MS Celebration
{{Short description|Cruise ship}}
{{About|Carnival Cruise Line's former cruise ship|the 2022 vessel|Carnival Celebration}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Carnival Celebration, Nassau (cropped).jpg | Ship caption = Celebration at Nassau in December 2005. }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = | Ship flag = | Ship name = * 1987–2008: Celebration
| Ship owner = * 1987–2014: Carnival Corporation & plc
| Ship operator = * 1987–2008: Carnival Cruise Lines
| Ship registry = * 1987–2000: Monrovia, {{flag|Liberia|civil}}
| Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Kockums Varv, Malmö, Sweden | Ship original cost = US$130 million | Ship yard number = 597 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 9 August 1986 | Ship completed = 1987 | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = February 1987 | Ship maiden voyage = 14 March 1987 | Ship in service = 1987–2020 | Ship out of service = March 2020 | Ship identification = * Call sign V4FY4
| Ship fate = Scrapped at Alang, India in 2021 | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Holiday|cruise ship}} | Ship tonnage = * {{GT|47,262}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|223.37|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|28.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|7.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = 10 (passenger accessible) | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = * 2 × 7-cylinder Sulzer diesel engines
| Ship propulsion = 2 propellers | Ship speed = {{convert|21.7|kn}} | Ship capacity = 1,496 passengers | Ship crew = 670 | Ship notes = }} |
MS Celebration (also known as Grand Celebration) was a cruise ship originally built for Carnival Cruise Line. She was the last of three ships to be built in Carnival's {{sclass|Holiday|cruise ship|4}} of cruise ships. She last sailed for Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line between 2015 and 2020.
The Grand Celebration was sold for scrap in 2020 with her sister ship, {{MS|Holiday||2}}, precipitated in part by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Was the Magellan Sold for Scrap? |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24214-was-the-magellan-sold-for-scrap.html |website=Cruise Industry News |date=15 January 2021 |access-date=18 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=CMV Becomes the Third Cruise Line To Go Out of Business in a Month |url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/cmv-becomes-the-third-cruise-line-to-go-out-of-business-in-a-month |website=The Maritime Executive |access-date=29 January 2021}} A third sister ship, {{MS|Jubilee||2}}, was last operated by HNA Tourism. Jubilee was retired and scrapped in 2017.
History
File:Carnival Celebration 1994 Cruise 005 (cropped).jpg
File:Carnival Celebration docked in Cozumel 03-2004 (cropped).jpg) at Cozumel in March 2004]]
File:Nassau-cruise-ships (celebration).JPG in June 2006]]
The ship was built as the Celebration in 1986 by Kockums Varv in Malmö, Sweden for Carnival Cruise Lines. Celebration began operating for Carnival on 14 March 1987. On the morning of 10 February 1989, Celebration collided with the Cuban freighter Captain San Luis, causing the latter to break in half and sink in 13 minutes. Three crew members of the Captain San Luis, including her captain, were reported missing and presumed dead. The freighter was hauling cement at the time of the collision and had been experiencing electrical problems which left the ship without lights, navigational equipment, or steering. Celebration remained on-site, rescuing 42 survivors and transferring them to Cuban vessels before continuing to Miami.{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-02-11/news/8901080602_1_cruise-ship-capitan-san-luis-cuban-ship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106212416/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-02-11/news/8901080602_1_cruise-ship-capitan-san-luis-cuban-ship|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2014|title=Cruise Ship, Freighter Collide|date=11 February 1989| work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=20 March 2012}} She remained in their fleet for over 20 years until she was retired in April 2008. She underwent an extensive refit and re-entered service with Carnival's subsidiary, Iberocruceros, as the Grand Celebration in the summer. The refit included new hull artwork and updated interiors.
