MS Ecstasy
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| Ecstasy | |
| Placed in Service: | 1991 |
| Status: | in service |
| Tonnage: | 70,367 gross tons |
| Length: | 855 feet |
| Beam: | 103 feet |
| Decks: | 13 |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Complement: | 2,052 passengers, 920 crew |
| Registry: | Panama |
MS Ecstasy is a Fantasy class cruise ship, which began operation with Carnival Cruise Lines in 1991. Features include two pools, whirlpools, a variety of dining options, nightclubs, a casino, and duty-free shopping. After Hurricane Katrina, she spent six months in New Orleans serving as quarters for refugees and relief workers. She travelled on four and five day itineraries throughout the Western Caribbean from Galveston, Texas, but her routes were taken over by the Elation. She also suffered heavy damage in 1998 after the laundry room in the ship's stern caught fire damaging much of her stern and aft section.
