Carnival Victory

Carnival Victory is a Destiny-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She will be the last of the three Destiny-class ships to undergo a refit and rename. The ship will be renamed as Carnival Radiance, and she will be homeported in Long Beach, California.

Carnival Victory on Hudson River, New York, United States
History
Name:
  • 2000‐2020: Carnival Victory
  • 2021‐: Carnival Radiance
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Carnival Cruise Line
Port of registry:  Panama[1][2]
Ordered: 30 January 1997 [3]
Builder: Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy)[1]
Cost: US $410 million[1]
Laid down: 26 June 1998
Launched: 31 December 1998
Christened: 18 August 2000 by Mary Frank in New York City, USA[4]
Completed: 28 July 2000
Maiden voyage: 15 October 2000[5]
In service: October 2000-March 2020, April 2021‐
Refit: Early 2018/March–April 2020
Identification:
Status: Not in service; undergoing renovations[8]
Notes: Sister ship of Carnival Triumph
General characteristics
Class and type: Destiny-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 101,509 GT[2]
Length: 893 ft (272.19 m)[2]
Beam: 116 ft (35.36 m)
Draft: 27 ft (8.23 m)
Decks: 13 decks[2]
Installed power: 34,000 kW
Propulsion: Diesel-electric; two controllable pitch propellers (17.6 MW each)[9]
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity: 2,764 passenger (double occupancy), max 3,470 (with all berths filled)[2][10]
Crew: 1,100[2]

Construction
Carnival Victory in Miami in 2019

Carnival Victory was built by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy,

Carnival Victory was launched on 31 December 1998[11] and later christened by Mary Frank,[12] wife of Howard Frank, the then Vice-Chairman of Carnival Cruise Line.[13] At the time of her launch, she was one of the largest cruise ships of her era.[10]

Design

Machinery

The ship is powered by four GMT Sulzer 16 ZAV and two GMT Sulzer 12 ZAV diesel-electric engines driving two controllable pitch propellers. She is fitted with two rudders (which can be individually controlled) as well as stabilizers.[10]

Layout

Carnival Victory is themed by American designer and architect Joseph Farcus to depict the different oceans and seas of the world.[10]

Like Carnival Sunrise (formerly Carnival Triumph), her architecture is different from sister ship Carnival Destiny (now Carnival Sunshine). The two newer vessels have additional balcony cabins on their Lido decks and various changes to placement and architecture of public areas. There are three large pools and a 214-foot-long (65 m)[14] waterslide.

She has a nine-deck atrium with four glass elevators, a three-deck lounge with seating for 1,500, and a total capacity of 3,400 passengers and 1,000 crew members.[14][15]

On 16 October 2018, Carnival Cruise Line announced that the ship will enter drydock on 18 March 2020 in Cadiz, Spain. She left for Cadiz on 4 March 2020 after her final voyage as Carnival Victory.[16]

She was planned to leave drydock on 26 April 2020 after receiving a $200 million refurbishment, but work was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic until the end of the year. The ship is currently docked in Cadiz, undergoing preliminary construction and the refurbishment is due to be completed in April 2021.[17]

Operation

Throughout her service, Carnival Victory has been based in Miami in the United States sailing year-round on alternating three- and four-night cruises to Caribbean destinations.[10] On 23 July 2020, Carnival announced that Carnival Radiance's new homeport will be Long Beach, California instead of Port Canaveral, Florida as previously announced in 2018.[18][19]

References

Notes
  1. Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-9812467393.
  2. "Carnival Victory". Carnival Cruise Lines. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". 7 February 1998. Archived from the original on 7 February 1998. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. "CARNIVAL VICTORY, Subdued Decor for Carnival". Carnival Cruise Lines Blog. 25 June 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  5. "Carnival Victory Overview, via WayBack Machine". SmartCruiser. Archived from the original on 13 November 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. "Carnival Victory (11531)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard.
  7. "Carnival Victory (IMO: 9172648)". vesseltracker.com. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  8. https://www.cruisehive.com/latest-photos-of-carnival-cruise-ship-thats-being-transformed/45152
  9. "Carnival Victory Tour". beyondships.com.
  10. Hernandez, Andy (November 2018), "Carnival Victory: Carnival's 'Fun Ship' to the Bahamas", Ships Monthly: 53–55
  11. "Carnival Victory (9172648)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  12. Smith 2010, p. 53.
  13. Heald, John (3 December 2012). "A Cycle of Godmothers". John Heald's Blog. John Heald. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  14. Scull, Theodore (2006). 100 Best Cruise Vacations (4th ed.). Guilford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press. pp. 101–2. ISBN 0-7627-3862-6.
  15. "Carnival Victory (VI) Fact Sheet". help.goccl.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  16. Staff, C. I. N. (2 March 2020). "Carnival Victory En Route to Cadiz for Radiance Conversion". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  17. "Carnival Victory To Be Transformed With Variety Of Guest Experience Enhancements; To Be Renamed Carnival Radiance Following 2020 Dry Dock". Carnival News. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  18. Tribou, Richard. "Carnival Radiance featuring Shaq restaurant to call Port Canaveral home". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  19. "CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO FLEET PLAN". Retrieved 23 July 2020.

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