File:Grand Celebration Rhodes 2012 (2).jpg) at Rhodes in May 2012]]
In May 2014, as a result of the discontinuation of the Iberocruceros subsidiary, Carnival announced that the ship would be transferred to another of its lines, Costa Cruises, and renamed Costa Celebration in November 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/11074-grand-celebration-to-become-costa-celebration-later-this-year.html |title=Grand Celebration to become Costa Celebration Later This Year |work=Cruise News |publisher=Cruise Industry News |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=20 May 2014}} Another refurbishment and refit was performed at that time. On 21 November 2014, on the day before the ship was scheduled to depart on her inaugural voyage, it was announced that the vessel had been sold to an unnamed buyer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/11896-costa-celebration-moves-elsewhere.html|title=Costa Celebration Moves Elsewhere |website=Cruise Industry News|date=20 November 2014 |access-date=4 June 2016}} The next day, Costa Celebration was removed from Costa's fleet and all bookings were cancelled. Passengers who had booked on Costa Celebration{{'}}s future cruises were either refunded or re-booked on other ships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.themeditelegraph.com/en/shipping/cruise-and-ferries/2014/11/22/costa-cruises-sells-the-ship-and-cancels-the-trip-OBm6BPBYnEfRQHsP7b1k8M/index.html|title=Costa Cruises sells the ship and cancels the trip |work=The Medi Telegraph|access-date=4 June 2016}}
File:Insula Tronchetto13 (cropped).jpg, July 2014]]
On 23 December 2014, it was revealed that the ship had been purchased by the newly formed Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, who would reuse the name Grand Celebration and sail out of the Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach, Florida, beginning in February 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://protectingyourpocket.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2014/12/23/grand-celebration-ship-could-launch-in-february/|title=UPDATE: Celebration ship will launch Sunday {{!}} Protecting Your Pocket|access-date=4 June 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6173|title=New Cruise Line Postpones First Cruise; Sets Sail Two Days Late|website=Cruise Critic|access-date=4 June 2016}} Bahamas Paradise was formed by former executives from defunct Celebration Cruise Line that had operated {{MS|Bahamas Celebration|3=2}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/tourism/fl-bahamas-celebration-update-20141224-story.html|title=Port of Palm Beach to get new cruise ship in February|work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|date=24 December 2014}}
File:MS Grand Celebration, Freeport, Bahamas.jpg livery at Freeport, Bahamas in 2016]]
On 6 January 2015, the Grand Celebration arrived at the Port of Palm Beach for refit into Bahamas Paradise livery. During arrival, it was noticed that her Costa Celebration name was painted over with the Grand Celebration name, but the funnel retained the Costa livery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/tourism/fl-grand-celebration-arrival-20150106-story.html|title=Port of Palm Beach welcomes Grand Celebration cruise ship|first=Arlene|last=Satchell|work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel}}
Grand Celebration departed on 3 February 2015 on her inaugural cruise, two days later than anticipated due to last-minute repairs.{{cite web|url=http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/riviera-beach/grand-celebration-to-set-sail-tuesday-cruise-line-says|title=Grand Celebration to set sail Tuesday, cruise line says|work=WPTV|date=3 February 2015|access-date=25 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311090124/http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/riviera-beach/grand-celebration-to-set-sail-tuesday-cruise-line-says|archive-date=11 March 2015|url-status=dead}}
The ship continued to sail for the cruise line until March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic halted the cruise line industry. In November 2020, there were reports the ship had been sold to scrap.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title=Bahamas Paradise's Grand Celebration Likely Getting Scrapped|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23877-bahamas-paradise-s-grand-celebration-likely-getting-scrapped.html|access-date=2020-11-17|website=Cruise Industry News|language=en-gb}} The company shortly thereafter announced the ship had been sold to a undisclosed buyer.{{Cite web|title=What's Happening to Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line?|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5740/|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Cruise Critic|language=en-us}}{{Cite web|date=2020-11-18|title=Bahamas Paradise confirms the sale of Grand Celebration|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/bahamas-paradise-confirms-sale-grand-celebration|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Seatrade-Cruise}} She left Freeport, Bahamas, on 12 November 2020 and arrived at Port Louis Anch, Mauritius, on 30 December 2020 for refueling. At the same time, she was renamed Grand during refueling and her flag was changed to Saint Kitts and Nevis. The ship later set sail for Bhavnagar, India, near the Alang shipbreaking yard. The ship was beached at Alang for scrapping on 14 January 2021, which commenced on 9 March.{{cite web |title=Grand Celebration |url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:299837/mmsi:341102000/imo:8314134/vessel:GRAND_CELEBRATION |website=MaritimeTraffic |access-date=9 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=The Last Six Cruise Ship Secondhand Transactions |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24142-the-last-six-cruise-ship-secondhand-transactions.html |website=Cruise Industry News |date=6 January 2021 |access-date=9 January 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Gohil |first1=Viramdevsinh |title=ALANG SHIP BREAKING YARD GUJARAT INDIA |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=246280403577709&set=pcb.891126761636892&type=3&theater&ifg=1 |website=Facebook |access-date=14 January 2021}}
References
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{{Carnival Cruise Line}}
{{Ibero Cruises}}
{{Costa Cruises}}
{{Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line}}
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