Carnival Fantasy
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: |
1990-2007: Fantasy 2008 onwards: Carnival Fantasy |
| Owner: | Carnival Cruise Lines |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Lines |
| Port of registry: | 22x20px Panama[1] |
| Route: | Bahamas, Bermuda seasonal, and Florida |
| Builder: | Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland |
| Acquired: | 1989 |
| Maiden voyage: | March 1990 |
| In service: | 1990[1]-present |
| Refit: | 2008 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8700773 |
| Status: | In Active Service as 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Fantasy class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 70.367 GT[1] |
| Displacement: | 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 diesels 4 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 12ZAV40S diesels 42240 kW |
| Propulsion: | Two propellers |
| Speed: | 21 kn (38.89 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
2052 passengers (lower berths) 2634 passengers (all berths)[1] |
| Crew: | 920 |
The Carnival Fantasy is the lead Fantasy class cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines, and is the oldest cruise ship in the fleet.[2] The Carnival Fantasy currently sails year round five-six night cruises and seasonal seven night cruises out of Charleston, South Carolina. The five night cruises visits Nassau and Freeport, 6 night cruises visits Key West, Freeport, and Nassau, the seasonal six night cruises visits Kings Warf, Bermuda, and the 7 night cruises visits Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau.[3] She went into service in 1990, and was initially based out of the Port of Miami as the first new ship ever placed on 3 and 4 day Bahamas cruises from Miami. On September 17, 2009 Carnival announced that the Fantasy would be based out of Mobile, Alabama to replace the Holiday[4] until the Carnival Elation begins operations in Mobile. On September 17, 2009 Carnival announced that the Carnival Fantasy is going to Charleston, South Carolina.
2008 Evolutions of Fun upgrade
The Carnival Fantasy underwent a month into drydock in the Fall of 2008 and was the third ship to receive the full Evolutions of Fun upgrade that her sister ships Carnival Inspiration and Carnival Imagination received in 2007.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Carnival Fantasy Review". Cruise Critic. The Independent Traveler, Inc.. 1995 - 2008. http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review_page2.cfm?ShipID=6. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=620000821.blog
- ↑ http://www.carnival.com
- ↑ Kaija Wilkinson (18 August 2008). "Carnival's Fantasy cruise ship coming to Mobile". Press-Register. al.com. http://blog.al.com/live/2008/08/carnivals_fantasy_coming_to_mo.html. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ↑ Carnival Cruise Lines - News Release
External links
| Carnival Fantasy
]]- Carnival Cruises page
- [1] Fantasy as the oldest ship in the fleet
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