One of the older ships in the Carnival Fleet was scrapped in 2020.

The deeds

• Port of registry
  • Panama City
    • 1996-2000
  • Nassau, Bahamas
    • 2000-2020
• Builder
  • Kvaemer Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard Helsinki, Finland
• Cost
  • $270 million
• Acquired
  • February 22, 1996
• Refit
  • 2007

Not much info

On Wikipedia, there is not much information. I’m unsure if it was scrapped, so the info got tossed.

Carnival Inspiration. (2023, April 12). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Inspiration

Been on

We went on the Inspiration in 2013 and upgraded to a balcony at the last minute. I think there was like 16ish on board. It was nice. Yes, the Ship was older, and you could tell. But it was a Ship, and you were off adventuring.

We went on this again in 2017, and it showed its age more now. But it was an excellent five-day cruise.

Sailed from

This Ship cruised from Long Beach, California, doing 5-day cruises to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico.

They also did 3-day cruises to Ensenada and back.

This is what they were doing up until the end.

My Thoughts

I enjoyed the Ship. It was old, the balcony was nice and big, and it fit the four of us in it very comfortably. The food was OK. I didn’t have to cook or clean it up.

The second time, we had an ocean-view room that was cramped for four people. But it was a cruise.

My wife didn’t want to do this Ship again. She had had enough of it. It was affordable and didn’t cost an arm and a leg. But it was what it was.

Now, the Ship is torn apart for scrap. So, no more cruises for her.

Video

Yep, I did one