Carnival Cruise Lines will spend more than $300 million dollars
to upgrade its ships to prevent a repeat of what happened on the
Carnival Triumph.  The fleet-wide overhaul at the world's
largest cruise operator will include a significant enhancement
of emergency power capabilities on all 24 Carnival vessels as
well as changes that will add more redundancy to operating
systems, the line announced today.  RELATED: Carnival cancels
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Triumph  The upgrades also will bring new fire safety technology
to ships, the line says.  "The actions by Carnival Cruise Lines
will expand the availability of hotel services for the comfort
of its guests in the rare instance of a shipboard event that
involves the loss of main power," Carnival President and CEO
Gerry Cahill said in a statement accompanying the announcement.
"In addition, the plan will reinforce key shipboard operating
systems to further prevent a potential loss of primary power."
The announcement comes two mo