_(cropped).jpg) Carnival Celebration in Funchal, 2022
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| History | |
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| Name | Carnival Celebration |
| Namesake | MS Celebration |
| Owner |  Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | Carnival Cruise Line |
| Port of registry | Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Ordered | 6 September 2016 |
| Builder | Meyer Turku |
| Cost | $1 billion |
| Laid down | January 2021 |
| Sponsored by | Cassidy Gifford |
| Christened | 20 November 2022 |
| Completed | 2 November 2022 |
| Maiden voyage | 6 November 2022 |
| In service | 2022–present |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Excellence-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 183,521 GT |
| Length | 1,130 ft (344.5m) |
| Beam | 137 ft (42 m) |
| Decks | 19 |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (projected) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 1,735 |
Carnival Celebration is an Excel-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She is Carnival's second vessel of the fleet's Excel class, a subclass of Carnival Corporation & plc's Excellence class.[1] At 183,521 GT, she is the largest ship in Carnival's fleet. Unlike her sister ship, Mardi Gras, as well as the original Celebration, this ship is named Carnival Celebration using the Carnival prefix. Her name was announced on 21 August 2020.[2] She was ordered on 6 November 2016 from the Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku.[3] She features the worlds first roller coaster at sea, named Bolt.[4] Construction started on 13 January 2021[5] and was completed on 2 November 2022.[citation needed]
- ^ "Engine firsts and farewells". London: The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Kalosh, Anne (21 August 2020). "Carnival's 2022 Excel-class ship is named Carnival Celebration". Cruise Review. Colchester: Seatrade. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Teivainen, Aleksi (7 September 2016). "Meyer Turku to build two next-generation cruise ships for Carnival". Helsinki Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Line, Carnival Cruise. "BOLT: Ultimate Sea Coaster | World's First Rollercoaster at Sea | Carnival". Carnival Cruise Line. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Steel Cut for New Carnival Ship". Cruise Industry News. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.