Where is the Carnivale now???

[LHP]

I was very sad to read that the Mardi Gras (after being "retired" from Carnival and bounced from one cruise line to another) was finally sent to cruiseship heaven in 2003.

 

That got me to wondering if that same fate as befallen the Carnivale????

[MrPete]

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/CarnivalPCs.html#anchor3042871

[Curt Jerome Wild]

MrPete!

What a great website and source of information.

There were a few ships that I sailed on when I was a baby and kid that I wondered about...

Seeing the pictures of them instantly brought back memories!

Thanks!

CJW

[Wennfred]

That got me to wondering if that same fate as befallen the Carnivale????

 

I checked one of my Paper Clips and it said Carnivale on the side of one :D

[deborahjo]

I was on the Carnivale for my first cruise and thought I was in heaven. Boy what memories.

[MrPete]

Cat Stevens should update his PEACE TRAIN to PEACE BOAT, by Yusef Islam, of course! :)

[Illinoisgal]

Wow I dont think I would like being on "that small " of a ship. How big were they?

[LHP]

Thanks for the link and update.

 

It is kinda neat knowing she is still "in service".

 

and not as a paperclip... :)

[GottaLuvCruising]

The Carnivale was also our first cruise ship...brings back memories. It started my cruise addiction!

[budat2130]

That was our 1st Cruise also and We think one of the best. It was back in 1982 and we were on our 1st vacation and Anniversary Celebration w/o the Children..

It was a joy. great service, great company, great attention and food.

Sorry I got carried away there.

 

Happy Sailing

 

Bud

[Smiling Cruiser]

Thank you for the link. The Carnivale was my first cruise and as you can see, I'm a cruise junkie now! Illinoisgal, I thought that ship was huge when I first saw it from the pier. Eighteen years and ten cruises later I know better and I love the larger ships. Thanks for making me smile.:)

[Vanessa L]

The Carnivale was also my first cruise in July 1984. The ships were very small by today's standards; 20-30,000 tons. And there were some back in that day that were less than 20K. My, how things have changed :)

[dougnewmanatsea]

Wow I dont think I would like being on "that small " of a ship. How big were they?

She is not that small at all - much larger than today's "small ships" like the Seabourn or Silversea ships, for example.

 

At 32,000 GT she is not much smaller than Carnival's current smallest ship, HOLIDAY.

 

Even though today's new ships are behemoths, and she may seem comparatively small, but she is still a pretty large ship.

 

I visited her last year and you can see a photo gallery here.

[deck 9 001]

Hi Doug,

 

Thanks for posting the link to your photos of Topaz. I thoroughly enjoyed viewing them and they brought back very fond memories of when I cruised in this ship. Your photos are great.

 

Mike

[deck 9 001]

What a surprise to learn that The Topaz was calling at Keelung yesterday 01 March. I went to see the ship and take some shots.

Here is one photo of The Topaz as she looks now.

 

Regards,

Mike

 

[sapper1]

I sailed on the Carnivale when she was only a few months old and known as the Empress of Britain. It was a crossing from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool in January of 1957. I was 11 years old at the time and it was very exciting for me. It was a very beautiful ship.

[MrPete]

Last weekend, I was enjoying some gaffaws watching High Anxiety, as they were airing in on HDTV, and what does my DD first notice on the wall is a Carnival logo.

 

I back it up, and I find there are two posters right there on the wall, Carnival, all right, listing both the Mardi Gras and the Carnivale.

 

Odd seeing a 30 year old ad.

 

BTW, it's in the part where Mel Brooks and Madelyn Kahn are dressed as two old Jewish folk, trying to get past security in the airport.