begin. The cruises scheduled out of Miami and Port Canaveral during this time frame are not cancelled, but Carnival should have sent guests on these cruises a letter stating options if guests wish to voluntarily cancel. Carnival has kept these cruises open while options are being evaluated. 
                   For US cruises not out of Port Canaveral or Miami, unfortunately Carnival has cancelled all sailings through and including December 31, 2020. Guests on these sailings should have been notified with options. Based on Carnival's website it appears the options offered were either a full refund or a combination of 100% future cruise credit paired with onboard credit based on the cancelled sailing's length. This is just an overview of the options so please consult Carnival or your travel advisor for more information if you are on the cancelled cruises. 

Ships With Cruises Not Cancelled From Miami and Port Canaveral:

• Carnival Conquest
• Carnival Horizon
• Carnival Sunrise
• Carnival Breeze
• Carnival Elation
• Carnival Liberty

For the latest information please check Carnival's Health & Safety updates page:  Click Here 
For information regarding the cancellations discussed in this post please check out Carnival's press release: Click Here

        Getting around your Carnival Cruise ship can be made easier if you have a copy of the ship's deck plan. For those that are not familiar, a deck plan is essentially a map of the ship that shows which lounges, attractions, or areas are on on each deck of the ship. 
             This first part of this post will give links to Carnival's online deck plans for each ship. This will allow you to look at your ship's deck plans pre-cruise. The second part of this post will share ways to use deck plans while on your cruise. 

Pre-Cruise: Viewing The Ship's Deck Plan
              Before your cruise I highly recommend taking a quick look at your ship's deck plan. Carnival's website has interactive deck plans available as well as a PDF copy of the deck plan that should be printable. The interactive deck plan is a helpful tool for pre-cruise research. Carnival has a feature built into the interactive deck plan where you can type your stateroom number and it will pull the stateroom up on the deck plan. 
                     The PDF deck plan is great because it is printable. If you are a first time cruiser or have never been on the particular ship before, I highly recommend printing out the PDF deck plan. 
                       Each of the links below will take you away from this website to Carnival's website. The  "PDF Deck Plan" links are directly to PDF documents that can be found on Carnival's website of the deck plan. All links will open in a new window. Your computer will need to have the ability to open a PDF document if you try to view one of the PDF deck plans. If a link has changed or is broken please let me know! 

Carnival Ecstasy                    Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan
Carnival Sensation                 Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan
Carnival Elation                      Interactive Deck Plan                PDF Deck Plan
​Carnival Paradise                   Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan
Carnival Sunshine                  Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan
Carnival Sunrise                     Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan 
Carnival Radiance                  Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan
Carnival Spirit                         Interactive Deck Plan                PDF Deck Plan 
Carnival Pride                         Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan
Carnival Legend                     Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan
Carnival Miracle                      Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan 
Carnival Conquest                  Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan
Carnival Glory                         Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan
Carnival Valor                         Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan 
Carnival Liberty                     Interactive Deck Plan                PDF Deck Plan 
Carnival Freedom                  Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan 
Carnival Splendor                  Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan 
Carnival Dream                      Interactive Deck Plan               PDF Deck Plan 
​Carnival Magic                      Interactive Deck Plan                PDF Deck Plan
Carnival Breeze                    Interactive Deck Plan                PDF Deck Plan
Carnival Vista                       Interactive Deck Plan                PDF Deck Plan 
Carnival Horizon                   Interactive Deck Plan                PDF Deck Plan 
Carnival Panorama               Interactive Deck Plan                PDF Deck Plan 
Mardi Gras                            Interactive Deck Plan                PDF Deck Plan 
Carnival Celebration             Deck Plans have not yet been released. This is Carnival's 2022 new ship. 

During Your Cruise:  How To View The Ship's Deck Plan Once On The Ship 

Option 1:   Carnival Hub App
                Carnival's Hub App is a useful tool for information onboard your cruise and once you have the app connected onboard you can view the ship's deck plan from the app. This app is free to download and is available for both Apple & Android phones. Once you are onboard the ship look for instructions on how to activate the app because most features of the app are not available until you are on the ship, in airplane mode, and connected to the ship's wi-fi network. 

Deck plans are a useful tool for finding your way around the ship. If you still cannot find something on the ship after looking at the deck plans, ask a crew member or at guest services! Most crew members know the ship's layout well and should be able to give you directions to what you are looking for.  Have a great cruise!

       The Carnival Imagination has officially left Carnival's fleet and has now been run aground at a scrapyard in Aliaga, Turkey. Videos have started to surface on You-Tube that showed the Carnival Inspiration being run-aground (beached) at the ship recycling and scrapyard. This ship beaching comes only a few weeks after the Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Inspiration were run-aground at the same scrapyard. All three ships are beached/run-aground next to each other. 
            The Carnival Imagination entered service for Carnival in 1995 and was built in the Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Finland. When the Carnival Inspiration entered service, it was the 5th ship out of 8 in Carnival's Fantasy class. ​

Some You-Tube Videos Showing The Ship Arriving & Being Run Aground (Beached) In Turkey:
               Below you will find some links that show the ship being run-aground. Some of these videos have sound and some do not. A few of these videos have advertisements that I had to watch before being able to view the video because You-Tube would not let me skip the ads.  I do not own these videos and am not responsible for any of the content these videos contain. Please note, by clicking the video links you will be taken to You-Tube. ​

