MS Paradise
Paradise in Catalina
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| History | |
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| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Lines |
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Panama City,  Panama
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| Route: | Western Caribbean |
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| Cost: | $300 million |
| Yard number: | 494 |
| Laid down: | 1996 |
| Launched: | January 29, 1998 |
| Sponsored by: | Paula Zahn |
| Christened: | 1998 |
| Completed: | 1998 |
| Acquired: | October 29, 1998 |
| Maiden voyage: | November 1998 |
| In service: | December 6, 1998–present |
| Refit: | 2008 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Fantasy class cruise ship |
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| Length: | 262.00 m (859 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 31.50 m (103 ft 4 in) |
| Height: | 115 ft 6 in (35.20 m) |
| Draft: | 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in) |
| Decks: | 10 |
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| Propulsion: | Two ABB Azipod propulsion units |
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| Crew: | 920 |
Carnival Paradise (formerly Paradise) is 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 January 29, 1998, and christened as Paradise by Paula Zahn. During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name.
From September 2004 to December 2011, the vessel sailed out of Long Beach, California, doing three- and four-day Baja Mexico cruises that visited Catalina Island and Ensenada. Currently, she sails from Tampa, Florida, offering four and five night cruises to the Western Caribbean, visiting Grand Cayman and Cozumel replacing Carnival Inspiration.
Carnival Paradise was built to be the world's first completely non-smoking cruise ship and she was entered into service supported by several anti-smoking and cancer-prevention groups. "No smoking" signs were placed prominently on both sides of the ship and on the stern under the name.
Non-smoking rules were strictly enforced. No smoking materials of any kind were permitted aboard. If anything was seen or found, the passenger was fined $250 and put off at the next port (transportation home to be provided at passenger's own expense). Due to poor revenue, Carnival decided to discontinue the smoke-free ship in December 2003 because they claimed that non-smokers tend to not drink or gamble as much as those accustomed to smoke.
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