Can a cruise still be booked on this ship?

No. This ship no longer exists: she was scrapped at Gadani, Pakistan, from 18 February 2022. No agency can sell her, and the listings or photographs still circulating online describe a vessel that is no longer afloat.

What happened to this ship?

Retired in July 2020, sold in November 2020 to the Chinese owner Century Cruises and renamed Century Harmony to serve as a hotel ship; the project fell through, the hull was resold, and she was beached at Gadani, in Pakistan, on 18 February 2022, nine days after arriving.

Why does this page still exist?

Because the name still circulates and a 404 answers nobody. We keep it to say what happened and to point to the ship that comes closest today.

Which ship comes closest today?

Carnival Elation and Carnival Paradise, the only two survivors of the Fantasy class: same plans, same dimensions, same short formats. If you prefer a recent hull, Carnival Jubilee is a different generation altogether.

How many ships were in the Fantasy class?

Eight. Six were sold for scrap between July 2020 and November 2022. Two remain, Elation and Paradise.

Where was this ship built?

At the Kværner Masa-Yards yard, in Helsinki. It is the Finnish yard that delivered all eight units of the class.

About 70,367 gross tons for 261 metres, with 2,056 guests at double occupancy and some 920 crew.

What place did she hold in her class?

She was the only one of the six not to end at Aliağa.

Why did Carnival dispose of these ships?

They were thirty years old, had few balconies and returned less per guest than modern tonnage. The worldwide shutdown of 2020 brought forward a decision that was already coming.

Where do scrapped cruise ships end up?

Most often on the demolition beaches of Aliağa, in Turkey, near Izmir. Five of the six in this class ended there. The sixth, Carnival Fascination, was beached at Gadani, in Pakistan.

What if I held a booking on this ship?

All bookings were handled by the line at the time of retirement, several years ago. If you still hold a document naming this ship, bring it to your advisor: it predates 2022.

Was this ship sold to another owner?

Yes, briefly. Century Cruises bought her in November 2020 and renamed her Century Harmony to become a hotel ship. The project fell through and the hull was resold for scrap.

Where did this ship sail?

She spent her career on the short Caribbean and Bahamas formats, out of the southern United States, like the rest of her class.

How many departures does this page sell?

None, and that zero is accurate. It is the first thing this page should have said.

Who protects me if the trip falls through?

Your agency, and it alone. Voyages AquaTerra operates under a licence from Quebec's Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and the compensation fund for travel agency clients covers your departure. That applies to the ship you book instead of this one.

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Carnival Fascination

The Carnival Fascination is a Carnival Cruise Line cruise ship offering a resort-style onboard experience focused on leisure, entertainment and family-friendly activities at sea. It features pool areas with hot tubs and water-based recreation, along with a spa and an adults-only Serenity space designed for relaxation. The onboard experience also includes a gym, casino, live shows, a theatre and cinema-style entertainment, as well as sports and recreation options such as mini-golf and other casual activities depending on itinerary. Family and youth programs include Camp Ocean for children, Circle C for pre-teens and Club O2 for teenagers, complemented by themed bars and dining venues, with Wi-Fi available throughout the ship. This ship is suited to families and groups seeking a casual cruise experience combining entertainment, activities and relaxation in a resort-style environment at sea.

Itineraries of the Carnival Fascination

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decks plans

Deck - 14

Sun

Deck - 12

Sports

Deck - 11

Verandah

Deck - 10

Lido

Deck - 9

Promenade

Deck - 8

Atlantic

Deck - 7

Empress

Deck - 6

Upper

Deck - 5

Main

Deck - 4

Riviera

Technical specifications

Classe: Fantasy Class
Tonnage: 70367
Passengers: 2056
Decks: 13
Length: 261 m
Width: 31 m

History

1994: Année d'inauguration
2018: Année de rénovation

Carnival Fascination: scrapped in Pakistan, unlike her sisters

The Carnival Fascination has been scrapped and is no longer sold anywhere. Withdrawn from service in July 2020, she is the only one of the six Carnival Fantasy-class ships that did not end her days at Aliağa. Sold in November 2020 to the Chinese operator Century Cruises and renamed Century Harmony, she was meant to become a floating hotel; the plan collapsed, the hull changed hands again, and she was beached at the breaking yard in Gadani, Pakistan, on 18 February 2022, nine days after arriving. Delivered by Kværner Masa-Yards in Helsinki in 1994, she measured 70,367 gross tons and 261 metres, carrying 2,056 guests at double occupancy with about 920 crew.

Twenty-six years, most of them out of San Juan

Her first summer ran from New York in 1994. After that she spent the bulk of her career in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Southern Caribbean itineraries few ships offered year-round, with Jacksonville seasons from 2011 and a return to San Juan in April 2016. Joe Farcus gave her a Hollywood and Broadway theme taken to the point of excess: a chrome atrium, life-size figures of film stars, lounges named after them, and a Bogart's café that survived to the very end. In the autumn of 2017 US federal authorities chartered her to house relief crews after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, work she carried out until February 2018 before a drydock and a return to regular sailings.

Why the Fantasy class no longer exists

Kværner Masa-Yards delivered eight Fantasy-class ships between 1990 and 1998, all built to the same 70,000-ton plan. They made Carnival's fortune, then the market moved past them: guests began to insist on balconies, new hulls carry three times as many people for comparable fuel, and the March 2020 shutdown made the arithmetic obvious. Carnival Corporation parted with nineteen ships across 2020 and 2021. Six of the class went to breakers between July 2020 and November 2022, only one of them in Pakistan. Two remain.

What still sails, and what cannot be replaced

The Carnival Elation and the Carnival Paradise are the last two ships of the class, so the only ones that still offer the same scale and the same feel on board: Elation from Jacksonville to the Bahamas, Paradise from Tampa to Cozumel. One thing should be said plainly. Neither of them takes over Fascination's role in San Juan, and Carnival no longer bases a ship in Puerto Rico year-round. If the Southern Caribbean matters to you more than the ship itself, start instead from the full fleet on our Carnival Cruise Line page.

If you would rather see what the line does today, on a hull that has nothing in common with this one, Carnival Jubilee is a 2023 delivery, the third of the liquefied natural gas series. She does not replace Carnival Fascination: she shows how far thirty years went.