All Carnival Cruise Ships Names and Size Comparison

The list of  all Carnival cruise ships year built (including transfered and scrapped), featuring the Carnival cruise ships cost to built in US dollars. Compare Carnival cruise ships by size. The new Carnival cruise ships - the largest and offering the industry's cheapest ship cruise deals, are also an epitom of modern engineering, pampering comfort, safety, regularity and low budget sea ship vacation prices.

Carnival cruise ships comparison by vessel class (high to low), the ships original names (without the prefix "Carnival"). Carnival FUN ships common features - Operator (Carnival Cruise Lines), owner (Carnival Corporation & PLC), hallmark ("The FUN Ships"), flag (Panama or Bahamas), builder (Fincantieri Italy, or Kvaerner Masa-Yards Finland). The FANTASY ship is the oldest cruise ship in the Carnival's fleet. The  ELATION ship is the world's first cruise ship with AZIPOD propulsion system for better maneuverability. The  PARADISE ship is the first passenger cruise ship in the world with completely non-smoking policy.

• Dream Class: BREEZE (2012), MAGIC (2011), DREAM (2009) - cost US $740 million each.
• Spirit Class: MIRACLE (2004), LEGEND (2002), PRIDE (2002), SPIRIT (2001) - cost: US $375 million each.
• Concordia Class: SPLENDOR (2008).
• Conquest Class: FREEDOM (2007), LIBERTY (2005), VALOR (2004), GLORY (2003), CONQUEST (2002).
• Triumph Class: VICTORY (2000), TRIUMPH (1999).
• Destiny Class: DESTINY (1996).
• Fantasy Class: PARADISE (1998), ELATION (1998), INSPIRATION (1996), IMAGINATION (1995), FASCINATION (1994), SENSATION (1993), ECSTASY (1991), FANTASY (1990). All Fantasy-class vessels refit with multimillion FUN-upgrades between 2007 and 2010, cost $250 million each, and heve similar ship statiscis of capacity 2,050+920 pass+crew, tonnage 70,367 GT, length 261m, beam 31m, draft 8, 10 decks, 39km/h, fully-refurbished accommodations, 80% of the staterooms are ocean-view, most of them with private balconies.
• FORMER vessels (in brackets - the year-span she sailed for Carnival): MARDI GRAS (1972-1993), CARNIVALE (1975-1994), FESTIVALE (1977-1996), TROPICALE (1982-2001), JUBILEE (1986-2004), CELEBRATION (1987-2008), and HOLIDAY (1985-2009).

The old Carnival ships:

• former Carnival ocean liners: Mardi Gras (1961, scrapped in 2003) - 27,300 GT, former names "Empress of Canada", "Olympic", "Star of Texas", "Lucky Star", "Apollo", "Apollon". Carnivale (1956, scrapped in 2008) - 31,500 GT, aka "Empress of Britain", "Queen Anna Maria", "Fiesta Marina", "The Topaz". Festivale (1962, scrapped in 2003) - 32,700 GT, aka "Transvaal Castle", "SA. Vaal", "Island Breeze", "Big Red Boat III".
• Tropicale (1982) - 36,670 GT, the 1st newly built vessel of the new Carnival cruise ships fleet. Aka "Costa Tropicale", "Pacific Star", and "Ocean Dream".
• Jubilee (1986) - 47,260 GT, cost US $134 million, 670 crew, 1,490 passengers (max 1,900). Since 2004 - the MS Pacific Sun for P&O Australia.
• The ships of the new Carnival European brand name iberocruceros. Celebration (built 1987 in Sweden, now MS Grand Celebration) - cost US $130 million, 47,300 GT, 1,500 guests - max 1,900, crew 670, length overall 223 m (733 ft), 10 decks. Holiday (built 1985 in Denmark, now MS Grand Holiday) - cost US $13o mill, 46,000 GT, 1,500 passengers, 670 crew, length 222 m (726 ft), 9 decks.

Carnival Cruise Ships Year Built Order

• BREEZE - 3,690+1,350 passengers+crew, 130,000 GRT, length 306 m, beam 37 m, draft 9 m, decks 13, 42 km/h.
• MAGIC - 4,690+1,367 pass+crew, 130,000 GRT, length 306 m, beam 37 m, draft 9 m, decks 14, 41 km/h. The first pub at sea (RedFrog Pub) in the Carnival’s fleet. The first Italian trattoria (Cucina del Capitano) in the Carnival’s fleet.
• DREAM - 3,650+1,370 pass+crew, 130,000 GRT, length 306m, beam 37m, draft 9m, 13 decks, 42 km/h. The largest Spa (7,240 sq.m.) in the Carnival’s fleet, family-cruise-vacation-friendly (new stateroom categories for families).
• SPLENDOR - cost: US $697 million, 3,006+1,150 pass+crew, 113,300 GRT, length 290 m, beam 38 m, draft 9 m, decks 13, 39 km/h.
• FREEDOM - cost: US $500 million, 2,974+1,150 pass+crew, 110,000 GRT, length 290 m, beam 35 m, draft 8 m, decks 13, 39 km/h.
• LIBERTY - cost: US $500 million, 2,974+1,160 pass+crew, 110,000 GRT, length 290 m, beam 35 m, draft 8 m, decks 13, 42 km/h.
• MIRACLE - cost: US $375 million, refit 2009, 2,124+934 pass+crew, 88,500 GRT, length 294 m, beam 32 m, draft 8 m, decks 12, 41 km/h.
• VALOR - cost: US $500 million, refit 2008, 2,974+1,180 pass+crew, 110,000 GRT, length 290 m, beam 35 m, draft 8 m, decks 13, 42 km/h.
• GLORY - cost US $500 million, 2,974+1,150 pass+crew, 110,000 GRT, length 290 m, beam 35 m, draft 8 m, decks 13, 42 km/h.
• CONQUEST - refits: 2005 and 2009, cost $500 mill, 2,980+1,150 pass+crew, 110,000 GT, length 290m, beam 35m, draft 8m, 13 decks, 42 km/h.
• LEGEND - refit 2008, 2,124+930 passengers+crew) Spirit Class (cost: US $375 million each) - Ship Statistics: tonnage 88,500 GRT, length 294 m, beam 32 m, draft 8 m, decks 12, 42 km/h.
• PRIDE - 2,124+930 pass+crew, 88,500 GT, length 294m, beam 32m, 12 decks, 41 km/h.
• SPIRIT - refit 2009, 2,680+961 pass+crew,  85,900 GRT, length 293 m, beam 32 m, draft 8 m, decks 12, 41 km/h.
• VICTORY - cost: US $410 million, refit 2007, 2,758+1,100 pass+crew, 101,509 GRT, length 272 m, beam 35 m, draft 8 m, decks 13, 42 km/h.
• TRIUMPH - cost: US $410 million, refit 2008, 2,758+1,100 pass+crew, 101,509 GRT, length 272 m, beam 35 m, draft 8 m, decks 13, 42 km/h.
• DESTINY - cost $400 mill, refit 2008), 2,640+1,040 pass+crew, 101,351 GT, length 273m, beam 36m, draft 8m, 12 decks, speed 42 km/h.

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