Carnival Miracle
 Carnival Miracle docked in the Turks and Caicos islands in July 2011 |
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| Name: | Carnival Miracle |
| Owner: | Carnival Corporation & PLC |
| Operator: | Carnival Cruise Lines |
| Port of registry: |  Panama[1] |
| Builder: | Kvaerner Masa-Yards (Helsinki, Finland)[1] |
| Cost: | US $375 million[1] |
| Christened: | February 27, 2004[2] by Jessica Lynch in Jacksonville, Florida[3][4] |
| Completed: | 2004 |
| Maiden voyage: | February 27, 2004 (Bahamas)[4] |
| In service: | April 2004[1]-present |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9237357[5] Call Sign H3VS[5] MMSI 354277000[6] |
| Status: | In Active Service as of 2011 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Spirit Class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 88,500 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 963 ft (294 m) |
| Beam: | 105.7 ft (32 m) |
| Draft: | 25.5 ft (8 m)[1] |
| Decks: | 12 decks |
| Installed power: | 6 diesel-electric (62,370kW total)[1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 azimuthing pods (17.6MW each)[1] |
| Speed: | 22-knot (41 km/h; 25 mph)[1] |
| Capacity: | 2,124 passengers |
| Crew: | 930 crew |
Carnival Miracle is a Spirit class cruise ship owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. She offers Caribbean cruises from Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the winter months with ports of call in Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Costa Maya, Mexico; Belize, and Cozumel, Mexico and Southern Caribbean cruises to St. Lucia and St. Kitts. During the summer months, she offers cruises from New York City with ports of call in San Juan, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos, and Nassau, Bahamas, as well as Carnival Corporation's private island Half Moon Cay. Eighty percent of her staterooms have ocean views, and eighty percent of those feature private balconies.[7] Also unique to the Carnival Miracle is an 11-story Metropolis atrium with a ruby-red glass ceiling, which is also part of the "Y" shaped smoke stack.[7] Next to every room is a large picture of a famous movie or story character, like Long John Silver.
Beginning in April 2012, the Carnival Miracle will sail year-round from New York City, New York. During the winter months she will sail an 8-Day Bahamas Cruise stopping at Port Canaveral, Nassau, Bahamas and Freeport, Bahamas. During the summer season will contiune her other regular 8-Day Bahamas/Caribbean run.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
- ^ "Jessica Lynch To Serve As Godmother of Carnival Miracle". About.com. 2003-12-14. http://cruises.about.com/b/2003/12/14/jessica-lynch-to-serve-as-godmother-of-carnival-miracle.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ^ "Jessica Lynch Christens Carnival Miracle In Jacksonville". Cruise Critic. 2004-03-24. http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=1064. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ^ a b "'Miracle,' Passengers Leave On Maiden Voyage". News4Jax. 2004-02-27. http://www.news4jax.com/travelgetaways/2880667/detail.html. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ^ a b United States Coast Guard (USCG). "Carnival Miracle". Port State Information Exchange. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=667935.
- ^ "Carnival Miracle (IMO: 9237357)". vesseltracker.com. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Carnival-Miracle-9237357.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ a b "Carnival Miracle - Destination Oceans". Destination Oceans. http://www.destinationoceans.com/Cruise-Resources/Lines/Carnival-Cruise-Lines/Carnival-Miracle.cfm. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ^ http://carnival-news.com/2011/06/15/carnival-miracle-to-offer-year-round-eight-day-caribbeanbahamas-cruises-from-new-york-beginning-in-april-2012/
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Carnival Miracle |
- Carnival Miracle Official Page (Carnival Site)
- Cruise Critic Review
- Data From XVAS
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