Carnival Ecstasy won't be coming back with another cruise operator.
The cruise ship which sailed its last voyage for Carnival earlier this month has filed a trip plan for Aliaga, Turkey, the site of a major ship scrapping operation that has become the final resting place for such notable vessels as Princess Cruises'Pacific
On Monday, Carnival Ecstasy was shown crossing the Atlantic just southeast of Bermuda, heading to the Mediterranean and Turkey.
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Carnival Ecstasy was going to Turkey for "recycling", according to a spokesman for Carnival.
One of the last remaining ships in Carnival's hugely successful Fantasy-class series was built in 1991, and it was instrumental in the growth of the cruise industry.
Carnival had just a few ships at the time. Between 1990 and 1998 the arrival of the vessel catapulted the line into the big leagues of North American tourism.
Carnival is going to retire its oldest ship.
The Fantasy-class ships were part of the Carnival fleet. Carnival has phased them out in order to cut costs.
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Carnival retired four of the eight Fantasy-class ships, and earlier this year it removed the fifth ship in the series, Carnival Sensation.
Carnival Ecstasy is the sixth ship to leave the Carnival fleet.
The Fantasy-class ships lack a large number of balcony cabins, the cabin type that everyone wants these days. Most of the cabins on these ships only have a window or a porthole.
There is a guide to Carnival ships and itineraries.
The newer and bigger Carnival ships have more amenities than the Fantasy class ships.
One of the largest cruise ships in the world was Carnival Ecstasy. The passenger capacity was a lot at the time. It doesn't make the list of the 50 biggest cruise vessels, some of which can hold more than 5,000 people. Over the years, cruise ships have gotten bigger.
The newest ship from Carnival is more than twice the size of the previous one. With every pulldown bunk and pullout sofa filled, it can carry over 5,000 passengers.
The Carnival ships are divided into eight classes.
In 31 years, Carnival Ecstasy sailed more than 2,300 voyages from eight home ports, making it one of the most productive ships in Carnival's history.
Over the course of its career, the line carried over 5 million passengers.
Carnival has just 23 vessels in its fleet. The Carnival Celebration will be the 24th vessel to be delivered by the line. A ship is being built in Italy.
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