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Two more Fantasy-class ships to leave Carnival, a second Australia ship US-bound

Two more Fantasy-class ships from the 1990s will be leaving Carnival Cruise Line this year as Carnival Sensation and Carnival Ecstasy exit.

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Carnival Sensation, built in 1993, will not restart guest operations and the 1991-built Carnival Ecstasy’s last cruise will be the Oct. 10 departure from Mobile.

Carnival Splendor heading stateside

Carnival Splendor will become the second Australia-based ship to reposition to North America, following Carnival Spirit, but further details were not dislcosed. 

Carnival had previously shared that Carnival Sensation’s restart was delayed, and that Carnival Ecstasy would move from Jacksonville, Florida, to Mobile to operate the planned Sensation itineraries, effective with the March 5 restart. In addition, Carnival said that Carnival Spirit would go to Jacksonville to take over the March 7 restart in Jacksonville, operating Ecstasy's itineraries.

There are new plans for Jacksonville and Mobile, and a further delay in Australia, where the line said a two-ship return is planned.

New ship being assigned to Jacksonville

As announced, Carnival Spirit from Australia will replace Carnival Ecstasy in Jacksonville. While that will happen for departures from March 7 through April 9, the next two cruises are canceled, and then a new ship will be assigned from the Carnival fleet to Jacksonville for the Ecstasy itineraries, effective April 23. That announcement will be made shortly.

Mobile changes

Carnival Ecstasy will reposition to Mobile for departures from March 5 through Oct. 10. Cruises from Mobile that were planned for Carnival Sensation from Oct. 15, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023, have been canceled. At a later date, Carnival will be announcing a new operating plan for Mobile cruises.

Australia

Carnival canceled Carnival Splendor's Australia schedule from June 10 through Sep. 26, and Carnival Spirit's from June 5, 2022 to Oct. 5, 2023. Details for a two-ship return to Australia will be announced when they are confirmed.

Four Fantasy-class ships left in 2020

In 2020, four Fantasy-class ships exited: Carnival Fantasy (1990), Carnival Fascination (1994), Carnival Imagination (1995) and Carnival Inspiration (1996). All were scrapped.

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About the Authors

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

Helen Hutcheon

Australasia correspondent

Helen Hutcheon did her cadetship on a shipping magazine and worked in P&O’s Sydney office for seven years as a public relations journalist.

For 19 years she was deputy editor of Travel Week, which was Australia’s leading trade newspaper that covered major local and international industry events.

In 2008 the late legendary Rama Rebbapragada presented her with an award from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd ‘in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cruising industry.’

In 2010 she won the Neil Frazer Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the cruise industry,’ elevating her to CLIA Australasia’s hall of fame.

She has been the Australasia correspondent for Seatrade Cruise Review since 1997 and for Seatrade Insider (now Seatrade Cruise News) since its launch in 2000.

 

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