Carnival Miracle

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Carnival Miracle docked in the Turks and Caicos islands in July 2011
History
Name: Carnival Miracle
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Carnival Cruise Line
Port of registry: Panama City,  Panama
Builder:
Cost: US $375 million
Yard number: 503
Launched: June 5, 2003
Sponsored by: Jessica Lynch
Christened: February 27, 2004
Completed: 2004
Maiden voyage: February 27, 2004 (Bahamas)
In service: April 2004–present
Identification:
Status: In service
Notes: [1]
General characteristics
Class & type: Spirit-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 88,500 GT
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Decks: 12 decks
Installed power: Six diesel engines
62,370 kW (combined)
Propulsion: Two ABB Azipods (17.6 MW each)
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity: 2,124 passengers
Crew: 930
Notes: [1]

Carnival Miracle is a Spirit-class cruise ship. Like the majority of her sisters, she is owned by Carnival Corporation & plc and operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Built by Kværner Masa-Yards at its Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, she was floated out on June 5, 2003, and christened by United States Army soldier Jessica Lynch in Jacksonville, Florida, on February 7, 2004.[2][3][4] Soon after the conclusion of the christening ceremony, she departed on her maiden voyage, a three day cruise to the Bahamas.[2]

Eighty percent of Carnival Miracle's staterooms have ocean views, and eighty percent of those feature private balconies.[5] Also unique to Carnival Miracle is an 11-story Metropolis atrium with a ruby-red glass ceiling, which is also part of the "Y" shaped smoke stack.[5] Next to every room is a large picture of a famous fictional character such as Long John Silver or Sherlock Holmes.[6]

Itineraries

Prior to April 2012, the Miracle offered Western 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 as well as Southern Caribbean cruises to St. Lucia and St. Kitts. During the summer months, she offered 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.

From April 2012 to March 2013, Carnival Miracle sailed year-round from New York City, New York. During the winter months she sailed an 8-Day Bahamas Cruise stopping at Port Canaveral, Nassau, Bahamas and Freeport, Bahamas. During the summer season she continued her other regular 8-Day Bahamas/Caribbean run.[7]

Since March 2013, Carnival Miracle sailed through the Panama Canal repositioning to the West Coast sailing alternating cruises from Long Beach, California & Seattle, Washington . Currently, she sails from Long Beach to Hawaii and Mexican Riviera. However she will reposition to China in Spring of 2017 offering year-round short cruises from Shanghai. [8] This move will make the Miracle the first ship from Carnival's namesake brand to sail from China with the Splendor joining Carnival's China based fleet a year later.[9]

Since October 2014, the Miracle is based in Long Beach year round. Carnival Legend replaced the Miracle in its summertime Alaska cruises in 2015.

On March 8, 2015 the "Miracle" was maneuvered into "Drydock #2" operated by BAE Systems at Pier 70 in San Francisco, California to receive its Fun Ship 2.0 upgrades. These upgrades included the RedFrog Pub, Alchemy Bar, Playlist Productions, Seuss at Sea, Hasbro the Game Show, Cherry on Top, New Sports Bar, and Spin U.

Incidents

At approximately 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26 2013 during an eight-day voyage of Carnival Miracle, an 18-year-old male guest died in his cabin. It has been speculated that alcohol was involved in his death, though autopsy reports have returned inconclusive.[10]

References

Notes

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  4. ↑ Smith 2010, p. 45.
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Bibliography

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External links

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