Rare BlerkOne Posted July 31, 2020 #26 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobe1 Posted July 31, 2020 #27 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, BlerkOne said: I wonder if he rang the ship's bell before leaving the ship? I believe it is maritime tradition to do so before a ship is sent off to pasture. Anyway it is a sad end for such a proud ship with a historic part of Carnival's history. I always enjoyed Fantasy class ships and I am fortunate to have a few Fantasy cruises notched in my belt. Edited July 31, 2020 by stobe1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairsky84 Posted July 31, 2020 #28 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KmomChicago Posted July 31, 2020 #29 Share Posted July 31, 2020 9 hours ago, stobe1 said: I wonder if he rang the ship's bell before leaving the ship? I believe it is maritime tradition to do so before a ship is sent off to pasture. Anyway it is a sad end for such a proud ship with a historic part of Carnival's history. I always enjoyed Fantasy class ships and I am fortunate to have a few Fantasy cruises notched in my belt. they’re not all gone yet! 4 should be in service when cruises resume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC2020 Posted July 31, 2020 #30 Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 6:05 PM, dezertcruzer said: I am heartbroken, and I guess, naive. When I heard the ships had been sold, I had no idea this is what it meant. I assumed it meant they were going to another cruise line to be rebranded and give other cruisers happy times. I am so shocked I don't even know what to say. "This process involves bringing the ship out to sea, putting the engines full throttle ahead, and running the vessel on shore until she stops." Such a sad, brutal concept.... Is that why there's so much smoke coming from the smoke stacks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nybumpkin Posted August 1, 2020 #31 Share Posted August 1, 2020 22 hours ago, stobe1 said: I wonder if he rang the ship's bell before leaving the ship? I believe it is maritime tradition to do so before a ship is sent off to pasture. Per John Heald, they removed the ship's bell, coin, and model before she arrived at Aliaga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted August 1, 2020 #32 Share Posted August 1, 2020 11 hours ago, SC2020 said: Is that why there's so much smoke coming from the smoke stacks? Punch it, Mabel! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quattrohead Posted August 1, 2020 #33 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Yes, and the second belch of clag is probably from the props hitting the ground and putting an enormous load on the propulsion system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted August 1, 2020 #34 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviela Posted August 2, 2020 #35 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Every capital asset has a finite life. If the ship had the ability to operate competitively and at a profit, it would remain in the fleet. The current situation is that cannot do that, and due to its age the best business decision is to sell it for scrap. As an aviator it breaks my heart to see so many B747's sitting in Mojave with components missing. The Queen of the skies as given up the title to the B787 with its ability to make a profit on long thin routes. The Fantasy class has been replaced with the Vista class and soon the Mardi Gras LNG ships. While some may have nostalgia for the Fantasy class ships, I do for Imagination and Inspiration, the new ships are certainly better. The ships my Grandmother sailed to Asia and Europe on a century ago are long gone, but I am sure she would be the first to appreciate the new. Shed a tear for the past, but revel on the gang plank when boarding the new builds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatgirlNC Posted August 2, 2020 #36 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I am just finding out about this today. I had heard about Inspiration, but just found out about Fantasy. Goodbye, Cats Lounge. You were my favorite thing on any cruise ship ever. 😿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e150club Posted August 2, 2020 #37 Share Posted August 2, 2020 My Condolences to all that sailed her. I guess its like losing an old friend. I found out many years after they scrapped the Mardi Gras. I think only IBM had computers back then. My Dad went to two Decommissionings of ships he was on and the U.S. Navy had a big ceremony. It seems so cheap to run it into the beach. I did that with my boat many times back in the mid to late. 70's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavens_09 Posted August 2, 2020 #38 Share Posted August 2, 2020 11 hours ago, BlerkOne said: Are you still going to try and tell me that the older ships are more economical for the cruise lines than the newer ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evandbob Posted August 2, 2020 #39 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I can respect the sentimentality of posters who have expressed their emotions on the passing of this ship. I have a different perspective however, as I ceased sailing this class 15 years ago because it was old and insufficient back then. I can celebrate while others mourn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObstructedView2 Posted August 2, 2020 #40 Share Posted August 2, 2020 The last minutes on the bridge of Carnival Fantasy.. ✌️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lazydayz Posted August 2, 2020 #41 Share Posted August 2, 2020 This was our first cruise ship back in 2005. While the beaching is a little sad, it was time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgmpuma Posted August 2, 2020 #42 Share Posted August 2, 2020 About 15 years ago a local radio station had a contest: describe how a loved one endured Hurricane Katrina and improved the lives of others. I entered my wife. Well deserved. Then I completely forgot about it. About a month later I got a call from the radio station. My entry had won a cruise on the Fantasy. We kept waiting for the cabin assignment, expecting something in steerage. We arrived at the terminal the morning of the cruise, still with no cabin assigned. As soon as we checked in a Carnival rep came to meet us. She said we had been assigned to Cabin 2. What in the heck was that? It was not even shown on the ship's deck plans. It turned out to be the "owner's suite." Living room, dining room, hot tub, wraparound balcony. Talk about luxury. We had a great cruise (even won in the casino). Still one of our all-time favorites. Au revoir, Fantasy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nybumpkin Posted August 3, 2020 #43 Share Posted August 3, 2020 7 hours ago, jgmpuma said: As soon as we checked in a Carnival rep came to meet us. She said we had been assigned to Cabin 2. What in the heck was that? It was not even shown on the ship's deck plans. It turned out to be the "owner's suite." Living room, dining room, hot tub, wraparound balcony. Talk about luxury. We had a great cruise (even won in the casino). Still one of our all-time favorites. Au revoir, Fantasy. We had Suite 1 on our Fantasy cruise. Truly an experience. DH wore his Fantasy t-shirt in her honor today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saunalick Posted August 3, 2020 #44 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Still have my Sign and Sail card from my first Carnival Fantasy Cruise. Great memories from that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted August 3, 2020 #45 Share Posted August 3, 2020 11 hours ago, nybumpkin said: We had Suite 1 on our Fantasy cruise. Truly an experience. DH wore his Fantasy t-shirt in her honor today. We had our one and only ever suite on Fantasy. Good memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Shoes2Go Posted August 3, 2020 #46 Share Posted August 3, 2020 So many wonderful times on Fantasy! Time to make new memories. 💔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray98 Posted August 3, 2020 #47 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Man....had some good times on her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouche Posted August 3, 2020 #48 Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) Bye Fantasy.... this is how I feel for real!!!! . Edited August 3, 2020 by mouche 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstuff1 Posted October 31, 2020 #49 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) i just read about it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/travel/cruise-ships-scrapped.html "Among the ships being recycled at Aliaga, are three Carnival cruise liners — Inspiration, Imagination and Fantasy, which had just been refurbished in 2019." any explanation of why Carnival chose to scrap a ship they spent millions in refurb last year instead of doing a cool layup? and noone wanted to buy it for more than the cost of scrap?? Edited October 31, 2020 by fstuff1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean1000 Posted October 31, 2020 #50 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Covid? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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