Carnival Paradise (PA) Fact Sheet
Shipyard: Masa-Yards, Helsinki, Finland
Inaugural cruise: December 6, 1998
Godmother: Paula Zahn, Broadcaster
Country of registry: Panama
Cost: $300,000.000.
Cruising speed: 21.0 knots
Size/Capacity
- Gross tonnage: 71,925 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: 2124 (1062 staterooms)
- Full guest occupancy: 2697
- Passenger decks: 11
- Space ratio: 33:1
Crew
- Total Officers and crew: 920
- Officers: International
- Hotel and cruise staff: International
Accommodations
1062 Total Guest Staterooms (including 33 accessible staterooms)
- 2 Grand Vista Suites with large balcony
- 28 Grand Suites with large balcony
- 48 Junior Suites with standard balcony
- 98 staterooms with standard balcony
- 2 scenic ocean view staterooms
- 464 ocean view staterooms
- 401 interior staterooms
- 19 interior upper/lower staterooms
All staterooms feature: telephone, 110 AC power outlet, individual climate control, Carnival Comfort Bed Collection, hair dryer, non-stocked mini bar unit, safe and flat-screen TV
Life Saving Equipment
Grand Total Lifesaving Capacity: 4494
- 12 Lifeboats (occupancy each: 150 / total occupancy: 1800)
- 6 Rescue / Water Shuttle Boats (occupancy each: 149 / total occupancy: 894)
- 36 Launchable Life Rafts (occupancy each: 25 / total occupancy: 900)
- 36 Life Rafts (occupancy each: 25 / total occupancy: 900)
Maintenance Schedule
- Dry Dock: 9/19/99-10/03/99
- Dry Dock: 7/16/00-8/12/00
- Dry Dock: 1/19/03-2/01/03
- Dry Dock: 11/28/05-12/18/05
- Dry Dock: 12/01/08-12/14/08
- Dry Dock: 1/28/12-2/11/12
- Dry Dock: 2/26/15-3/12/15
- Dry Dock: 2/22/18-3/25/18
- Dry Dock: 2/27/21-3/18/21
Ship Refurbishments and Renovations
Renovations completed during dry dock: 2/22/18 - 3/25/18
- Routine hotel maintenance and cosmetic enhancements such as new carpeting, tile work, etc. in public areas
- Guy’s Burger Joint (will replace food service, Off the Grill and Rotisserie)
- BlueIguana Cantina (will replace food service, Mongolian Wok)
- RedFrog Rum Bar (will replace pool bar)
- BlueIguana Tequila Bar (will replace pool bar)
- Camp Ocean (will replace Camp Carnival)
- Pixels will be converted to Digital
- 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 7 and 1 new interior stateroom added to Verandah Deck 11.
Renovations completed during dry dock: 2/26/15-3/12/15
- Routine hotel maintenance
- Cosmetic enhancements such as new carpeting, wall coverings and tile work in lounges and public areas
Renovation completed during dry dock: 1/28/12-2/11/12
- 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
Refurbishments for dry dock: 12/01/08-12/14/08
- "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.
- Category 12 Suites will be refurbished, including bathrooms and flat-screen TV's.
- Internet WIFI access will be bow-to-stern
- A Mongolian Wok station and Rotisserie will be added to the Lido Restaurant