The Carnival Conquest is a new ship in a long line of ships for Carnival Cruise Lines. It displaces the same tonnage as the USS Lincoln, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carnival Cruise Lines was originally an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison. ...
The 2,974-passenger CarnivalConquest was deployed to Gulfport on March 9, 2003, after it was determined that rising water levels in the Mississippi River, combined with low hanging power lines down river from the Port of New Orleans, posed a potential safety issue.
Carnival is very grateful to the city of Gulfport, their tourism and port officials, for the support they've provided during this time.
CarnivalConquest is the first in a new series of ships for the line and becomes the 18th vessel in the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet.