Cruise Ship Profiles

Ship specifications, photos, itineraries, accommodations, dining venues, notable rooms, activities, children's areas, deck plan, enhancements, incidents, accidents and more.

Carnival Inspiration News

CDC Ratings

CDC Report

2008 Rating 93
2009 Rating 96 (Nov)
2010 Rating 99 (May)
2010 Rating 100 (Nov)
2011 Rating 88 (Oct)

Itinerary

Year -round 3 and 4 day cruises from Long Beach, CA  sailing to  the to the Mexican Riviera with stops at Catalina Island, CA and Ensenada, MX

(updated Dec 2011)

Deck Plan

Sun Deck

Jogging track, sports park, mini-golf

Sports Deck

Gym, spa

Veranda

Passenger staterooms, waterworks

Lido

Resort-style pool and bar, grand buffet, sushi bar and pizzeria

Promenade

Main show lounge, clubs, bars, casino

Atlantic

Shopping, main dining rooms

Empress

Passenger staterooms

Upper

Passenger staterooms

Main

Passenger staterooms

Riviera

Passenger staterooms

Adult's Only Serenity Retreat

The Serenity area is designed as an oasis for tranquility and relaxation, offering colorful, oversized umbrellas, comfortable chaise lounges and chairs, whirlpools, and breathtaking sea views.

Kids Areas

Camp Carnival (ages 2-11)

Camp Carnival features games, finger painting, story time, movies and more… all in a supervised environment, while their parents can be off having fun of their own. The fun doesn't end at bed time, either; Carnival's babysitting program offers, for a fee, a fun late-night option for kids while their parents stay out until as late as 3 A.M. 

Circle C (ages 12-14)

Video games, scavenger hunts, dance parties, sports, pool parties and special shore excursions.

Club O2 (ages 15-17)

Teens can enjoy the latest music with exclusive dance parties… video gaming and movies from the club's comfy seating, with video monitors all over the place. Outside of the club, activities include pool parties, team sports and special teen-only shore excursions.

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Carnival Inspiration

Carnival Inspiration is a Fantasy class cruise ship launched in 1995. Carnival committed $250 million to enriching all eight of our Fantasy-class ships with more features and guest services.

Upgrades include the addition of new lobby bars in the grand atriums, tropical island theme in every main pool area, WaterWorks park, Serenity adult's only retreat, and a resort-style pool. Staterooms have been upgraded with new, flat-screen TVs and restyled bathrooms.

Specs Accommodations
News Notable Rooms
Itinerary Outdoor Areas
CDC Ratings Adult's Only
Deck Plan Kid's Stuff
Dining Venues  

 

Specifications

carnival inspiration

Ship Class: Fantasy

Launched: 1994

Refurbished: 2008

GRT: 71,000

Length: 855 ft.

Draft: 25.7 ft.

Speed: 21  Knots

Passengers: 2,052

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Accommodations

Carnival Comfort Beds in all staterooms with two twin beds that convert to a queen or king, sitting area, desk, bathroom with shower, phone, and TV with first-run movies and amenity basket displayed in the bathroom.

The amenities are subject to change and are only sample sizes. The basket may include such things as: his/her razors; shampoo and conditioner; body wash; Tylenol; deodorant; hard candies. Supplies will be replenished by the room steward, if quantities allow.

Stateroom sizes

Inside 195 sq. ft.
Outside 220 sq. ft.
Suite 210 sq. ft. and veranda

 

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Dining Venues

Main Dining Rooms

Located on Empress deck, the Mardi Gras and Carnivale dining rooms offer fixed seating and anytime dining.

Main Buffet

The Brasserie Restaurant grand buffet also features the Mongolian Wok, a chicken rotisserie, a sushi bar, a pizzeria and grill. Located on Lido deck.

Cafe des Artistes/Internet

Coffee, Ice Cream and Pastry located on Promenade deck.

Room Service

24-hour room service menu. Room service orders are delivered to guests’ staterooms any time of the day or night at no charge.

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Notable Rooms

Paris Show Lounge

Sit back and enjoy musical and stage productions in this main show lounge. During the day, this lounge is also used for things like bingo, trivia and other games and well as feature-length 3D movies!

Mirage Piano Bar

Live music, sing-alongs located on Atlantic deck.

Candelight Aft Lounge

Cabaret style lounge offering activities during the day and music and comedy in the evenings featuring the Punchliner Comedy Club.  Five 35-minute shows on multiple nights during each voyage, with at least two comedians performing each night.  The two early-evening shows offer fun for the whole family while the later performances will feature adult-oriented comedy. Located on Promenade deck.

Rhapsody in Blue

Intimate piano lounge offering music and dancing on Promenade deck - midship.

Rock and Roll Dance Club

Party late-night at this main dance lounge. Located on Promenade deck.

Monte Carlo Casino

Full gaming casino located on Promenade deck midship.

Chopin Lounge

Cigar Bar

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Outdoor Venues

WaterWorks

An expansive aqua park towering over Verandah Deck. Designed with all-ages appeal, the sprawling, open-air facility includes a 300-foot-long spiral water slide – the longest at sea – along with twin 82-foot-long racing slides and various water spray apparatus.

City Sports Park

9-hole mini-golf course, padded jogging track, volleyball, shuffle board, basketball, ping pong.

Lido Deck

Offers a "resort-style” pool located mid-ship on Lido Deck featuring thatched roofing and large faux palm trees. Vibrant oversized umbrellas, comfortable deck chairs and a colorful tiled “beach” encircling the pool’s edge enhance the decidedly tropical ambiance.

Carnival’s Seaside Theatre

This 270-square-foot LED screen and poolside seating is the perfect spot for guests to sit back, relax and watch classic and first-run movies, sporting events, news, concerts and other programming, either during the day or night. Panorama deck.

 

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