Carnival Spirit
| 300px Carnival Spirit in San Diego, CA. | |
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| Name: | Carnival Spirit |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & PLC |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Lines |
| Port of registry: | 22x20px Panama |
| Builder: | Kvaerner Masa-Yards (Helsinki, Finland)[1] |
| Cost: | US $375 million[1] |
| Christened: | April 27, 2001 by Elizabeth Dole in Miami[2] |
| Completed: | 2001 |
| Maiden voyage: | April 29, 2001 (Panama Canal)[3] |
| In service: | April 2001[1]-present |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9188647[4] Call Sign 3FPR9[4] MMSI 357658000[5] |
| Status: | In Active Service as of 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Spirit Class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 85,900 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 963 ft (293.52 m) |
| Beam: | 106 ft (32.31 m) |
| Draft: | 25.5 ft (7.77 m)[1] |
| Decks: | 12 decks[1] |
| Installed power: | diesel-electric (62,370kW each)[1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 azimuthing pods (17.6MW each)[1] |
| Speed: | 22-knot (41 km/h; 25 mph)[1] |
| Capacity: | 2,680 passengers |
| Crew: | 961 crew |
Carnival Spirit was the first Spirit class cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines. She was also the first new "Fun Ship" to sail to Alaska and Hawaii. 80% of the cabins are on the outside of the ship, and of these outside cabins, 80% have balconies.[6]
Itineraries
During the summer months, starting in mid-May and ending in September, Carnival Spirit sails the waters off Alaska, stopping in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, cruising the Lynn Canal, Prince William Sound, and visiting several glaciers. It alternates between a one week northbound and southbound voyage calling Vancouver and Whittier, Alaska home. During the first and last weeks of the summer, she travels a modified Glacier Bay voyage which starts and ends in Vancouver.
During late September and October, Carnival Spirit sails the Hawaiian Islands. These 12-day cruises visit such ports as Maui, Kona, Hilo, and Kauai. Hawaii is often the stopping point between the summer Alaskan cruises and the winter Mexican Riviera cruises.
Finally, during the winter months, Carnival Spirit travels down the Mexican Riviera visiting Acapulco, Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa, and Manzanillo. She begins and ends her cruises in San Diego, California.
Public rooms
The public spaces onboard Carnival Spirit are named for different architectural and artistic styles:
- Artists' Lobby, Art Deco
- Versailles Lounge, Louis XIV style
- Empire Restaurant, Empire (style)
- Louis IV Casino
- Pharaoh's Palace, Egyptian art
- The Jungle Promenade, African art
- Chippendale Library
- Shanghai Piano Bar, Chinese art
- La Playa Grill
- Nautica Spa, Greek art
- Techno Disco, Gothic art
- Nouveau Supper Club, Art Nouveau
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Dole to Serve as Godmother To Carnival Cruise Lines' New 88,500-Ton Carnival Spirit". AccessMyLibrary.com. PR Newswire. 2001-04-04. Archived from the original on 2008-09-29. http://sites.google.com/site/elizabethdoleinfo/Home. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ↑ "Carnival Spirit Overview". SmartCruiser.com. http://www.smartcruiser.com/travel/cruise/ship.rvlx?ShipID=9. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 United States Coast Guard (USCG). "Carnival Spirit". Port State Information Exchange. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=25545.
- ↑ "Carnival Spirit (IMO: 9188647)". vesseltracker.com. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Carnival-Spirit-9188647.html. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ↑ "Cruise Critic review". CruiseCritic.com. http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review_page2.cfm?ShipID=176. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
External links
| Carnival Spirit
]]- Carnival Spirit Official Page (Carnival Site)
- Ship Position
- Deck Plans
- Fact Sheet
- Sanitation Inspection Score Search
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