Video #1 -   This video shows the Carnival Imagination as it makes its final maneuvers before being beached. As the ship gets close to the shoreline you will be able to see the other ships already beached including the Carnival Fantasy, Carnival Inspiration, Monarch (Pullmantur), and Sovereign (Pullmantur). The Carnival Imagination was beached right next to the Carnival Fantasy. In the last part of the video the Carnival Imagination hits the Carnival Fantasy. The front portion of the Carnival Fantasy has already been taken apart. 
Link To Video:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7nQD5i3UYo 

Video #2 -  This video was taken in the Carnival Imagination's navigational bridge as the ship was beached in Turkey. 
Link To Video:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GiWhp8r-AU

​Video #3 -   Check out this video for a view of the ship being run-aground from the shore as well as video taken from the ship's navigational bridge as the ship made its way to the shore. Some of the noise from the Carnival Imagination hitting the already beached Carnival Fantasy can be heard in this video as the ship is nearly at shore. 
Link To Video:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq-e6UmHNQU
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Video #4 -  This video has a variety of interesting pictures and videos. At the start, you can see a view from the shoreline of the Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Imagination after the beaching has taken place. The Carnival Fantasy's front is nearly gone. 
Link To Video:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz8m85S1u54

         Carnival Cruise Line announced this morning a modification to their fleet return plan for some ships due to changes in dry-dock dates. Each of the affected ships had dry-docks scheduled in 2021 and due to scheduling changes with the dry-docks, Carnival decided to delay the return to guest operations for the affected ships until after the dry-dock is over. 
               The ships that have had cruises cancelled due to this modification plan are the Carnival Magic, Carnival Paradise, Carnival Valor, and Carnival Spirit. Here are details regarding each of these ships' cancellations: 


​Carnival Magic: 
​The Carnival Magic's cruises are cancelled until March 13, 2021. 

Carnival Paradise: 
The Carnival Paradise's cruises are cancelled until March 19, 2021. 

​Carnival Valor: 
The Carnival Valor's cruises are cancelled until April 29, 2021. Originally, the Carnival Valor was going to be sailing a transatlantic from New Orleans to Barcelona before the dry-dock and another transatlantic from Barcelona to New Orleans. These transatlantic cruises are now cancelled. 

Carnival Spirit:
The Carnival Spirit's cruises are cancelled through May 16, 2021. Carnival notes the first sailing is now scheduled to embark on May 12, 2021. 

       Besides announcing sailing cancellations due to dry-dock changes, Carnival officially announced the sale of the Carnival Imagination and Carnival Fascination. Both of these ships have been in long-term layup and will now be leaving the fleet This leaves 4 ships in Carnival's Fantasy class (Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Elation, & Carnival Paradise). 

            Please keep in mind there could be further changes to Carnival's fleet return plan. If I learn any details about the work scheduled for these dry-docks, I will post that information. 

For more information:

• Carnival's Health & Sailing Update:   Click Here (will take you away to Carnival's website) 
• Carnival's Press Release:   Click Here (will take you to Carnival's News website) 

Some You-Tube Videos Showing The Ship Arriving & Being Run Aground (Beached) In Turkey:
               Below you will find some links that show the ship being run-aground. Some of these videos have sound and some do not. A few of these videos have advertisements that I had to watch before being able to view the video because You-Tube would not let me skip the ads.  I do not own these videos and am not responsible for any of the content these videos contain. Please note, by clicking the video links you will be taken to You-Tube. 

Video #1 -  This video shows a timelapse of the ship making its final maneuvers in Turkey. The speed in this video is quick and this lasts 26 seconds. 
Link To Video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z-wjOAtmRo 

Video #2 -  In this video, the Carnival Inspiration is sailing to shore as the beaching process is completed. One thing I found interesting in this video is the ship tried to fit between  between the Carnival Fantasy and Pullmantur Sovereign. While trying to fit, the Carnival Inspiration hit both ships. No damage was shown in this video, but check out the videos below for some damage that came from the ship's beaching and hitting the other two ships. 
Link To Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG7Dhyz8NXc 

​​Video #3 -  This video shows the view from the Carnival Inspiration's Verandah Deck observation area after the ship has been beached. If you look closely you can see damage on the Carnival Inspiration because some of the metal rails are damaged and bent by the hit. The video also shows some of the damage done to the Carnival Fantasy. Some of the Carnival Fantasy's windows and railings were knocked down. The scrapping process was already started on the Carnival Fantasy, but the only thing I noticed is the ship's lifeboats have been removed. Also, the person filming the video walked to the side of the ship with the Pullmantur Sovereign to show the damage from the ship's impact on that side. 
Link To Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q5xabv_34E 

​Video #4 -   This video gives a view from shore as the Carnival Inspiration is run-aground/beached. 
Link To Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do6rswWX218 

​Video #5 -   This video has a compiliation of still photos taken from onboard the ship the day before the ship is run-aground. The description of this video states this was from the last day crew were allowed on the ship. One thing I noticed in this video was the ship looked like any normal cruise ship and was filled with all of the normal furniture. 
Link To Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAFC_guIzZ4