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Shipyard: Masa-Yards, Helsinki, Finland
Inaugural cruise: March 20, 1998
Godmother: Shari Arison Dorsman, President of the Arison Foundation and daughter of Carnival's Chairman Emeritus, Ted Arison.
Country of registry: Panama
Cost: $315,000,000.
Cruising speed: 21.0 knots

Size/Capacity

• Gross tonnage: 71,909 tons
• Length: 855 feet
• Beam: 103 feet; 118 feet at pool deck
• Maximum draft: 25 feet, 6 inches
• Occupancy based on 2 guests per stateroom: 2190 (1095 staterooms)
• Full guest occupancy: 2697
• Passenger decks: 11
• Space ratio: 33:1

Crew

• Total Officers and crew: 900
• Officers: International
• Hotel and cruise staff: International

Accommodations
1095 Total Guest Staterooms (Including 34 accessible staterooms)

• 2 Grand Vista Suites with large balcony
• 28 Grand Suites with large balcony
• 49 Junior Suites with standard balcony
• 109 staterooms with standard balcony
• 2 scenic ocean view staterooms
• 469 ocean view staterooms
• 417 interior staterooms
• 19 interior upper/lower staterooms

Equipment

• Set of dual stabilizers
• 2 (19,000 HP) Azipod drive units
• Diesel electric propulsion system (6 medium speed engines developing approximately 50,000 HP).

Life Saving Equipment
Grand Total Life Saving Capacity: 4496

• 14 Life Boats (occupancy each: 150 / total occupancy: 2100
• 4 Rescue / Water Shuttle Boats (occupancy each: 149 / total occupancy: 596)
• 36 Launchable Life Rafts (occupancy each: 25 / total occupancy: 900)
• 36 Life Rafts (occupancy each: 25 / total occupancy: 900)

Maintenance Schedule

• Dry Dock: 4/11/99-4/25/99
• Dry Dock: 10/29/00-11/11/00
• Dry Dock: 3/02/03-3/15/03
• Dry Dock: 4/08/06-4/22/06
• Dry Dock: 2/26/09-3/11/09
• Dry Dock: 10/22/11-11/05/11
• Dry Dock: 9/25/14-10/09/14
• Dry Dock: 8/31/17-10/07/17
• Dry Dock: 3/02/20-3/25/20
• Dry Dock: 1/21/23-2/10/23
• Dry Dock: 1/19/26-2/08/26

Ship Refurbishments and Renovations
 

Completed during dry dock: 1/21/23 - 2/10/23

• Routine hotel maintenance and cosmetic enhancements
• New red, white and blue hull design and paint scheme
• Spa Carnival branded as Cloud 9 Spa  
• Pool lift added to Lido Pool
• ADA sections added to pool bar counters
   

Completed during dry dock: 3/02/20 - 3/25/20

• Routine hotel maintenance
• Cosmetic enhancements in lounges and public areas such as new carpeting, wall coverings and tile work in lounges and public areas
• Bonsai Sushi Express added to Deck 9
• Dreams Studio replaced Special Occasions on Deck 9
• JavaBlue Cafe replaced the Musical Cafe on Deck 9
• Cherry on Top added to Deck 9
• Limelight Lounge replaced Jekyll & Hyde Dance Club on Deck 9
• Alchemy Bar replaced Gatsby's Great Bar on Deck 9
• 30 new cabins replaced the Cole Porter Club Lounge on Deck 9

Completed during dry dock: 8/31/17 - 10/07/17

• Routine hotel maintenance
• Cosmetic enhancements in lounges and public areas such as new carpeting, wall coverings and tile work in lounges and public areas
• Guy’s Burger Joint (replaced food service, Off the Grill and Rotisserie)
• BlueIguana Cantina (replaced food service, Mongolian Wok)
• RedFrog Rum Bar (replaced pool bar)
• BlueIguana Tequila Bar (replaced pool bar)
• Camp Ocean (replaced Camp Carnival)
• Addition of WaterWorks on Verandah Deck 11
• Mini-Golf Course relocated to new Deck 14
• New deck added - Deck 14 features 36 staterooms: 2 Grand Vista Suites, 2 Scenic Ocean View staterooms, 22 Junior Suites and 10 Interior staterooms
• 1 new interior stateroom added to Empress Deck 7and 1 new interior stateroom added to Verandah Deck 11. 

Completed during dry dock: 9/25/14-10/09/14

• Routine hotel maintenance
• Cosmetic enhancements such as new carpeting, wall covering and tile work in lounges and public areas
• New equipment in Fitness Center and upgraded flooring and window shades
• Updated Club O2 to be more on brand

Completed during dry dock: 10/22/11-11/05/11

• Routine hotel maintenance
• Cosmetic enhancements such as new carpeting, wall coverings, tile work, lighting in lounges and public areas
• Suite U69 converted and now ADA compliant

Completed during dry dock: 2/26/09-3/11/09

• "Circle C" Young Teens club will be added to Atlantic Deck 8 (previously, the card room), featuring a high-tech sound and lighting system, plasma-screen TVs displaying movies and music videos, a touch-screen jukebox, and gaming pods with the latest video games and consoles.
• Serenity Adults-Only Retreat Area
• Children's wading pool will be moved to Verandah Deck 11 aft section, replacing one of the whirlpools.
• A variety of cosmetic enhancements such as new carpeting, wall coverings and tile work throughout the ship.
• Internet WIFI access will be bow-to-stern
• A Mongolian Wok station and Rotisserie will be added to the Lido Restaurant

Completed during dry dock: 4/08/06-4/22/06

• New art gallery on Empress Deck.
• New photo gallery on the Promenade Deck.
• The 12,000 square foot Spa Carnival facility was renovated with new private treatment rooms, updated exercise equipment and a host of cosmetic
• enhancements.
• Variety of cosmetic upgrades that include carpeting and upholstery in various public lounges.
• Carpeting replaced in staterooms, where needed.