The Destiny class is a class of cruise ships owned by Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Cruise Lines is a British-American owned cruise line, based in Doral, Florida, a suburb of Miami in the United States. Originally an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company is now one of eleven cruise ship brands owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc...

. The class was modified after the lead ship, Carnival Destiny

Carnival Destiny

Carnival Destiny is a cruise ship that is owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. Destiny spends her time plying the waters of the Caribbean. Upon entering service in 1996, she was the largest passenger ship ever built as measured by gross tonnage, and the first passenger ship larger than the...

, was launched. This is reflected in both the Carnival Triumph

Carnival Triumph

Carnival Triumph is a post-Panamax Triumph-class cruise ship, operated by Carnival Cruise Lines in the Caribbean.-Layout:Carnival Triumph has a "Great Cities of the World" theme. Her amenities include the Paris Dining Room, the London Dining Room, the Rome Lounge, Club Rio featuring music, and a...

and Carnival Victory

Carnival Victory

Carnival Victory is a Triumph-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Lines in the Caribbean.-Layout:Carnival Victory is themed to depict the different oceans and seas of the world. She is structurally identical to her sister ship, Carnival Triumph...

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History

The Carnival Destiny was built in 1996. She became the world's largest ship until 1998. She was also the first passenger ship to be built over 100,000 gross tons. A second similar sister ship, the Carnival Triumph, was launched with one additional deck in 1999. A third and final sister ship, the Carnival Victory, was launched in 2000. The Carnival Triumph and Carnival Victory are part of the Triumph-class. After the Destiny-class, Carnival Cruise Lines and Costa Cruises have built larger variations based on the Destiny-class ships.

Destiny/Triumph Class Ships

• Carnival Destiny
  Carnival Destiny
  Carnival Destiny is a cruise ship that is owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. Destiny spends her time plying the waters of the Caribbean. Upon entering service in 1996, she was the largest passenger ship ever built as measured by gross tonnage, and the first passenger ship larger than the...
  
  

The 2 ships below have an additional deck.

• Carnival Triumph
  Carnival Triumph
  Carnival Triumph is a post-Panamax Triumph-class cruise ship, operated by Carnival Cruise Lines in the Caribbean.-Layout:Carnival Triumph has a "Great Cities of the World" theme. Her amenities include the Paris Dining Room, the London Dining Room, the Rome Lounge, Club Rio featuring music, and a...
  
  
• Carnival Victory
  Carnival Victory
  Carnival Victory is a Triumph-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Lines in the Caribbean.-Layout:Carnival Victory is themed to depict the different oceans and seas of the world. She is structurally identical to her sister ship, Carnival Triumph...
  
  

Ships Using A Modified Destiny Class Structure

These ships are not part of the Destiny-class. However, these ships are modified versions based on the designs and plans of the Carnival Triumph.

Fortuna class

These two ships that sail for Costa are nearly identical to the Carnival Triumph and the Carnival Victory. These ships have a tonnage of 105,000-GT.

• Costa Fortuna
  Costa Fortuna
  Costa Fortuna is a cruise ship for Costa Cruises built in 2003 on the same platform as Carnival Cruise Lines' Destiny-class. She was inspired by the Italian steamships of the past. Models of these ships are on display in the ship's public areas...
  
  
• Costa Magica
  Costa Magica
  Costa Magica is a cruise ship for Costa Cruises. She debuted in 2004 as a sister ship to Costa Fortuna, built on the same platform as Carnival Cruise Lines' Destiny-class. She pays homage to some of the most famous destinations in Italy. Places like Positano, Portofino, Bellagio, and Sicily are all...
  
  

Conquest class 

These five ships are similar to the design of the Carnival Triumph. In addition, these ships were built 59 feet longer than the Carnival Triumph. The only other noticeable differences from the Destiny Class is the structure in and around the top decks. These ships are stated at being around 110,000-GT

Gross tonnage

Gross tonnage is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage...

