Large (Resort) Ship: 110,000 tons

Lifestyle: Standard

Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines

Former Names: none

Builder: Fincantieri (Italy)

Original Cost: $500 million

Entered Service: July 2005

Registry: Panama

Length (ft/m): 951.4/290.0

Beam (ft/m): 116.4/35.5

Draft (ft/m): 27.0/8.2

Propulsion/Propellers: diesel-electric

(63,400kW)/2

Passenger Decks: 13

Total Crew: 1,160

Passengers

(lower beds/all berths): 2,974/3,700

Passenger Space Ratio

(lower beds/all berths): 36.9/29.7

Crew/Passenger Ratio

(lower beds/all berths): 2.5/3.1

Navigation Officers: Italian

Cabins (total): 1,487

Size Range (sq ft/m): 179.7–482.2/

16.7–44.8

Cabins (outside view): 917

Cabins (interior/no view): 570

Cabins (for one person): 0

Cabins (with private balcony): 574

Cabins (wheelchair accessible): 25

Cabin Current: 110 volts

Elevators: 18

Casino (gaming tables): Yes

Slot Machines: Yes

Swimming Pools (outdoors): 3

(+1 with magrodome)

Swimming Pools (indoors): 0

Whirlpools: 7

Self-Service Launderette: Yes

Dedicated Cinema/Seats: No

Library: Yes

Classification Society: Lloyd’s Register

OVERALL SCORE: 1,456 (OUT OF A POSSIBLE 2,000 POINTS)

Berlitz Guide © Apa Publishing 2008