 Carnival Ecstasy anchored off Princess Cays in 2018.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |  Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | Carnival Cruise Lines (1991–2022) |
| Port of registry | Nassau Bahamas,  Panama |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | 480 |
| Launched | January 6, 1991 |
| Sponsored by | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Completed | 1991 |
| Maiden voyage | April 2, 1991 |
| In service | 1991–2022 |
| Out of service | October 15, 2022, Last Tracked at Port Of Mobile on October 10, 2022 (according to vesseltracker.com) |
| Refit | 2009, 2014, January 2017, October 2019 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap in October 2022. Beached at Aliağa, Turkey on 8 November 2022. |
| Notes | [1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fantasy-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 70,367 GT |
| Length | 855 ft (261 m) |
| Beam | 103 ft (31 m) |
| Draft | 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in) |
| Decks | 12 |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | Two propellers |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 920 |
Carnival Ecstasy (formerly Ecstasy) 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 January 6, 1991, and christened by television hostess, entertainer and long time Carnival spokesperson Kathie Lee Gifford.[1] Her inaugural voyage began on April 2, 1991.[3] During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name.[4] With the departure of the Carnival Fantasy in 2020, the Carnival Ecstasy became the oldest ship in the fleet until her retirement in October 2022. She was replaced by Carnival Spirit out of Mobile, Alabama in October 2023.
Unlike her recently retired sister ships, Carnival Ecstasy offered a farewell cruise itinerary prior to her own retirement. Subsequently, the ship was beached for scrapping in Turkey on November 8, 2022.[5][6]
- ^ a b Smith 2010, p. 34.
- ^ "Carnival Ecstasy (8711344)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ "Carnival Ecstasy Fact Sheet – Carnival Cruise Line News". Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Raza, Raghib. "Carnival's Oldest Cruise Vessel, the "Ecstasy" Retires After 31 Years of Service". FleetMon. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ Topcu, Eren. "Ship Breaking". Facebook. Retrieved November 9, 2022.