Engineering:Carnival Imagination
 Carnival Imagination leaving PortMiami
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| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc |
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| Yard number: | 488 |
| Laid down: | June 30, 1993 |
| Launched: | October 1994 |
| Sponsored by: | Jodi Dickinson |
| Completed: | June 8, 1995 |
| In service: | 1995–2020 |
| Out of service: | March 2020 |
| Refit: | 2007, 2016 |
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| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 2020 |
| Status: | under scrapping |
| Notes: | [1] |
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| Length: | 855 ft (261 m) |
| Beam: | 103 ft (31 m) |
| Draft: | 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in) |
| Decks: | 14 |
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| Propulsion: | Two propellers |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
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| Crew: | 920 |
Carnival Imagination (formerly Imagination) 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 July 1, 1995, and christened Imagination by Jodi Dickinson.[1] During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name.[2]
The ship underwent an extensive multimillion-dollar renovation in September 2016.[3]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival Cruise Line suspended all North American itineraries from March 14 to April 10, 2020.[4] In July 2020, as a result of Carnival Cruise Line reducing fleet capacity, Carnival Imagination entered a long term lay-up status, with no planned date for the ship to enter back into service.[5]
By August 26, 2020, the vessel had filed a cruise plan for Aliağa, Turkey, the location of several ship breaking facilities. Some industry sources indicated that the vessel would be scrapped.[6][7] The vessel arrived in Aliağa on September 14, 2020 and was beached on 16 September.[8][9]
Areas of operation
Prior to entering into a long term lay-up in July 2020, she sailed three- and four-day itineraries from Long Beach, California, to Catalina Island, California, and to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. 3 day cruises departed every Thursday, with a stop in Ensenada, Mexico, 4 day cruises departed every Sunday, with stops in Catalina Island, California and Ensenada, Mexico.
Incidents
Collision with Carnival Fantasy
In July 2011, Carnival Fantasy struck Carnival Imagination while performing a maneuver for mooring. Carnival Imagination was docked when the incident occurred. Minor hull damage was sustained to both ships' sterns, and no injuries were reported.[10]
During the coronavirus pandemic, the CDC reported, as early as April 22, 2020, that at least one person who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 had tested positive within 14 days after disembarking.[11]
Sale of the vessel
Carnival announced to investors in late July 2020 that it planned to remove the "less efficient" of its ships from the fleet; most of the 15 would be sold and a few would be "recycled". While the Carnival Imagination had been said to be heading for long-term layup, some industry insiders believed that Carnival would dispose of this vessel.[12][13]
In late August, media reports indicated the ship had filed a plan to travel to Aliağa, Turkey, where she would likely be scrapped. Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Inspiration were already at the scrap yards in that city.[14][15] She arrived at Aliağa on September 14, 2020.[16]
Based on a photograph accompanying an article in the New York Times October 30, 2020 entitled "Where Cruise Ships Go to Die" the Carnival Imagination is being scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey.
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith 2010, p. 40.
- ↑ Dake, Shawn J. (January 2008). "Cruise Ships 2007 the year in review". Ocean Times (Steamship Historical Society of America: Southern California Chapter) 12 (1): 2–8. http://www.shawnandcolleen.com/sshsasocal/docs/ocean%20times%2008%20january%20v12.1.pdf.
- ↑ "Carnival Cruise Line News". https://carnival-news.com/2016/09/01/carnival-imagination-to-undergo-multi-million-dollar-renovation-that-will-add-variety-of-exciting-dining-and-bar-concepts/.
- ↑ Alexander, Curtis Tate and Bryan. "Coronavirus: Royal Caribbean pauses operations globally, major cruise lines suspend US ships" (in en-US). https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2020/03/13/coronavirus-concerns-cruise-cancellations-port-closures/5037173002/.
- ↑ "Carnival Cruise Line Announces Update to Fleet Plan - Carnival Cruise Line News". 23 July 2020. https://carnival-news.com/2020/07/23/carnival-cruise-line-announces-updates-to-fleet-plan/.
- ↑ "Which Cruise Ships Will Be Scrapped Or Taken Out of Service Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic?". August 26, 2020. https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5423/. "On August 26, the ship officially embarked on its last journey, sailing from Willemstad, Curacao, to Aliaga, Turkey, where it will be broken up."
- ↑ "Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Imagination is the 3rd to be scrapped". August 26, 2020. https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/7837-carnival-cruise-line-carnival-imagination-scrapped. "The 2,056-guest Carnival Imagination filed a cruise plan for Aliaga, Turkey, the spot of a major ship scrapping operation that became the final resting place for notable vessels like Princess Cruises‘ Pacific Princess - the “Love Boat."
- ↑ https://www.vesseltracker.com/de/Ships/Carnival-Imagination-9053878.html
- ↑ "Carnival Imagination Beached in Turkey for Scrapping". 2020-09-16. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23512-carnival-imagination-beached-in-turkey-for-scrapping.html.
- ↑ "Carnival Imagination accidents and incidents". https://www.cruisemapper.com/accidents/Carnival-Imagination-595.
- ↑ "COVID-19 and Your Health". February 11, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/cruise-ship/what-cdc-is-doing.html.
- ↑ "Another Carnival Cruise Line Ship To Be Scrapped". August 26, 2020. https://cruiseradio.net/another-carnival-cruise-line-ship-to-be-scrapped/.
- ↑ "Carnival Corp. is shedding 15 ships across its fleets: Here's what it means for cruisers". August 26, 2020. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/07/25/carnival-other-cruise-lines-cutting-ships-fleets-amid-covid-19/5449857002/.
- ↑ "Which Cruise Ships Will Be Scrapped Or Taken Out of Service Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic?". August 26, 2020. https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5423/. "On August 26, the ship officially embarked on its last journey, sailing from Willemstad, Curacao, to Aliaga, Turkey, where it will be broken up."
- ↑ "Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Imagination is the 3rd to be scrapped". August 26, 2020. https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/7837-carnival-cruise-line-carnival-imagination-scrapped. "The 2,056-guest Carnival Imagination filed a cruise plan for Aliaga, Turkey, the spot of a major ship scrapping operation that became the final resting place for notable vessels like Princess Cruises‘ Pacific Princess - the “Love Boat."
- ↑ Thakkar, Emrys (September 14, 2020). "Carnival Cruise Ship Completes Final Journey Before Scrapping". Cruise Hive. https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cruise-ship-completes-final-journey-before-scrapping/41716.
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