 Carnival ConquestatGrand Cayman on 5 January 2006. | |
| History | |
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| Name | Carnival Conquest |
| Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator | Carnival Cruise Line |
| Port of registry | Panama[3] |
| Ordered | 4 August 1998[4] |
| Builder | Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy) |
| Cost | US $500 million[3] |
| Laid down | 30 June 1999 |
| Launched | 1 February 2002 |
| Sponsored by | Lindy Claiborne Boggs |
| Christened | 19 November 2002[6] |
| Completed | 25 October 2002 |
| Maiden voyage | 12 November 2002[7] |
| In service | 1 December 2002[5] |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Conquest-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 110,000 GT |
| Length | 953 ft (290.5 m) |
| Beam | 116 ft (35.4 m) |
| Height | 208 ft (63.4 m)[7] |
| Draft | 27 ft (8.2 m)[3] |
| Decks | 13 decks[3] |
| Installed power | 63,400 kW[3] |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two propellers[3] |
| Speed | 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)[3] |
| Capacity | 2,980 passengers [5] |
| Crew | 1,150 |
Carnival Conquest is a cruise ship owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She is the first of her namesake class, whose design is derived from the Destiny-class of cruise ships. Sixty percent of her staterooms have ocean views, and sixty percent of those (37% of all cabins) have balconies.[8] The ship's interior decor is of a French Impressionist style designed to complement the port city of New Orleans. Carnival Conquest was renovated in 2009.[9] [10]
The Godmother of Carnival ConquestisLindy Boggs, former US Congresswoman for Louisiana.[6]
The vessel is currently homeported in Miami, Florida.[11]
On 7 July 2013, the ship was diverted to Mobile, Alabama, after a tugboat sank in New Orleans, causing a closure to the Mississippi River. Carnival then changed the next 7-day cruise roundtrip New Orleans into a 6-day cruise from Mobile to New Orleans. Passengers disembarking were provided charter buses to New Orleans.
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