Carnival Fantasy
 Carnival Fantasy | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Carnival Fantasy |
| Owner: |
 Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator: |
Carnival Cruise Lines |
| Port of registry: |
Panama City,  Panama[1] |
| Route: | Bahamas, Bermuda (seasonal), and Florida |
| Builder: | Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland |
| Launched: | 1990 |
| Completed: | February 1990 |
| Acquired: | 1989 |
| Maiden voyage: | March 1990 |
| In service: | 1990[1]-present |
| Refit: | 2013 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8700773 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Fantasy-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 70,367 GT[1] 7,180 DWT |
| Length: | 855 ft (261 m) |
| Beam: | 103 ft (31 m) |
| Draft: | 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in) |
| Decks: | 10 |
| Installed power: | 2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 8ZAV40S 4 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 12ZAV40S 42,240 kW (combined) |
| Propulsion: | Two propellers |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,052 passengers (lower berths) 2,675 passengers (all berths)[1] |
| Crew: | 920 |
Carnival Fantasy, the lead ship of Carnival's Fantasy class, was launched in 1990 and is currently the oldest cruise ship in the Carnival fleet.[2] The Fantasy was the third ship to receive Carnival's Evolutions of Fun upgrade.[3]
It currently sails year-round, sailing five- and seasonal seven-night cruises out of Charleston, South Carolina. The five-night cruises visit Nassau, Freeport or Little Stirrup Cay, and the seven-night cruises visit Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau.
History
Carnival Fantasy entered service in 1990 and is now the oldest cruise ship in the fleet.[4] It was initially based out of the Port of Miami as the first new ship ever placed on three- and four-day cruises to the Bahamas from Miami. In 1993, she was moved to Port Canaveral becoming the first "mega-ship" to be homeported there. In the Fall of 2006, the Carnival Fantasy was the first Carnival ship to come back to Louisiana and make New Orleans its home port after Hurricane Katrina, embarking on four- and five-day cruises to Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico.
Carnival Fantasy spent a month in drydock in the Fall of 2008. It was the third ship to receive the full Evolutions of Fun upgrade, which her sister ships Inspiration and Imagination had received in 2007.[3]
On September 17, 2009, Carnival announced that Fantasy would be based out of Mobile, Alabama to replace the Holiday[5] until Elation began operations in Mobile. On September 18, 2009 Carnival announced that Fantasy would be relocated to Charleston, South Carolina.
The "elegant breakfast and dinner" dining room on board the Carnival Sensation is named after the Carnival Fantasy. A model of that ship stands in front of the dining room's entrance. The "dinner-only" second dining room of the Sensation is likewise named after the Carnival Ecstasy.
Current service
The Fantasy currently sails year-round, sailing five- and seven-night cruises out of Charleston, South Carolina. The five-night cruises visit Nassau and Freeport in the Bahamas, and the seven-night cruises visit Grand Turk Island, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau. The Fantasy will be replaced by the Ecstasy in Charleston in 2016 and be moved to Miami, Florida. [6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Carnival Fantasy Review". Cruise Critic. The Independent Traveler, Inc. 1995–2008. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ↑ Fritscher, Lisa. "Carnival Fantasy Cruise Ship". USA Today. Demand Media. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Carnival Fantasy to Under Full Evolutions of Fun Upgrades This Fall". Carnival Cruise Lines. 2008-01-28. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06.
- ↑ Sloan, Gene. "Most Popular". USA Today.
- ↑ Kaija Wilkinson (18 August 2008). "Carnival's Fantasy cruise ship coming to Mobile". Press-Register. al.com. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ↑ "Cruise Deals, Discount Cruises, and Cruise Vacations | Carnival Cruise Lines". Carnival.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
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