Carnival Valor
| 300px Carnival Valor docked in St. Thomas on April 26, 2006. | |
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| Name: | Carnival Valor |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & PLC |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Lines |
| Port of registry: | 22x20px Panama |
| Builder: |
Fincantieri Monfalcone, Italy |
| Cost: | US$500 million |
| Christened: | December 17, 2004 by Katie Couric in Miami |
| In service: | December 2004-present |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9236389 Call Sign H3VR MMSI 354298000 |
| Status: | In Active Service as of 2010 |
| Notes: | [1] [2][3][4][5] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Conquest Class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 110,000 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 952 ft (290.2 m) |
| Beam: | 116 ft (35.4 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Decks: | 13 decks |
| Installed power: | 63,400kW each |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel-electric propellers |
| Speed: | 22.5-knot (42 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,974 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,150 crew |
| Notes: | [1] |
Carnival Valor is a post-Panamax Conquest-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. She is the largest Carnival ship based out of the Port of Miami, Florida and has a "Heroes and Heroics" theme. Duty-free shopping, a spa, a casino, and numerous entertainment options are some of her features. She offers seven-day sailings through the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
Itineraries
Carnival Valor's home port is Miami, Florida and has been since its inaugural sailing in 2004. She currently sails on a 7 day Western Caribbean cruise from Miami, Florida. Caribbean itineraries.[6][7]
Renovation of 2008
During her recent renovation in 2008, Valor received a large movie screen on the pool deck and a new Mongolian grill section for the buffet restaurant.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
- ↑ "Carnival Valor moving toward Miami". South Florida Business Journal. 2004-12-01. http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2004/11/29/daily34.html. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ↑ "Couric to serve as ship godmother". South Florida Business Journal. 2004-09-20. http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2004/09/20/daily14.html?q=%20carnival%20valor%20%20%20Katie%20Couric. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ↑ "Carnival Valor (IMO: 9236389)". vesseltracker.com. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Carnival-Valor-9236389.html. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ↑ United States Coast Guard (USCG). "Carnival Triumph". Port State Information Exchange. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=732488.
- ↑ "Valor Eastern Caribbean Itinerary". Carnival Cruise Lines. http://www.carnival.com/Itinerary.aspx?embkCode=MIA&groupInd=&itinCode=ECI&shipCode=VA&durDays=7&subRegionCode=CE. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ↑ "Valor Western Caribbean Itinerary". Carnival Cruise Lines. http://www.carnival.com/Itinerary.aspx?embkCode=MIA&groupInd=&itinCode=WCL&shipCode=VA&durDays=7&subRegionCode=CW. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
External links
| Carnival Valor
]]- Carnival Valor Official Page (Carnival site)
- Joe Farcus. "Ship Design Video". brightcove.com. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1599926468/bclid1612732333/bctid1618641845. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
- Data From XVAS
- Ship Position
- Sanitation Inspection Score Search
- Deck Plans
- Fact Sheet
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