 Carnival Inspiration in Tampa, Florida
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Operator | Carnival Cruise Line |
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| Builder | |
| Cost | $270 million |
| Yard number | 489 |
| Christened | March 16, 1996 |
| Completed | 1996 |
| Acquired | February 22, 1996 |
| Maiden voyage | March 22, 1996 |
| In service | 1996 |
| Out of service | 2020 |
| Refit | 2007 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Sold for scrap in July 2020 |
| Notes | Beached for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fantasy-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 260.60 m (855 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 31.50 m (103 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in) |
| Decks | 14 (accessible to passengers) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | Two propellers |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 920 |
Carnival Inspiration (formerly Inspiration) was a Fantasy-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Built by Kværner Masa-Yards at its Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, she was floated out on April 1, 1996, and christened as Inspiration by Mary Anne Shula. During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name and had some passenger areas and facilities were refurbished.
In July 2020, Carnival sold Carnival Inspiration, along with her sister ship Carnival Fantasy. Cruise Radio reported that Carnival Inspiration will likely be scrapped in Turkey. She made her final voyage from Long Beach and arrived at Aliağa on August 5, 2020 and by August 26, was being dismantled. Scrapping started on her on 5 April 2021, and concluded around January 2022.
References
- Bibliography
- Smith, Peter C. (2010). Cruise Ships: The World's Most Luxurious Vessels. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 9781848842182.
- Notes
- ^ Asklander, Micke. "M/S Inspiration (1996)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved March 31, 2008.
- ^ "cruisecontinental.com". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 356–357. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
- "Carnival Inspiration Fact Sheet". carnival-news.com. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- Smith 2010, p. 41.
- Dake, Shawn J. (January 2008). "Cruise Ships 2007 the year in review" (PDF). Ocean Times. 12 (1). Steamship Historical Society of America: Southern California Chapter: 2–8.
- "A "Fun Ship" Reborn". October 15, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- "CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO FLEET PLAN – Carnival Cruise Line News". Carnival. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- Parker, Doug (July 17, 2020). "Carnival Inspiration Reportedly Sold, Heads to Cruise Scrapyard". CruiseRadio. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "Carnival Imagination likely on voyage to cruise ship graveyard". Travel Weekly. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
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