Carnival Paradise
| 300px Paradise in Catalina | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: |
1998—2007: Paradise 2007 onwards: Carnival Paradise[1] |
| Owner: | Carnival Cruise Lines[1][2] |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Lines[1] |
| Port of registry: | Panama City, 22x20px Panama[1] |
| Route: | Baja Mexico |
| Builder: | Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland |
| Cost: | $300 million[3] |
| Yard number: | 494[1] |
| Completed: | 1998 |
| Acquired: | 29 October 1998[1] |
| In service: | 6 December 1998[1]-present |
| Refit: | 2008 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9120877[1] |
| Status: | In Active Service as of 2010 |
| Notes: | First non-smoking passenger ship.[1] |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Fantasy class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 70,390 GRT |
| Displacement: | 6894 DWT |
| Length: | 262.00 m (859 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 31.50 m (103 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in) |
| Decks: | 10[citation needed] |
| Installed power: |
2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 8ZAV40S diesels 4 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 12ZAV40S diesels combined 47520 kW |
| Propulsion: | 2 Azipod propulsion units |
| Speed: |
19.5 kn (36.11 km/h) service speed 22 kn (40.74 km/h) maximum speed |
| Capacity: |
2,052 passengers (lower berths) 2594 (all berths)[3] |
| Crew: | 920[3] |
The MS Carnival Paradise, is the eighth and last vessel in Carnival Cruise Lines' Fantasy class of cruise ships. She was built in 1998 by Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland as MS Paradise. The ship was renamed with a "Carnival" prefix in 2007.
History
The Paradise was built to be the world's first completely non-smoking cruise ship. Every step of her construction was done by non-smoking personnel and she was entered into service supported by several anti-smoking and cancer-prevention groups. "No smoking" signs were placed prominently on both sides of the ship and on the stern under the name.
Non-smoking rules were strictly enforced. No smoking materials of any kind were permitted aboard. If anything was seen or found, the passenger was fined $250 and put off at the next port (transportation home to be provided at passenger's own expense). Due to poor revenue, Carnival decided to discontinue the smoke-free ship in December 2003 because non-smokers tend to not drink or gamble as much as those accustomed to smoke.
Scheduled to arrive in the Port of Long Beach, California, on September 20, 2004, her arrival was delayed due to several major hurricanes (see 2004 Atlantic hurricane season). Her cruise through the Caribbean and Panama Canal, and up the Mexican coast was further hindered by more hurricanes. After having skirted the bad weather with minimal inconvenience, Paradise arrived in Los Angeles in the early morning, docking at the Long Beach terminal of Carnival Cruise Lines, which was the building that had housed the Spruce Goose. Later that day, the nonsmoking signs were painted over. She still boasts one of the strictest smoking policies in the fleet.
Since her arrival in Long Beach, she has become popular among younger cruisers looking for a more casual and affordable alternative to the longer more structured lines, with her 3 day and 4 day cruises to Ensenada, Mexico.
Carnival Cruise Lines retrofitted the Paradise with the first “earth-friendly” dry-cleaning system, which uses environmentally safe detergents and reduces hazardous chemical runoff. In addition, Carnival has also been at the forefront of engine design, and their new class of ships features a “highly efficient” diesel-electric propulsion system known as the “enviro-engine”, which nearly eliminates visible smokestack emissions.[citation needed]
MS Paradise images
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MS Paradise
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MS Paradise anchored off the Catalina Island coast
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MS Paradise. Night at the Ensenada, Mexico port
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The Atrium & Galleria
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The 18 and older REX Dance Club
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The pool area on the Lido Deck
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The America Bar, set for tea service
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Carnival Paradise from Avalon, Catalina
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Asklander, Micke. "M/S Paradise (1998)" (in in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/paradise_1998.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "Paradise". cruise-community.com. Seatrade Communications Limited. http://www.cruise-community.com/Search/FL_detail.asp?itemnav=ship_ship_0152. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 479–480. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
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