Engineering:Carnival Inspiration
 Carnival Inspiration in Tampa, Florida
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| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Line |
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| Cost: | $270 million[3] |
| Yard number: | 489 |
| Christened: | March 16, 1996 |
| Acquired: | February 22, 1996 |
| Maiden voyage: | March 22, 1996[2] |
| In service: | 1996–2020[4][5] |
| Out of service: | 2020 |
| Refit: | 2007 |
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| Fate: | Sold for scrap in July 2020 |
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| Class and type: | Fantasy-class cruise ship |
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| 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)[2] |
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| Propulsion: | Two propellers[3] |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[2] |
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| Crew: | 920[3] |
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.[6] During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name[7] and had some passenger areas and facilities were refurbished.[8]
In July 2020, Carnival sold Carnival Inspiration, along with her sister ship Carnival Fantasy.[9] Cruise Radio reported that Carnival Inspiration will likely be scrapped in Turkey.[10] She was beached in Aliağa on August 5, 2020 and by August 26, was being dismantled.[11] Scrapping started on her on 5 April 2021.
References
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- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Asklander, Micke. "M/S Inspiration (1996)" (in sv). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/inspiration_1996.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "cruisecontinental.com". http://cruises.continental.com/c/shipdetail.asp?lineid=1&vessel=41.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 356–357. ISBN 981-246-739-4. https://archive.org/details/berlitz2006compl00doug/page/356.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Carnival Inspiration Fact Sheet". https://carnival-news.com/carnival-inspiration-fact-sheet/.
- ↑ "Carnival Inspiration Reportedly Sold, Heads to Cruise Scrapyard". July 17, 2020. https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-inspiration-reportedly-sold-heads-to-cruise-scrapyard/.
- ↑ Smith 2010, p. 41.
- ↑ Dake, Shawn J. (January 2008). "Cruise Ships 2007 the year in review". Ocean Times (Steamship Historical Society of America: Southern California Chapter) 12 (1): 2–8. http://www.shawnandcolleen.com/sshsasocal/docs/ocean%20times%2008%20january%20v12.1.pdf.
- ↑ "A "Fun Ship" Reborn". October 15, 2007. http://johnhealdsblog.com/2007/10/15/a-fun-ship-reborn/.
- ↑ "CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO FLEET PLAN – Carnival Cruise Line News". https://carnival-news.com/2020/07/23/carnival-cruise-line-announces-updates-to-fleet-plan/.
- ↑ Parker, Doug (July 17, 2020). "Carnival Inspiration Reportedly Sold, Heads to Cruise Scrapyard". CruiseRadio. https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-inspiration-reportedly-sold-heads-to-cruise-scrapyard/.
- ↑ "Carnival Imagination likely on voyage to cruise ship graveyard". August 26, 2020. https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Carnival-Imagination-likely-on-voyage-to-cruise-ship-graveyard.
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