Carnival Inspiration

Carnival Inspiration in Tampa, Florida
History
Name
  • Inspiration (1996–2007)
  • Carnival Inspiration (2007–2020)
OperatorCarnival Cruise Line
Port of registry
[1][2]
Builder
Cost$270 million[3]
Yard number489
ChristenedMarch 16, 1996
Completed1996
AcquiredFebruary 22, 1996
Maiden voyageMarch 22, 1996[2]
In service1996
Out of service2020
Refit2007
Identification
FateSold for scrap in July 2020
NotesScrapped in 2022
General characteristics [1]
Class & typeFantasy-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length260.60 m (855 ft 0 in)
Beam31.50 m (103 ft 4 in)
Draft7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)
Decks14 (accessible to passengers)[2]
Installed power
  • 2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 8ZAV40S
  • 4 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 12ZAV40S
  • 42,240 kW (combined)
PropulsionTwo propellers[3]
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[2]
Capacity
  • 2,056 passengers (lower berths)
  • 2,610 passengers (all berths)[4]
Crew920[3]

Carnival Inspiration (formerly Inspiration) was a Fantasy-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Built by Kværner Masa-Yards at its Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, she was floated out on April 1, 1996, and christened as Inspiration by Mary Anne Shula.[5] During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name[6] and had some passenger areas and facilities were refurbished.[7]

In July 2020, Carnival sold Carnival Inspiration, along with her sister ship Carnival Fantasy.[8] Cruise Radio reported that Carnival Inspiration would likely be scrapped at Aliağa in Turkey.[9] She made her final voyage from Long Beach and arrived at the Aliağa Yard on August 5, 2020[1] and by August 26, was being dismantled.[10] Scrapping started on 5 April 2021, and concluded around January 2022. Initially she was intended to be broken up at the Ege Çelik yard which complied with the European Ship Recycling Regulation, but on arrival she was transferred to a neighbouring yard called Metas which, though belonging to the same owners, did not meet the EU standard. In an accident on 12 July 2021 a massive explosion within the hull instantly killed one worker, Yılmaz Demir, and caused another, Oğuz Taşkın, near total burns from which he died three days later.[11]

References

Bibliography
  • Smith, Peter C. (2010). Cruise Ships: The World's Most Luxurious Vessels. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 9781848842182.
Notes
  1. ^ a b Asklander, Micke. "M/S Inspiration (1996)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d "cruisecontinental.com". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Ward, Douglas (2006). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 356–357. ISBN 981-246-739-4.
  4. ^ "Carnival Inspiration Fact Sheet". carnival-news.com. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Smith 2010, p. 41.
  6. ^ Dake, Shawn J. (January 2008). "Cruise Ships 2007 the year in review" (PDF). Ocean Times. 12 (1). Steamship Historical Society of America: Southern California Chapter: 2–8.
  7. ^ "A "Fun Ship" Reborn". October 15, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  8. ^ "CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO FLEET PLAN – Carnival Cruise Line News". Carnival. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  9. ^ Parker, Doug (July 17, 2020). "Carnival Inspiration Reportedly Sold, Heads to Cruise Scrapyard". CruiseRadio. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "Carnival Imagination likely on voyage to cruise ship graveyard". Travel Weekly. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Two workers die while scrapping cruise ship in Turkey". NGO Shipbreaking Platform. July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
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