Carnival ships in chronological order...

[PreciousJewel]

Could anybody provide me with a list of the ships according to chronological order or direct me to where I can find this information? I can't seem to find anything on the Carnival website.

 

Thanks so much!!!

[dan40]

Could anybody provide me with a list of the ships according to chronological order or direct me to where I can find this information? I can't seem to find anything on the Carnival website.

 

Thanks so much!!!

 

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[Mikew0805]

Holiday, Celebration, Fantasy, Ecstacy, Sensation, Fascination, Imagination, Inspiration, Destiny, Elation, Paradise, Triumph, Victory, Spirit, Pride, Conquest, Legend, Glory, Miracle, Valor, Liberty, Freedom.

[momofzeke]

Holiday Class = Holiday (85/renovated in 98), Celebration (87) (Celebration is being retired from Carnival end of April 2008)

Fantasy Class = Fantasy (90), Ecstasy (91), Sensation (93), Fascination (94), Imagination (95), Inspiration (96), Elation (98), and Paradise (98)

Destiny Class = Destiny (96)

Triumph Class = Triumph (99), Victory (00)

Spirit Class = Spirit (01), Pride (01), Legend (02), Miracle (04)

Conquest Class = Conquest (02), Glory (03), Valor (04), Liberty (05), Freedom (07)

Splendor Class = Splendor (08)

New Ships to be launched = Dream (09), Magic (2011)

[PreciousJewel]

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *curtsey* :D

[duck512]

They usually show that info on a movie at the Past Guest party. You forgot the Festivale, Tropicale & Jubilee!! They were the first.

[momofzeke]

They usually show that info on a movie at the Past Guest party. You forgot the Festivale, Tropicale & Jubilee!! They were the first.

 

Right, but they are not in the fleet anymore. And, the Celebration won't be for much longer.

[chandom]

They usually show that info on a movie at the Past Guest party. You forgot the Festivale, Tropicale & Jubilee!! They were the first.

If you wanted to get techinal the Mardi Gras was the first. Tropicale being the first "new" ship owned by Carnival.

[huse71]

has anyone heard when the holiday will be retired

[CruzVinnieCruz]

Here you go:

12/21/06

34 YEARS OF 'FUN': A HISTORY OF CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES

Carnival Cruise Lines is the largest and most successful cruise line in the world, carrying more passengers than any other.

But “Today’s Carnival” is a vastly different company than the one started from humble beginnings more than three decades ago. Carnival was launched with a converted transatlantic ocean liner and a dream of entrepreneur Ted Arison, a pioneer in the modern-day cruise industry who set out to realize his vision of making a vacation experience once reserved for the very rich accessible to the average person.

The rest, as they say, is history.

 

THROUGH THE YEARS . . .

1972 – Maiden voyage of Carnival’s first ship, the TSS Mardi Gras, which runs aground on sandbar outside the Port of Miami

1975 – Carnival purchases Empress of Britain, enters service as the TSS Carnivale

1978 – The Festivale, formerly the S.A. Vaal, undergoes $30 million refurbishment, begins service for Carnival as the largest and fastest vessel sailing from Miami to the Caribbean (the ship has since been retired from the fleet)

1982 – Debut of the Tropicale, the first new cruise ship the cruise industry has seen in many years; ship marks the beginning of an industry-wide multi-billion-dollar shipbuilding boom (the ship has since been retired from the fleet)

1984 – Carnival becomes first cruise line to advertise on network television with the premiere of new advertising campaign starring company spokesperson Kathie Lee Gifford (then Johnson)

1985 – Debut of 46,052-ton Holiday

1986 – Launch of 47,262-ton Jubilee (the ship has since been retired from the fleet)

1987 – The 47,262-ton Celebration enters service

Carnival earns distinction as “Most Popular Cruise Line in the World,” carrying more passengers than any other

Carnival Cruise Lines undertakes its initial public offering on Wall Street, raising approximately $400 million to fuel future expansion; entity later becomes Carnival Corporation & plc, a multi-line worldwide cruise conglomerate

1990 – The 70,367-ton Fantasy – the first and namesake vessel in the highly successful “Fantasy-class” -- enters service as first new ship ever placed on three- and four-day Bahamas cruise program from Miami. Eventually, Carnival would construct eight “Fantasy-class” vessels, the most cruise ships in a single class.

1991 – Launch of 70,367-ton Ecstasy

1993 – Carnival introduces its third 70,367-ton SuperLiner, Sensation

1994 – Debut of 70,367-ton Fascination

Carnival’s parent company renamed Carnival Corporation to distinguish between it and its flagship brand, Carnival Cruise Lines. Company is later renamed Carnival Corp. & plc following the combination with P&O Princess Cruises, creating the world’s largest cruise vacation group by far.

