Fantasy-class cruise ship

The Fantasy class is a cruise ship class operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. The first vessel of the class, Carnival Fantasy, entered service in 1990. All eight vessels of the class were constructed by Kvaerner Masa-Yards, in Helsinki, Finland at the Hietalahti shipyard.

Carnival Fantasy at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 12 November 2007
Class overview
Builders:
Operators:
Preceded by: Holiday class (Historical)
Succeeded by: Destiny class
Planned: 8
Completed: 8
Active: 5
Retired: 3
General characteristics
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: 70,367 GT-71,925 GT
Length: 855 ft (261 m)
Beam: 103 ft (31 m)
Decks: 13–14 (10–11 passenger decks)
Propulsion: 2 fixed pitch propellers on the first six ships. 2 ABB Azipod thrusters on the last two ships.
Capacity: 2,052–2,190 passengers
Crew: 920
Notes: Oldest ships active in the Carnival Cruise Line

Design

This class utilizes a "modern ocean/cruise liner" design, with most of its cabins situated within the hull and only a handful of suites on the superstructure, similar to the Holiday-class cruise ships built in the late 1980s. The Fantasy class is the only class currently in service for Carnival initially built with only a few balcony cabins. Carnival Elation and Carnival Paradise differ from the other ships of the class in that they are equipped with Azipod azimuth thrusters for propulsion. They were also the last cruise ships built with the lifeboats only on the upper deck.

"Evolutions Of Fun" refit

In late 2006, Carnival Cruise Lines announced their intention to refurbish the Fantasy-class fleet under the program name "Evolutions Of Fun". This was completed in 2010 and cost $250 million.[1]

Ships
ShipYear
built		Sailed for
Carnival		Gross tonnageHomeportFlagNotesImage
Current
Carnival Ecstasy19911991–present70,367 GTJacksonville, FL Panamaoriginally, Ecstasy
Carnival Sensation19931993–present70,367 GTMobile, AL Bahamasoriginally, Sensation
Carnival Elation19981998–present71,909 GTPort Canaveral, FL Panama
  • originally, Elation[2][3]
  • first cruise ship with Azipod units
Carnival Paradise19981998–present71,925 GT[4]Tampa, FL Panamaoriginally, Paradise[2][3]
Former
Carnival Fantasy19901990–202070,367 GT- Panamaoriginally, Fantasy. Scrapping in Aliağa in progress since 29 July 2020.
Carnival Fascination19941994-202070,367 GT- Bahamasoriginally, Fascination. Sold in September 2020 and renamed Century Harmony in December 2020[5][6]
Carnival Imagination19951995–202070,367 GT- Bahamasoriginally, Imagination. Scrapping in Aliağa in progress since 16 September 2020.[7]
Carnival Inspiration19961996–202070,367 GT- Bahamasoriginally, Inspiration. Scrapping in Aliağa in progress since August 2020.

References
  1. http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/eof/?wt.mc_id=Hhmpg08SliderEOFFA
  2. "Carnival Announces "Fun Ship 2.0" Upgrades". Cruisemates.com. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  3. "Carnival Cruise Line's 'Fun Ship 2.0' Upgrade Schedule". Cruise Radio. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  4. "Carnival Paradise". Carnival. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. Leggate, James (2020-09-16). "Carnival Cruise Line cancels more voyages, sells 2 ships". FOXBusiness. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  6. Line, Carnival Cruise. "Carnival Cruise Line Announces Modifications To Fleet And Sailing Plans For Certain Ships". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  7. "Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2020 Week 34". 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
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