Carnival Radiance

Key Particulars

Gross Tonnage: 101705

Net Tonnage: 73878

Displacement: 51285

Deadweight: 10774

Designer: Maurizio Cergol (naval architect); Joseph Farcus (interior designer)

Classification: LR +100A1 +LMC (UMS suspended), part HT steel

Length: 272.20m oa; 230.00m pp

Breadth: 35.54m ext; 35.50m moulded

Draught: 8.32m max; 8.20m design

Air draught: -

Depth: 11.20m moulded

Decks: 16 (13 passenger)

Complement: 4092 (2984 pax dbl occ, 1108 crew); 4981 (3873 pax max occ, 1108 crew)

Cabins: 1492 (612 inboard, 880 outboard) - includes 47 handicap-accessible cabins; 595 crew

Yard Data

Fincantieri Monfalcone 6045

Timeline

30 January 1997

Fincantieri S.p.A. is contracted by Carnival Cruise Line to build a new cruise ship, a second unit of the modified Carnival Destiny class, and a structural twin sister to Carnival Triumph.

26 June 1998

The first block of yard number 6045 is laid down in the building dock at Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard in Italy.

31 December 1998

Carnival Victory is floated out of the construction dock.

28 July 2000

Fincantieri S.p.A. delivers Carnival Victory to Carnival Cruise Line.  The new ship is valued at $430,000,000.

18 August 2000

Mary Frank christens Carnival Victory.

15 October 2000

Carnival Victory departs on her inaugural cruise.

14 October-26 October 2001

Refit 1

24 October-6 November 2004

Refit 2

21 October-3 November 2007

Refit 3

7 November-21 November 2010

Refit 4

21 March-4 April 2015

Refit 5

4 January-20 January 2018

Refit 6

2020-4 November 2021

Carnival Victory undergoes an extensive reconstruction, delayed several times by the COVID-19 pandemic, and is renamed Carnival Radiance.