Carnival Imagination
{{Short description|Cruise ship built in 1995}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}}
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| display title = ital }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = CarnivalImaginationMiami12-17-10.jpg | Ship caption = Carnival Imagination leaving PortMiami }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = *Imagination (1995–2007)
| Ship flag = | Ship owner = Carnival Corporation & plc | Ship operator = | Ship registry = *1995–2000: Panama City, {{flag|Panama}}
| Ship builder = {{unbulleted list|Kvaerner Masa-Yards|Helsinki New Shipyard|Helsinki, Finland}} | Ship yard number = 488 | Ship laid down = June 30, 1993 | Ship launched = October 1994 | Ship completed = June 8, 1995 | Ship christened = | Ship sponsor = Jodi Dickinson | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = 1995–2020 | Ship out of service = March 2020 | Ship refit = 2007, 2016 | Ship identification = *Call sign: C6FN2
| Ship fate = Sold for scrap, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.kreuzfahrten-treff.de/viewtopic.php?p=235025#p235025|title=Schiffsverschrottungs-Thread - Seite 75 - Kreuzfahrten-Treff.de - Forum|website=www.kreuzfahrten-treff.de}} | Ship notes = {{sfn|Smith|2010|p=40}} }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{Sclass|Fantasy|cruise ship}} | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|70,367}}
| Ship length = {{convert|855|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|103|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draft = {{convert|7.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = 14 | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = *2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 8ZAV40S
| Ship propulsion = Two propellers | Ship speed = {{convert|21|kn}} | Ship capacity = *2,056 passengers (lower berths)
| Ship crew = 920 | Ship notes = }} |
Carnival Imagination (formerly Imagination) was a {{Sclass|Fantasy|cruise ship}} operated by Carnival Cruise Line from 1995 to 2020. 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.{{sfn|Smith|2010|p=40}} During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name.{{cite journal|last1=Dake|first1=Shawn J.|title=Cruise Ships 2007 the year in review|journal=Ocean Times|date=January 2008|volume=12|issue=1|pages=2–8|url=http://www.shawnandcolleen.com/sshsasocal/docs/ocean%20times%2008%20january%20v12.1.pdf|publisher=Steamship Historical Society of America: Southern California Chapter}}
The ship underwent an extensive multimillion-dollar renovation in September 2016.{{Cite web|url=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/|title=Carnival Cruise Line News|website=carnival-news.com|date=September 2016 |access-date=2018-01-30}}
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival Cruise Line suspended all North American itineraries from March 14 to April 10, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2020/03/13/coronavirus-concerns-cruise-cancellations-port-closures/5037173002/|title=Coronavirus: Royal Caribbean pauses operations globally, major cruise lines suspend US ships|last=Alexander|first=Curtis Tate and Bryan|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-16}} 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.{{cite web|title=Carnival Cruise Line Announces Update to Fleet Plan - Carnival Cruise Line News|url=https://carnival-news.com/2020/07/23/carnival-cruise-line-announces-updates-to-fleet-plan/|website=carnival-news.com|access-date=23 July 2020|date=23 July 2020}}
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.{{cite web|title=Which Cruise Ships Will Be Scrapped Or Taken Out of Service Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic?|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5423/|website=Cruise Critic|access-date=August 27, 2020|date=August 26, 2020|quote=On August 26, the ship officially embarked on its last journey, sailing from Willemstad, Curacao, to Aliaga, Turkey, where it will be broken up.}}{{cite web|title=Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Imagination is the 3rd to be scrapped|url=https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/7837-carnival-cruise-line-carnival-imagination-scrapped |website=Cruise Mapper|access-date=August 27, 2020|date=August 26, 2020|quote=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.}} The vessel arrived in Aliağa on September 14, 2020 and was beached on 16 September.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vesseltracker.com/de/Ships/Carnival-Imagination-9053878.html|title=Carnival Imagination - Tankship, IMO 9053878, MMSI 309933000, Rufzeichen C6FN2, Flagge Bahamas - vesseltracker.com|website=www.vesseltracker.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23512-carnival-imagination-beached-in-turkey-for-scrapping.html|title=Carnival Imagination Beached in Turkey for Scrapping|date=2020-09-16|access-date=2020-09-16}} From September 2020 until February 2023 she remained beached awaiting scrapping; some sources claimed that an unnamed hotel had been trying to acquire some of her fittings that would otherwise be damaged or destroyed during the scrapping process. The scrapping process began in February 2023.
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.
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.{{cite web|title=Carnival Imagination accidents and incidents|url=https://www.cruisemapper.com/accidents/Carnival-Imagination-595|website=cruisemapper.com|access-date=23 July 2020}}
= 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.{{cite web|title=Another Carnival Cruise Line Ship To Be Scrapped|url=https://cruiseradio.net/another-carnival-cruise-line-ship-to-be-scrapped/|website=Cruise Radio|access-date=August 27, 2020|date=August 26, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Carnival Corp. is shedding 15 ships across its fleets: Here's what it means for cruisers|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/07/25/carnival-other-cruise-lines-cutting-ships-fleets-amid-covid-19/5449857002/|website=Cruise Radio|access-date=July 30, 2020|date=August 26, 2020}}
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. The ship left the US for the last time on August 27, 2020 heading towards Aliağa. She arrived at Aliağa on September 14, 2020.{{cite news |last1=Thakkar |first1=Emrys |title=Carnival Cruise Ship Completes Final Journey Before Scrapping |url=https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cruise-ship-completes-final-journey-before-scrapping/41716 |work=Cruise Hive |date=September 14, 2020}}
Based on a photograph accompanying an article in The New York Times October 30, 2020 entitled "[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/travel/cruise-ships-scrapped.html Where Cruise Ships Go to Die]" the Carnival Imagination is being scrapped in Aliaga, Turkey.
File:US Navy 041217-N-4779D-042 USS John L. Hall (FFG-32) sits moored at the Outer Mole Pier in Key West, Fla., opposite the Carnival cruise ship (cropped).jpg in Key West.]]
Citations
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References
- {{Smith-Cruise Ships-2010}}
External links
{{Commons category|IMO 9053878}}
- [http://www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/carnival-imagination.aspx Carnival Imagination official website]
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