Large (Resort) Ship: 85,920 tons

Lifestyle: Standard

Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines

Former Names: none Builder: Kvaerner Masa-Yards

Original Cost: $375 million

Entered Service: Jan 2002

Registry: Panama

Length (ft/m): 959.6/292.5

Beam (ft/m): 105.6/32.2

Draft (ft/m): 25.5/7.8

Propulsion/Propellers: diesel-electric

(62,370 kW)/2 azimuthing pods

(17.6 MW each)

Passenger Decks: 12

Total Crew: 1,029

Passengers

(lower beds/all berths): 2,124/2,680

Passenger Space Ratio

(lower beds/all berths): 40.4/32.0

Crew/Passenger Ratio

(lower beds/all berths): 2.2/2.6

Navigation Officers: Italian

Cabins (total): 1,062

Size Range (sq ft/m): 185.0–490.0/

17.1–45.5

Cabins (outside view): 849

Cabins (interior/no view): 213

Cabins (for one person): 0

Cabins (with private balcony): 750

Cabins (wheelchair accessible): 16

Cabin Current: 110 volts

Elevators: 15

Casino (gaming tables): Yes

Slot Machines: Yes

Swimming Pools (outdoors): 2+1

children’s pool

Swimming Pools (indoors): 1

(indoor/outdoor)

Whirlpools: 5

Self-Service Launderette: Yes

Dedicated Cinema/Seats: No

Library: Yes

Classification Society: Registro Navale

Italiano (RINA)

OVERALL SCORE: 1,464 (OUT OF A POSSIBLE 2,000 POINTS)

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