Carnival Inspiration

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.^[5] During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name^[6] and had some passenger areas and facilities were refurbished.^[7]

Carnival Inspiration in Tampa, Florida
History
Name	Inspiration (1996–2007) Carnival Inspiration (2007–2020)
Operator	Carnival Cruise Line
Port of registry	Panama City,  Panama (1996–2000) Nassau,  Bahamas (2000–2020) ^[1]^[2]
Builder	Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard Helsinki, Finland
Cost	$270 million^[3]
Yard number	489
Christened	March 16, 1996
Completed	1996
Acquired	February 22, 1996
Maiden voyage	March 22, 1996^[2]
In service	1996
Out of service	2020
Refit	2007
Identification	Call sign: C6FM5 IMO number: 9087489 MMSI number: 309484000
Fate	Sold for scrap in July 2020
Notes	Beached for scrap
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Fantasy-class cruise ship
Tonnage	70,367 GT 7,180 DWT
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]
Installed power	2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 8ZAV40S 4 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 12ZAV40S 42,240 kW (combined)
Propulsion	Two propellers^[3]
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)^[2]
Capacity	2,056 passengers (lower berths) 2,610 passengers (all berths)^[4]
Crew	920^[3]

In July 2020, Carnival sold Carnival Inspiration, along with her sister ship Carnival Fantasy.^[8] Cruise Radio reported that Carnival Inspiration will likely be scrapped in Turkey.^[9] She made her final voyage from Long Beach and arrived at Aliağa on August 5, 2020[1] and by August 26, was being dismantled.^[10] Scrapping started on her on 5 April 2021, and concluded around January 2022.^{[citation needed]}

References

Bibliography

• Smith, Peter C. (2010). Cruise Ships: The World's Most Luxurious Vessels. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 9781848842182.

Notes

1. Asklander, Micke. "M/S Inspiration (1996)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved March 31, 2008.
2. . Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
3. Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 356–357. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
4. "Carnival Inspiration Fact Sheet". carnival-news.com. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
5. Smith 2010, p. 41.
6. 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.
7. "A "Fun Ship" Reborn". October 15, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
8. "CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO FLEET PLAN – Carnival Cruise Line News". Carnival. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
9. Parker, Doug (July 17, 2020). "Carnival Inspiration Reportedly Sold, Heads to Cruise Scrapyard". CruiseRadio. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
10. "Carnival Imagination likely on voyage to cruise ship graveyard". Travel Weekly. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

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