MV Carnival Miracle
© Vladimir Knyaz (Long Beach, 25/03/2020)
Steel twin screw ”Spirit – Class” motor vessel built in 2004 by Kvaerner MASA Yards, Helsinki. Finland (Yard No 503) as a Passenger (Cruise) Ship
Technical Data
- Length: 292.50 m (overall) 260.6 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 32.23 m
- Depth: 13.60 m
- Draught: 7.80 m (Summer)
- Tonnage: 85942 gross/52626 net/7089t deadweight
- Engines/Propellers: : 6 x Wärtsilä type 9L46D – 4 stroke single acting 9 cylinders diesel engines /2 x ABB Azipods
- Power: 62370 kW/HP
- Speed: 22.0 knots (Service) 24.0 knots (Max)
- Passenger Decks: 12
- Capacity: 2680
- Crew: 914
- Call Sign: H3VS
- MMSI Number: 354277000
- IMO Number: 9237357
- DNV id number: 42251
- Official Number: 298704C
- Port of Registry: Panama City/Panama 🇵🇦
- Sister Ships: Costa Atlantica (498), Carnival Spirit (499), Carnival Pride (500), Costa Mediterranea (502), Carnival Legend (501), Costa Luminosa (6155), Costa Deliziosa (5164)
Current AIS Location
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History
September 30th 2000: Contract date.
December 21st 2000: Keel laid.
June 5th 2003: Launch.
© Aleksi Lindström (Helsinki, July 2003)
January 17th 2004: Delivered to Carnival Cruise Lines, Nassau, Bahamas.
February 9th 2004: Completed.
February 27th 2004: Christened in Jacksonville by godmother Jessica Lynch. First cruise from Jacksonville to the Caribbean.
February 2005: Chartered as a hotel ship, Jacksonville, USA during the Super Bowl final.
© Cees Bustraan (Willemstad, 08/11/2010)
April 2012 – March 2013: Cruises from New York.
March 2013: Cruises from Long Beach and Seattle.
October 2019: Cruises from San Diego.
© Federico Bolognini (San Francisco, 12/05/2023)
May 18th 2025: Provisionally due at Dover.
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Federico Bolognini, Cees Bustraan, Vladimir Knyaz, and Aleksi Lindström for their assistance in producing this feature.