1995 – 70,367-ton Imagination enters service

 

1996 – Carnival’s launches sixth “Fantasy-class” vessel, the SuperLiner Inspiration

Carnival debuts the first passenger vessel to exceed 100,000 tons, the 101,353-ton Carnival Destiny, at the time the world’s largest cruise ship

1998 – Carnival Cruise Lines introduces seventh “Fantasy-class” vessel, the Elation, the first new cruise ship deployed on the West Coast

The eighth and last in the “Fantasy-class” series, the Paradise, enters service

1999 – Debut of the 102,000-ton Carnival Triumph, Carnival’s second “Destiny-class” vessel

2000 – A third “Destiny-class” vessel, the 102,000-ton Carnival Victory, is launched.

2001 – Carnival introduces a new class of vessel with the launch of the 88,500-ton Carnival Spirit, the first new “Fun Ship” ever positioned in the Alaska and Hawaii markets

2002 – A second “Spirit-class” vessel, the Carnival Pride, is launched

Carnival’s third “Spirit-class” ship, Carnival Legend, enters service

Debut of the 110,000-ton Carnival Conquest, the largest “Fun Ship” ever constructed.

2003- Second 110,000-ton “Conquest-class” ship, the Carnival Glory, begins year-round seven-day cruises from Port Canaveral, Fla., July 19.

2004 – Carnival Miracle, the fourth in Carnival’s “Spirit-class,” begins a series of 12 voyages from Jacksonville, Fla. – the first “Fun Ship” sailings from that port – Feb. 27, 2004.

A third 110,000-ton “Conquest-class” ship, the Carnival Valor, begins year-round seven-day service from Miami Dec. 19, 2004, becoming the largest "Fun Ship" ever based at that port.

2005 – A fourth 110,000-ton “Conquest-class” vessel, Carnival Liberty, debuts July 20, 2005, operating Carnival's first-ever Mediterranean cruises.

2007 - Carnival Freedom, the line's fifth 110,000-ton vessel, is scheduled to enter service in March 2007.

2008 - The 112,000-ton Carnival Splendor is slated to debut in spring 2008.

2009 - An as-yet-unnamed 130,000-ton vessel - to be the largest "Fun Ship" ever constructed - is scheduled to enter service in fall 2009, beginning a new class of vessel for the line.

2010 - A second 130,000-ton SuperLiner is slated to debut in summer 2010.

[nedac]

I am going to argue something about the Victory posted above. I sailed on it in early 2001 and at the time it was the largest ship in Carnival's fleet at 103,000 tons. It was not a Destiny class ship either as the layout is different and it is slightly larger. The Destiny and the Tiumph are sister ships, but I believe the Victory was one of a kind.

[chandom]

I am going to argue something about the Victory posted above. I sailed on it in early 2001 and at the time it was the largest ship in Carnival's fleet at 103,000 tons. It was not a Destiny class ship either as the layout is different and it is slightly larger. The Destiny and the Tiumph are sister ships, but I believe the Victory was one of a kind.

 

The Triumph and Victory are closer sister ships. The Destiny is one of a kind, this is due to having one less deck.

 

The three ships use to make up the Destiny Class. Later on this broke off into the Destiny and Triumph class.

 

Added

This has Carnival's class breakdown: http://www.carnival.com/cms/static_templates/ship_duration.aspx

[CruzVinnieCruz]

I am going to argue something about the Victory posted above. I sailed on it in early 2001 and at the time it was the largest ship in Carnival's fleet at 103,000 tons. It was not a Destiny class ship either as the layout is different and it is slightly larger. The Destiny and the Tiumph are sister ships, but I believe the Victory was one of a kind.

 

I just posted it from Carnivals website:

 

http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/history_virtual2.aspx

 

If it's not accurate then Carnival messed up.

[FlyingPhotog]

Here you go:

12/21/06

34 YEARS OF 'FUN': A HISTORY OF CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES

Carnival Cruise Lines is the largest and most successful cruise line in the world, carrying more passengers than any other.

But “Today’s Carnival” is a vastly different company than the one started from humble beginnings more than three decades ago. Carnival was launched with a converted transatlantic ocean liner and a dream of entrepreneur Ted Arison, a pioneer in the modern-day cruise industry who set out to realize his vision of making a vacation experience once reserved for the very rich accessible to the average person.

The rest, as they say, is history.

 

THROUGH THE YEARS . . .

