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Carnival Cruise Line

Page 2 - The First Generation Cruise Ships


These pages are devoted to postcards and photographs of the Carnival Cruise Line. An alphabetical list of ships covered on this page is shown below. The Table beneath gives links to complete postcard history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table are official postcards of the fleet in chronological order.

On the Carnival Header Page there is an Alphabetical List and a Chronological List of all ships in that have been in the Carnival Fleet. Links to other Carnival Pages:- Header Page - Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 4

Carnival began operations with the ex-British liners Empress of Britain, Empress of Canada and Transvaal Castle, and went on to become the world's largest cruise line, owning Holland America, Cunard, Princess, P&O and Costa. They also bought a 25% interest in Airtours, although this share was subsequently sold.

Carnival-Page 1 shows the secondhand ocean liner tonnage which Carnival began operations with. This page shows the four first generation cruise ships of between 35000 and 47000grt. Carnival-Page 3 shows the eight second generation 70000grt cruise ships of the Fantasy Class, delivered between 1990 and 1998. Carnival-Page 4 shows the third generation Mega-Ships, beginning with the Carnival Destiny of 1996.


Ships on This Page:-
Tropicale - 1981-2001
Holiday - 1985-
Jubilee - 1986-2005
Celebration - 1986-

Carnival Web Pages:-
Carnival Header Page
Carnival - Page 1 - Secondhand ocean liner tonnage
Carnival - Page 2 - The four first generation cruise ships of between 35000 and 47000grt - this page!
Carnival - Page 3 - The eight second generation 70000grt cruise ships of the Fantasy Class
Carnival - Page 4 - The third generation Mega-Ships, beginning with the Carnival Destiny of 1996
Airtours - Postcard Gallery of complete fleet. At one time 25% owned by Carnival.
Costa Ocean Liners - The original ocean liner fleet. Costa is now owned by Carnival.
Costa Cruise Ships - Current Costa cruise ship fleet.
Cunard - Cunard is now owned by Carnival.
Holland America - HAL is now owned by Carnival.
P&O/Princess Cruises - P&O and Princess are now owned by Carnival.

Associated Web Pages:-
Simplon Carnival Releases - All the Simplon Carnival postcards
Simplon Holland America Line Releases - Holland America are part of the Carnival Group
Carnival Cruise Lines - The official Carnival website

References:-
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Table of Ship Histories
Name Other Names Built Carnival Conquest 2002 Carnivale Empress of Britain, Queen Anna Maria, Olympic, Topaz, PeaceBoat 1956 Festivale Transvaal Castle, SA Vaal, IslandBreeze 1962 Mardi Gras Empress of Canada, Olympic, Star of Texas, Lucky Star, Apollon 1961






Fleet List - Part 2


Tropicale (Carnival: 1981-2001)
Costa Tropicale (Costa: 2001-2005)
Pacific Star (P&O Australia: 2005- )

Tropicale was the first purpose-built Carnival cruise ship, delivered in 1981. She was transferred to subsidiary Costa Lines as Costa Tropicale in 2001, the first of the purpose-built Carnival ships to be transferred. In 2005 she moved to P&O Australia and was renamed Pacific Star. In 2008 she is due to be based in Singapore.


Official Carnival postcard of Tropicale.
Scan: Rudy Friederich



Official Carnival postcard of Tropicale.
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Official Carnival postcard of Tropicale.



Official Carnival postcard of Tropicale.



Official Carnival postcard of Tropicale.



Official Carnival postcard of Tropicale.
Scan: Rudy Friederich



Carnival fleet postcard, including the Tropicale.



Carnival fleet postcard FISA AC-13, including the Tropicale.
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Carnival fleet postcard FISA AC-13 A, including the Tropicale.
Scan: Rudy Friederich



Kevin Jenkins issue 0027, of Tropicale in Gatun Locks, Panama Canal.



Kevin Jenkins postcard of Tropicale in the Panama Canal.
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Simplon Postcards issue sc2145, released June 1999.
Photographed at Grand Cayman, March 1999, by Ian Boyle.



Costa Tropicale was the ex-Carnival ship Tropicale which had been transferred.
A scan of an official slightly oversized Costa postcard is shown below.



Pacific Star at Sydney with P&O Australia
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Holiday
(Carnival: 1985- )

Holiday was built in 1985, and remains in the Carnival fleet (in 2007).


Official Carnival postcard of Holiday.



Official Carnival postcard of Holiday.
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Official Carnival postcard of Holiday.



Official Carnival postcard of Holiday.



Official Carnival postcard of Holiday.



Official Carnival postcard of Holiday.



Official Carnival postcard of Holiday.
Scan: Rudy Friederich



Official Carnival postcard of Holiday.
Variation on the card above.



Official Carnival postcard of Holiday.



Carnival fleet postcard, including the Holiday.



Carnival fleet postcard FISA AC-13, including the Holiday.
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Carnival fleet postcard FISA AC-13 A, including the Holiday.
Scan: Rudy Friederich


Official Carnival postcard of Holiday.



Official Carnival postcard of Holiday.
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Postcard of Holiday.



Official Carnival postcard of Holiday, available on board in 2007
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Official magnetic Carnival postcard of Holiday, available on board in 2007
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Simplon Postcard issue sc2146, released June 1999
Photographed at San Francisco, January 1999, by Marvin Jensen






Jubilee (Carnival: 1986-2004)
Pacific Sun ( P&O Australia: 2004- )

Jubilee was built in 1986, and remained in the Carnival fleet until 2005, when she became the Pacific Sun of Carnival's P&O Australia subsidiary.


Official Carnival postcard of Jubilee.



Official Carnival postcard of Jubilee.



Official Carnival postcard of Jubilee.



Official Carnival postcard of Jubilee.




Official Carnival postcard of Jubilee.
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Official Carnival postcard of Jubilee.



Official Carnival postcard of Jubilee.



Postcard of Jubilee at St Thomas.



Chantry Classics postcard of Jubilee.



Carnival fleet postcard FISA AC-13, including the Jubilee.
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Official postcard as Pacific Sun.
Scan: John Thomson.



Official postcard as Pacific Sun.
Scan: John Thomson.






Celebration
(Carnival: 1987-2008)
(Iberocruceros: 2008 - )

Celebration was built in 1987, and remained in the Carnival fleet in 2007. In 2008 she transfers to new Carnival venture Iberocruceros, of which they own 75%.


Official Carnival postcard of Celebration.



Official Carnival postcard of Celebration.



Official Carnival postcard of Celebration.



Official Carnival postcard of Celebration.
Scan: Rudy Friederich



Official Carnival postcard of Celebration.
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Official Carnival postcard of Celebration.
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Official Carnival postcard of Celebration.
Scan: Rudy Friederich



Carnival fleet postcard FISA AC-13 A, including the celebration.
Scan: Rudy Friederich



Official Carnival postcard of Celebration.



Official Carnival postcard of Celebration.



Official Carnival postcard of Celebration.
Scan: Rudy Friederich
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Name	Other Names	Built
Carnival Conquest		2002
Carnivale	Empress of Britain, Queen Anna Maria, Olympic, Topaz, PeaceBoat	1956
Festivale	Transvaal Castle, SA Vaal, IslandBreeze	1962
Mardi Gras	Empress of Canada, Olympic, Star of Texas, Lucky Star, Apollon	1961