''Carnival Conquest'' is a

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owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She is the first of her namesake class, whose design is derived from the of cruise ships. Sixty percent of her staterooms have ocean views, and sixty percent of those (37% of all cabins) have balconies. The ship's interior decor is of a French Impressionist style designed to complement the port city of

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. ''Carnival Conquest'' was renovated in 2009. The godmother of ''Carnival Conquest'' is

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, former US Congresswoman for Louisiana. The vessel has been homeported at

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, Florida. On 7 July 2013, the ship was diverted to

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, after a

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sank at New Orleans, causing a closure to the

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. Carnival then changed the next seven-day cruise roundtrip New Orleans into a six-day cruise from Mobile to New Orleans. Passengers disembarking were provided charter buses to New Orleans. Carnival Conquest 3

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2002 ships Ships built by Fincantieri Ships built in Monfalcone {{Cruise-ship-stub

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