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''Carnival Fantasy'' (formerly ''Fantasy'') is the lead ship of the of cruise ships operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Built by Kværner Masa-Yards at its Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, she was floated out on March 1, 1990, and christened as ''Fantasy'' by , wife of the then President of Finland, Mauno Koivisto. During 2007, in common with all of her ''Fantasy''-class sisters, she had the prefix ''Carnival'' added to her name. She is currently the oldest vessel in the Carnival fleet. ''Fantasy'' was the third ship to receive Carnival's Evolutions of Fun upgrade. She currently sails year-round, sailing five- and seasonal seven-night cruises out of Charleston, South Carolina. The five-night cruises visit Nassau, Freeport or Little Stirrup Cay, and the seven-night cruises visit Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau. ==History== ''Carnival Fantasy'' entered service in 1990 and is now the oldest cruise ship in the fleet. It was initially based out of the Port of Miami as the first new ship ever placed on three- and four-day cruises to the Bahamas from Miami. In 1993, she was moved to Port Canaveral becoming the first "mega-ship" to be homeported there. In the Fall of 2006, the ''Carnival Fantasy'' was the first Carnival ship to come back to Louisiana and make New Orleans its home port after Hurricane Katrina, embarking on four- and five-day cruises to Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico. ''Carnival Fantasy'' spent a month in drydock in the Fall of 2008. It was the third ship to receive the full Evolutions of Fun upgrade, which her sister ships ''Inspiration'' and ''Imagination'' had received in 2007.〔 On September 17, 2009, Carnival announced that ''Fantasy'' would be based out of Mobile, Alabama to replace the until ''Elation'' began operations in Mobile. On September 18, 2009 Carnival announced that ''Fantasy'' would be relocated to Charleston, South Carolina. The "elegant breakfast and dinner" dining room on board the Carnival Sensation is named after the Carnival Fantasy. A model of that ship stands in front of the dining room's entrance. The "dinner-only" second dining room of the Sensation is likewise named after the Carnival Ecstasy. The Carnival Fantasy is going in for its Fun Ship 2.0 upgrades in February 2016. The upgrades being received are as follows. Guys Burger Joint, Blue Iguana Cantina, Red Frog Rum Bar, and Blue Iguana Tequila Bar. It is also due for diesel engine scrubbers. It will also replace "Camp Carnival" with "Camp Ocean". 〔Carnival-news.com〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carnival Fantasy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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