Carnival Victory
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| History | |
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| Name: | Carnival Victory |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Line |
| Port of registry: |
 Panama
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| Ordered: | January 30, 1997 |
| Builder: | Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy) |
| Cost: | US $410 million |
| Launched: | 2000 |
| Christened: | August 18, 2000 by Mary Frank in New York City, USA |
| Completed: | 2000 |
| Maiden voyage: | October 15, 2000 |
| In service: | August 2000-present |
| Refit: | Late 2007/Early 2015 |
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| Status: | In service |
| Notes: | Sister ship of Carnival Triumph |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Destiny-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 101,509 GT |
| Length: | 893 ft (272.19 m) |
| Beam: | 116 ft (35.36 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft (8.23 m) |
| Decks: | 13 decks |
| Installed power: | 34,000 kW |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric; two controllable pitch propellers (17.6 MW each) |
| Speed: | 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,758 passenger |
| Crew: | 1,100 |
Carnival Victory is the third of the five Destiny-class cruise ships. Like all members of the Destiny class other than the lead ship, which was refitted and renamed Carnival Sunshine in 2013, she is a modified version of that lead ship, and is therefore sometimes referred to as a Triumph-class cruise ship, in an allusion to the second member of the Destiny class, Carnival Triumph.
Along with Carnival Sunshine and Carnival Triumph, Carnival Victory is operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Built by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy, she was christened by Mary Frank, wife of Howard Frank, the then Vice-Chairman of Carnival Cruise Line. She boasts more than 500 veranda cabins, a nine-deck atrium with four glass elevators, a three-deck "Caribbean lounge" with seating for 1,500 for Vegas-style shows such as "Livin in America" and "Vroom", and a total capacity of 3,400 passengers and 1,000 crew members.
Carnival Victory was launched in 2000 as one of the largest cruise ships at that time. Her sister ship, Carnival Triumph both include an extra deck that differs them from the previously built Carnival Destiny. Carnival Victory sailed out of New York upon launch, and sailed many years out of San Juan, PR. She is currently sailing three - four-day cruises out of Miami and Port Canaveral, Florida.
Carnival Victory is themed to depict the different oceans and seas of the world but is structurally identical to her sister ship, Carnival Triumph. The Triumph-class ships are closely related to the earlier Destiny-class, but differ from Carnival Destiny in the addition of extra balcony cabins on their Lido decks and various changes to placement and architecture of public areas. There are three large pools: King of the Seas, Triton, and Sirens, all including whirlpools in the immediate area. There is a 214-foot-long (65 m) "Twister" waterslide that ends next to the "King of the Seas" pool. The "Serenity Adult Only Retreat" is located next to the waterslide entrance. There is a kids' pool near Camp Carnival. The ship's atrium is green from top to bottom and has four glass elevators. There are two main dining rooms, named the Atlantic and the Pacific, and both offer the same menu.
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