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Carnival Inspiration

Carnival Inspiration
The Carnival Imagination is a Fantasy class cruise ship in the Carnival fleet. The other ships are, in order of build, Carnival Fantasy,Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Fascination, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Elation and finally Carnival Paradise.

The Carnival Imagination is almost identical to her sister ships, with some small differences in terms of restaurant names and some some bar and lounge differences. The ship, like other Carnival ships is family friendly, but ensures that adults can relax and enjoy their cruises and has some special areas to ensure the two can be separate at times.
The ship was launched in 1995, and has undergone a refit in 2007 of the ships facilites. The ship now has the typical facilities as the rest of the Fantasy class ships with the introduction of the adults only area called Serenity and the popular Carnival WaterWorks water park

Theres lots on offer on board with fabulous restaurants, a lively disco, casino and plenty of bars and lounges for you to relax in. The Dynasty Lounge is a must visit. It has two levels and around 1,300 seats. The ships entertinment team undertake two shows during each cruise, each with a whole host of performers and the orchestra. There is also no shortage of dining options on board including the main restaurants, but why not try the Sushi Bar for a change, serving four different varieties of cooked sushi or the steakhouse.

As you move around the ship, you will notice that the Carnival Imagination crew together with the Carnival company have created a ship to cater for all your needs. Even the names of some of the lounges have unique motifs and fantasy contents along with their names. You will see mythological creatures including the well known golden sphinxes. Relax in Shangri La and Xanadu lounges, named after two of the most well known and imagined paradises, you can see why the ship was named Carnival Imagination.

Whatever you prefer doing on a cruise, the Carnival Imagination will have something for you.
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Ship Stats

Launched: 1995
Start of service: 1995
Decks: 10
Lifts: 14
Length: 261 m
Beam (width): 31 m
Tonnage: 70.367 GRT
Speed: 21 knots
Capacity: 2634 passengers
Crew and staff: 920
Registry: Bahamas

Ship Features

2 main restaurants plus other places to eat
10 bars
air-conditioned throughout
3 swimming pools & 6 jacuzzis
Library and card room
Internet access
beauty salon & Spa
stabilised worldwide satellite telephone, telex and fax
Children's clubs & Virtual gaming room
Casino

Ship particulars

Food
The Carnival Imagination has two main restaurants. The restaurants are called Pride and Spirit and passengers can dine at an early or late sittings.

There are also speciality restaurants such as a Sushi bar and a steakhouse. There is also outdoor casual dining for those who want to avoid the formalities of the main restaurants with waiter service. Finally but not least, there are buffets and even a pizza restaurant for people just wanting a snack during the day. The options are plenty when you sail on the Carnival Imagination.

Excercise

For those needing to burn calories from all the sumptous food on board the Carnival Imagination, there is the gym and the Nautica Spa. Both well appointed with plenty of machines including various excercise bikes, step machines and weights. You wont miss a thing either as you work out, as the gym has panoramic views of the sea. There are also fitness classes including aerobics, pilates or even yoga. The gym also has personal trainers to assist you in learning new machines or iindeed to create a fitness program to help you achieve life goals.You can also relax and enjoy a sauna or steam room or even have relax with one of many therapies available.
Some therapies are at a added cost to your cruise package such as aromatherapy, hot stones or body wraps. Still, its your cruise, enjoy yourself. Dont forget, there are the swimming pools and the Nautica full circuit running track if your prefer to be outside.

For those that just want some pampering, the beauty salon is there to give you a haircut, facial, manicure or even a pedicure.

Formal nights

On the Carnival Imagination, there is roughly one formal night a week. Carnival call these evenings elegant nights. Passengers will receive notice with their tickets and will find the elegant night is usually the second or third night into the cruise which is usually a day at sea. The male passengers wear dark suits with ties or a tux, while women will opten wear short dresses or cocktail skirts. If you do not want to dress up, you can dine in the buffet areas on the elegant night. Even on normal nights, the main rstaurants have a smart dress code, rather than jeans and t shirts.

Smoking

Cigarette smoking in public venues will only be permitted in Carnival’s dance clubs as well as in designated areas within the casino and casino bar.

Smoking (including cigars) will be permitted in designated exterior open deck areas of all our ships. Additionally, smoking will also be allowed in the jazz club.

Smoking will be prohibited in all guest staterooms. Guests in balcony staterooms may smoke (including cigars) outside on their balcony. However, Spa suites and staterooms, inclusive of the balconies, will remain an entirely smoke-free environment.

Guests who smoke in their staterooms will be assessed a $250 cleaning and refreshing fee on their on board account. Information on this fee is included in Carnival’s ticket contract.