Carnival Spirit

Carnival Spirit is a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She is actually the second ship of her namesake class to enter service, having been preceded by Costa Atlantica.

Carnival Spirit
Carnival Spirit in Sydney, Australia.
History
Name: Carnival Spirit
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Carnival Cruise Line
Port of registry:
Builder:
Cost: US$375 million
Yard number: 499
Launched: July 7, 2000
Sponsored by: Elizabeth Dole
Christened: April 27, 2001
Completed: April 11, 2001
Maiden voyage: April 29, 2001
In service: April 2001
Identification:
Status: Not in service; transporting crewmembers to respective countries
Notes: [1][2][3]
General characteristics
Class and type: Spirit-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 88,500 GT
Length: 963 ft (293.52 m)
Beam: 106 ft (32.31 m)
Draft: 25.5 ft (7.77 m)
Decks: 12 decks
Installed power: 62,370 kW (83,640 hp)
Propulsion:
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity: 2,124 passengers
Crew: 961
Notes: [1]

Construction

Built by Kværner Masa-Yards at its Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, Carnival Spirit was launched on July 7, 2000, and completed on April 11, 2001.[4] She was formally named by American politician Elizabeth Dole in Miami on April 27, 2001.[5][6][2]

Areas of operation
Carnival Spirit in Sydney 2013.

Previously in the northern fall and winter seasons, Carnival Spirit sailed cruises from San Diego, California and Los Angeles, California to the Mexican Riviera. After Carnival Spirit's repositioning out of San Diego in April 2012, Carnival ceased operations with that port.

During the period from mid-May and ending in September (northern summer), Carnival Spirit sailed the waters off Alaska, visiting several glaciers on alternating one-week northbound and southbound voyages calling at Vancouver and Seattle, Washington.

In September 2012, Carnival Spirit sailed to the Hawaiian Islands.

After Carnival Spirit finished her Alaskan and Hawaii cruises, she embarked on a Tahiti and Fiji cruise for repositioning to Australia, arriving on October 16. The ship is currently based in Sydney, Australia, and will continue for five years, making the first time that Carnival has based a ship permanently outside North America. Carnival Spirit was dry docked in San Francisco in January 2012 to prepare her for Australia, this included installing Australian-style power points as well as changing the on-board currency to the Australian dollar and regular renovations. The total cost of the renovations was US$7 million.[7]

Carnival Spirit commenced cruising from Sydney to the South Pacific, Fiji and New Zealand from October 20, 2012[8]

In August 2015 Carnival Spirit went into drydock in Singapore for a $44 million refurbishment.

In May 2016, Carnival announced that Carnival Spirit would sail seasonally in China from Shanghai.[9]

In late 2016, Carnival subsequently reversed this decision and Carnival Spirit continued to sail from Sydney throughout the year. Their reasoning was that the Australian market continued to be strong and that leaving Australia without a Carnival vessel over the Winter months would not be economically viable in the long term.

In summer 2018, Carnival announced that Carnival Spirit would become the company's first ship to sail from Brisbane, Australia starting in 2020.[10]

Incidents and accidents

Couple fall overboard

On May 8, 2013, police in Australia were searching for a couple that surveillance video showed going over the railing the night before Carnival Spirit was scheduled to dock in Sydney. The couple was Paul Rossington, 30, and his 26-year-old girlfriend Kristen Schroder, both of Barraba, New South Wales, were on the cruise with seven family and friends. After two days the search was called off.[11][12]

Crew member disappearance

An Indian kitchen hand was missing, presumed overboard, from the ship on July 8, 2014 as it travelled from Vanuatu towards Port Denarau, Fiji.[13]

Severe weather

On Monday, April 20, 2015, a powerful east coast low stranded the ship in the Tasman Sea. The ship was hit by swells up to 9 metres. The passengers were stuck offshore for over 24 hours. One passenger said, “the side tables were falling over, the side cupboard were falling over and glasses, you could not let go of your cups". The ship was to dock at Sydney Harbour on Tuesday morning after returning from a cruise to Fiji.[14][15]

In Manila

On April 27, 2020, all 10 cruise ships including Carnival Spirit, was returning all OFWs from the Philippines and stays in Manila for days due to the COVID-19 pandemic and all quarantined passengers were returned to the Philippines.

References

Notes
  1. Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-9812467393.
  2. Smith 2010, p. 49.
  3. "Carnival Spirit". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  4. "Carnival Spirit (9188647)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  5. "Elizabeth Dole to Serve as Godmother To Carnival Cruise Lines' New 88,500-Ton Carnival Spirit". AccessMyLibrary.com. PR Newswire. April 4, 2001. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2008. Alt URL
  6. "Elizabeth Dole To Serve as Carnival Spirit's Godmother". Marinelink.com. Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. April 5, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  7. Goldsbury, Louise (October 16, 2012). "A carnival cruises in". WAToday. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  8. Sloan, Gene (January 11, 2011). "Industry giant Carnival Cruise Lines is heading to Australia". USA Today. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  9. "Carnival Spirit to Offer Winter Season in Shanghai for Carnival's First China Cruises". Cruise Critic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  10. "Carnival Cruise Line Sailing from New Port in 2020". cruisefever.net. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  11. "Carnival Cruises Reports 2 People Missing Overboard in Australia". ABC News. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  12. "Sea Search For Missing Carnival Spirit Cruise Passengers Who Fell Overboard Ends". The Huffington Post. May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  13. "Search for missing Carnival Spirit crew member called off". News Corp. July 9, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  14. Visentin, Lisa (April 21, 2015). "Sydney storm strands Carnival Spirit cruise ship outside Sydney Harbour". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  15. "'Never again' swear teary cruise passengers". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. April 21, 2015.

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