Carnival Conquest
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Carnival Conquest is a Conquest-class cruise ship
Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...

 owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Cruise Lines is a British-American owned cruise line, based in Doral, Florida, a suburb of Miami in the United States. Originally an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company is now one of eleven cruise ship brands owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc...

. Sixty percent of her staterooms have ocean views, and sixty percent of those (37% of all cabins) have balconies. Carnival Conquest cruises the Western Caribbean from the port of Galveston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. The ship's interior decor is of a French Impressionist style designed to complement her original port city of New Orleans. Carnival Conquest was renovated in 2009, receiving a new Circle “C” club (for 12- to 14-year-olds) and a large outdoor LED screen. Eighteen ocean view staterooms were given balconies during this process.

The Godmother of the Carnival Conquest is Lindy Boggs
Lindy Boggs
Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs, usually known as Lindy Boggs , is a United States political figure who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as ambassador to the Vatican. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana...

, a former US Congresswoman for Louisiana.

In November 2011 The Carnival Conquest was moved from Galveston to New Orleans and making voyages of 6, 7, 8 Western Caribbean and 7 Day Eastern Caribbean voyages. She started her voyage on November 13.

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