Fantasy-class cruise ship

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Carnival Fantasy at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 12 November 2007
Class overview
Builders	Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki, Finland
Operators	Carnival Cruise Lines (originally built for) (1990-present) Century Harmony Cruise Ltd (2020-present)
Preceded by	Holiday class (Historical)
Succeeded by	Destiny class
Planned	8
Completed	8
Active	5
Retired	3
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	70,367 GT-71,925 GT
Length	855 ft (261 m)
Beam	103 ft (31 m)
Decks	13–14 (10–11 passenger decks)
Propulsion	2 fixed pitch propellers on the first six ships. 2 ABB Azipod thrusters on the last two ships.
Capacity	2,052–2,190 passengers
Crew	920
Notes	Oldest ships active in the Carnival Cruise Line

The Fantasy class is a cruise ship class operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. The first vessel of the class, Carnival Fantasy, entered service in 1990. All eight vessels of the class were constructed by Kvaerner Masa-Yards, in Helsinki, Finland, at the Hietalahti shipyard.

Design[]

This class utilizes a "modern ocean/cruise liner" design, with most of its cabins situated within the hull and only a handful of suites on the superstructure, similar to the Holiday-class cruise ships built in the late 1980s. The Fantasy class is the only class currently in service for Carnival initially built with only a few balcony cabins. Carnival Elation and Carnival Paradise differ from the other ships of the class in that they are equipped with Azipod azimuth thrusters for propulsion. They were also the last cruise ships built with the lifeboats only on the upper deck.^{[citation needed]}

"Evolutions Of Fun" refit[]

In late 2006, Carnival Cruise Lines announced their intention to refurbish the Fantasy-class fleet under the program name "Evolutions Of Fun". This was completed in 2010 and cost $250 million.^[1]

Ships[]

Ship	Year built	Sailed for Carnival	Gross tonnage	Homeport	Flag	Notes	Image
Current
Carnival Ecstasy	1991	1991–present	70,367 GT	Jacksonville, Florida	Panama	originally, Ecstasy
Carnival Sensation	1993	1993–present	70,367 GT	Mobile, Alabama Miami, Florida	Bahamas	originally, Sensation
Carnival Elation	1998	1998–present	71,909 GT	Port Canaveral, Florida	Panama	originally, Elation[2][3] first cruise ship with Azipod units
Carnival Paradise	1998	1998–present	71,925 GT[4]	Tampa, Florida	Panama	originally, Paradise[2][3]
Former
Carnival Fantasy	1990	1990–2020	70,367 GT	-	Panama	originally, Fantasy. Scrapping in Aliağa in progress since 29 July 2020.
Carnival Fascination	1994	1994–2020	70,367 GT	-	Bahamas	originally, Fascination. Sold in September 2020 and renamed Century Harmony in December 2020[5][6]
Carnival Imagination	1995	1995–2020	70,367 GT	-	Bahamas	originally, Imagination. Scrapping in Aliağa in progress since 16 September 2020.[7]
Carnival Inspiration	1996	1996–2020	70,367 GT	-	Bahamas	originally, Inspiration. Scrapping in Aliağa in progress since August 2020.

References[]

External links[]

• Carnival Cruise Line