1972 – Maiden voyage of Carnival’s first ship, the TSS Mardi Gras, which runs aground on sandbar outside the Port of Miami

1975 – Carnival purchases Empress of Britain, enters service as the TSS Carnivale

1978 – The Festivale, formerly the S.A. Vaal, undergoes $30 million refurbishment, begins service for Carnival as the largest and fastest vessel sailing from Miami to the Caribbean (the ship has since been retired from the fleet)

1982 – Debut of the Tropicale, the first new cruise ship the cruise industry has seen in many years; ship marks the beginning of an industry-wide multi-billion-dollar shipbuilding boom (the ship has since been retired from the fleet)

1984 – Carnival becomes first cruise line to advertise on network television with the premiere of new advertising campaign starring company spokesperson Kathie Lee Gifford (then Johnson)

1985 – Debut of 46,052-ton Holiday

1986 – Launch of 47,262-ton Jubilee (the ship has since been retired from the fleet)

1987 – The 47,262-ton Celebration enters service

Carnival earns distinction as “Most Popular Cruise Line in the World,” carrying more passengers than any other

Carnival Cruise Lines undertakes its initial public offering on Wall Street, raising approximately $400 million to fuel future expansion; entity later becomes Carnival Corporation & plc, a multi-line worldwide cruise conglomerate

1990 – The 70,367-ton Fantasy – the first and namesake vessel in the highly successful “Fantasy-class” -- enters service as first new ship ever placed on three- and four-day Bahamas cruise program from Miami. Eventually, Carnival would construct eight “Fantasy-class” vessels, the most cruise ships in a single class.

1991 – Launch of 70,367-ton Ecstasy

1993 – Carnival introduces its third 70,367-ton SuperLiner, Sensation

1994 – Debut of 70,367-ton Fascination

Carnival’s parent company renamed Carnival Corporation to distinguish between it and its flagship brand, Carnival Cruise Lines. Company is later renamed Carnival Corp. & plc following the combination with P&O Princess Cruises, creating the world’s largest cruise vacation group by far.

1995 – 70,367-ton Imagination enters service

 

1996 – Carnival’s launches sixth “Fantasy-class” vessel, the SuperLiner Inspiration

Carnival debuts the first passenger vessel to exceed 100,000 tons, the 101,353-ton Carnival Destiny, at the time the world’s largest cruise ship

1998 – Carnival Cruise Lines introduces seventh “Fantasy-class” vessel, the Elation, the first new cruise ship deployed on the West Coast

The eighth and last in the “Fantasy-class” series, the Paradise, enters service

1999 – Debut of the 102,000-ton Carnival Triumph, Carnival’s second “Destiny-class” vessel

2000 – A third “Destiny-class” vessel, the 102,000-ton Carnival Victory, is launched.

2001 – Carnival introduces a new class of vessel with the launch of the 88,500-ton Carnival Spirit, the first new “Fun Ship” ever positioned in the Alaska and Hawaii markets

2002 – A second “Spirit-class” vessel, the Carnival Pride, is launched

Carnival’s third “Spirit-class” ship, Carnival Legend, enters service

Debut of the 110,000-ton Carnival Conquest, the largest “Fun Ship” ever constructed.

2003- Second 110,000-ton “Conquest-class” ship, the Carnival Glory, begins year-round seven-day cruises from Port Canaveral, Fla., July 19.

2004 – Carnival Miracle, the fourth in Carnival’s “Spirit-class,” begins a series of 12 voyages from Jacksonville, Fla. – the first “Fun Ship” sailings from that port – Feb. 27, 2004.

A third 110,000-ton “Conquest-class” ship, the Carnival Valor, begins year-round seven-day service from Miami Dec. 19, 2004, becoming the largest "Fun Ship" ever based at that port.

2005 – A fourth 110,000-ton “Conquest-class” vessel, Carnival Liberty, debuts July 20, 2005, operating Carnival's first-ever Mediterranean cruises.

2007 - Carnival Freedom, the line's fifth 110,000-ton vessel, is scheduled to enter service in March 2007.

2008 - The 112,000-ton Carnival Splendor is slated to debut in spring 2008.

2009 - An as-yet-unnamed 130,000-ton vessel - to be the largest "Fun Ship" ever constructed - is scheduled to enter service in fall 2009, beginning a new class of vessel for the line.

2010 - A second 130,000-ton SuperLiner is slated to debut in summer 2010.

 

No mention of the defunct airline in their proud company history? :D

 

 

I sailed on the Carnivale in the summer of 1989. I had just finished fifth grade and it was my first cruise!

[dan40]

No mention of the defunct airline in their proud company history? :D

 

 

I sailed on the Carnivale in the summer of 1989. I had just finished fifth grade and it was my first cruise!

 

Well, none of their airplanes ever made, in the words of a cabin attendant, a "water landing." :eek:

 

Dan

[CatgirlNC]

Does anyone else dislike the term "SuperLiner"? It sounds like a feminine hygiene product. :p