Large (Resort) Ship: 101,509 tons

Lifestyle: Standard

Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines

Former Names: none

Builder: Fincantieri (Italy)

Original Cost: $410 million

Entered Service: Aug 2000

Registry: Panama

Length (ft/m): 893.0/272.2

Beam (ft/m): 116.0/35.3

Draft (ft/m): 27.0/8.2

Propulsion/Propellers: diesel-electric

(34,000 kW)/2 azimuthing pods

(17.6 MW each)

Passenger Decks: 13

Total Crew: 1,100

Passengers

(lower beds/all berths): 2,758/3,473

Passenger Space Ratio

(lower beds/all berths): 36.8/29.2

Crew/Passenger Ratio

(lower beds/all berths): 2.3/3.0

Navigation Officers: Italian

Cabins (total): 1,379

Size Range (sq ft/m): 179.7–482.2/

16.7–44.8

Cabins (outside view): 853

Cabins (interior/no view): 526

Cabins (for one person): 0

Cabins (with private balcony): 508

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: 1,452 (OUT OF A POSSIBLE 2,000 POINTS)

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