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• Carnival Conquest
  Carnival Conquest
  Carnival Conquest is a Conquest-class cruise ship owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. Sixty percent of her staterooms have ocean views, and sixty percent of those have balconies. Carnival Conquest cruises the Western Caribbean from the port of Galveston, Texas...
  
  
• Carnival Glory
  Carnival Glory
  Carnival Glory is a Conquest-class cruise ship that was built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy. She is owned by Carnival Corporation & plc and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines.- Characteristics :...
  
  
• Carnival Valor
  Carnival Valor
  Carnival Valor is a post-Panamax Conquest-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. She is the largest Carnival ship based out of the Port of Miami, Florida and has a "Heroes and Heroics" theme. Duty-free shopping, a spa, a casino, and numerous entertainment options are some of her...
  
  
• Carnival Liberty
  Carnival Liberty
  Carnival Liberty is a Conquest-class cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines. She was built by the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and was the first Carnival ship to feature Carnival's Seaside Theater—a high by wide LED screen...
  
  
• Carnival Freedom
  Carnival Freedom
  Carnival Freedom is a Conquest-class cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines, and is the last vessel to be built in the Conquest-class platform. One of her main features is the Carnival Seaside Theatre – a 12-foot by 22-foot LED screen located by the pool on the Lido deck, which is used to show...
  
  

Concordia class

Concordia class cruise ship

The Concordia class is a class of cruise ships that are operated by Costa Cruises and Carnival Cruise Lines, subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation & plc....

 

These four ships are similar to the Conquest-class vessels. Except, most of the overall design of starting from deck 9 to the top has been redesigned. These ships have a different design for the midship pool and for the spa and children's centers. All four ships are marketed as having the largest spa afloat. The redesign increased the ship's size to 114,500-GT.

• Costa Concordia
  Costa Concordia
  Costa Concordia is a Concordia-class cruise ship owned and operated by Costa Cruises. She was built at Fincantieris Sestri Ponente yards in Italy...
  
  
• Costa Serena
  Costa Serena
  Costa Serena is a Concordia-class cruise ship for the Italian cruise line, Costa Cruises. The name Serena was intended to symbolize harmony and serenity....
  
  
• Carnival Splendor
  Carnival Splendor
  Carnival Splendor is the sole ship of the Splendor class cruise ship, a smaller, modified version of the Concordia class cruise ship, operated by Costa, and is one of the latest of the Carnival Cruise ships to enter the fleet. She entered service on July 2, 2008. At , she was the largest ship in...
  
  
• Costa Pacifica
  Costa Pacifica
  Costa Pacifica is a Concordia-class cruise ship for Costa Cruises. She was handed over to Costa Cruises in 29 May 2009. Her sister ships, Costa Concordia and Costa Serena, were launched in 2006 and in 2007, and another two sister ships, Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa will be launched in 2011...
  
  

Staterooms

All rooms in the Destiny-class feature a bathroom, multiple configuration beds, closets, a television, and a telephone for shipboard use.

Interior

Standard inside room, no window, found ship-wide, includes booking categories 4A through 4G. Uses a framed picture in the place of a window.

Ocean View

Has a window in the place of the picture frame from the inside room. Similar layout and square-footage. Booking Category 5A features portholes, while Booking Category 6E features floor to ceiling windows. Other Booking Categories in this division are 6A and 6B which feature a normal sized square window.

Balcony

Balcony rooms feature an additional balcony, and larger square-footage than previous two categories as well as the normal beds and a sofa. This category includes Booking Categories 8A through 8E.

Amenities

All Destiny Class ships feature:

• a meeting facility
• a show lounge
• multiple bars
• a nightclub
• an atrium
• multiple restaurants
• multiple pools
• multiple hot tubs
• a spa
• a casino
• Camp Carnival for teens and children (ages 2-17)

External links

• Carnival Cruise Lines