Carnival Imagination information

	Carnival Imagination leaving PortMiami
History
Name	Imagination (1995–2007); Carnival Imagination (2007–2020);
Owner	Carnival Corporation & plc
Port of registry	1995–2000: Panama City, Panama ; 2000–2020: Nassau, Bahamas;
Builder	Kvaerner Masa-Yards; Helsinki New Shipyard; Helsinki, Finland;
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
Identification	Call sign: C6FN2; IMO number: 9053878; MMSI number: 309933000;
Fate	Sold for scrap, 2020
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type	Fantasy-class cruise ship
Tonnage	70,367 GT; 7,180 DWT;
Length	855 ft (261 m)
Beam	103 ft (31 m)
Draft	7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)
Decks	14
Installed power	2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 8ZAV40S; 4 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 12ZAV40S; 42,240 kW (combined);
Propulsion	Two propellers
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity	2,056 passengers (lower berths); 2,634 passengers (all berths);
Crew	920

Carnival Imagination (formerly Imagination) was a Fantasy-class 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.^[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] 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.

^ ^a ^b Smith 2010, p. 40.
^ Dake, Shawn J. (January 2008). "Cruise Ships 2007 the year in review" (PDF). Ocean Times. 12 (1). Steamship Historical Society of America: Southern California Chapter: 2–8.
^ "Carnival Cruise Line News". carnival-news.com. September 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
^ Alexander, Curtis Tate and Bryan. "Coronavirus: Royal Caribbean pauses operations globally, major cruise lines suspend US ships". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
^ "Carnival Cruise Line Announces Update to Fleet Plan - Carnival Cruise Line News". carnival-news.com. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "Which Cruise Ships Will Be Scrapped Or Taken Out of Service Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic?". Cruise Critic. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020. 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". Cruise Mapper. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020. 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". September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

[FOOTNOTESmith201040-1] Smith 2010, p. 40.

[2] Dake, Shawn J. (January 2008). "Cruise Ships 2007 the year in review" (PDF). Ocean Times. 12 (1). Steamship Historical Society of America: Southern California Chapter: 2–8.

[3] "Carnival Cruise Line News". carnival-news.com. September 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

[4] Alexander, Curtis Tate and Bryan. "Coronavirus: Royal Caribbean pauses operations globally, major cruise lines suspend US ships". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[5] "Carnival Cruise Line Announces Update to Fleet Plan - Carnival Cruise Line News". carnival-news.com. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[6] "Which Cruise Ships Will Be Scrapped Or Taken Out of Service Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic?". Cruise Critic. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020. On August 26, the ship officially embarked on its last journey, sailing from Willemstad, Curacao, to Aliaga, Turkey, where it will be broken up.

[7] "Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Imagination is the 3rd to be scrapped". Cruise Mapper. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020. 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.

[8] ttps://www.vesseltracker.com/de/Ships/Carnival-Imagination-9053878.html

[9] "Carnival Imagination Beached in Turkey for Scrapping". September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

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History
Carnival Imagination leaving PortMiami
Name	Imagination (1995–2007) Carnival Imagination (2007–2020)
Owner	Carnival Corporation & plc
Port of registry	1995–2000: Panama City, Panama 2000–2020: Nassau, Bahamas
Builder	Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard Helsinki, Finland
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
Identification	Call sign: C6FN2 IMO number: 9053878 MMSI number: 309933000
Fate	Sold for scrap, 2020
Notes	^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Fantasy-class cruise ship
Tonnage	70,367 GT 7,180 DWT
Length	855 ft (261 m)
Beam	103 ft (31 m)
Draft	7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)
Decks	14
Installed power	2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 8ZAV40S 4 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 12ZAV40S 42,240 kW (combined)
Propulsion	Two propellers
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity	2,056 passengers (lower berths) 2,634 passengers (all berths)
Crew	920