Carnival Ecstasy: Why This Carnival Cruise Ship Was Sold for Scrap

[@wildstar82]

She was our first cruise and the beginning of our love of cruising! I’m sad to see her go!

[@RoastBeefSandwich]

Well done video, thank you. I have wonderful memories of Ecstasy from when she was in Charleston. It’s a shame that the Fantasy class is being scrapped. In a different reality they would be sold to other lines and continue sailing for many years to come.

[@ivyfrank5043]

This is so very sad. I met my now husband on board the Ecstasy, 30 years ago. A true “How Stella got her grove back.” However I have wonderful memories and pictures of my friends and myself having a blast. It was truly Electric! Farewell old friend. You brought much joy, happiness and love to many, rest well, you will never be forgotten.💞

[@Lspdfr-goon]

I rode on her when I was 8 in 2019 now it’s been 2 years since she’s been scraped and I met a lot of friends on there and that ship will always hold a special place in my heart

[@grannyoffive1313]

Thank you for this bittersweet but informative video❤️/💔

[@timmullen4481]

Doug, you did a wonderful job of giving the ship her final send off, thank you!!

[@CruiseRadio]

Glad you liked it!

[@hoonami139]

So glad I got to experience that final cruise as my first, thank you for making this

[@CruiseRadio]

My pleasure.

[@MrJhubbard223]

RIP, ol’ girl 😢. Time to stock up on some memorabilia. Great content, as always!! Thanks!

[@CruiseRadio]

Thanks for your support. Very kind.

[@Captain_Diego]

Brilliant video, Doug! Thank you for bringing us all along on her final voyage.

[@CruiseRadio]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@2000konnie]

That cross section of that ship (Imagination) shows a very interesting perspective 3:23.

[@jeffgulick9402]

Very nice video Doug. Well done and enjoy watching you. Thanks.

[@CruiseRadio]

Thank you for watching, Jeff.

[@ElizabethCherryBlossom]

Actually Doug it wasn't just the pandemic. My uncle who was a music worker on CCL said that Carnival had a thing from a disability advocate that they had to sell off all ships that didn't work for handicaps before the end of 2022.

[@CruiseRadio]

Hi Elizabeth. I’d love to speak with your uncle. Feel free to have him email me. [e-mail].

[@phrewilly8556]

Excellent video Doug!! We would love to see more of these!!! Bravo!!

[@CruiseRadio]

Lot of time invested in lining up everything. Great feedback. Will try.

[@ryderrepairs]

sadly i never got to say goodbye, this was my finest memory when i was little was going with my grandmother

[@CruiseRadio]

Send me your address and I’ll mail you an ornament that I got on her last sailing. [e-mail]

[@keshiah-stayblessed]

Thanks for the send-off spotlight for the carnival Ecstasy. My first cruise was aboard the Carnival Paradise. When her time comes for that final sail away I’ll make a special effort to be on deck. The memories made on your first cruise ship are unforgettable. ✌🏾😊👋🏾

[@Matthewfans]

Carnival paradise is not getting scrap ok now stop

[@AlienFrequency]

This was my patents’ first cruise, and they loved it. I’ve heard a LOT of folks say they prefer these smaller ships. My wife & I are going on the Elation in a couple months, which is the last in this class of ships. We can’t wait.

[@raymullen3583]

Great History .... Thanks Doug .....

[@CruiseRadio]

Thanks for watching, Ray.

[@naomieg1041]

I really liked the Ecstasy. Sailed her from Charleston and we took my in-laws on their first cruise a few years ago on her. It was also my first cruise back to Carnival after retiring from the military. I normally like bigger ships, but this one is special

[@CruiseRadio]

She was a great ship. I remember going onboard her for the day to take photos before Garth Brooks played Charleston in 2016. The decor was certainly for the books. Thank you for watching.

[@stephengross4704]

Thanks for this production.

[@CruiseRadio]

My pleasure, Laura.

[@martinejoseph5266]

Great video Doug. Au revoir Ecstasy✋🏿

[@kathygarcia7395]

She was the very first cruise ship we were ever on. She got us hooked on cruising. We weren't able to make her very last sailing but we sailed with her at the end of Sep 2022. Lots of memories, doing the same itinerary but out of Mobile instead of out of Galveston. Sad to have to say goodbye.

[@CruiseRadio]

For sure, when I saw it was the final sailing, i called my travel agent ASAP to get me on.

[@stevongibbons812]

Excellent video Doug! Thank you for telling us the cruise news.

[@CruiseRadio]

Glad you enjoyed it! Have you ever sailed Carnival?

[@rhondafarmer1163]

My son and daughter in law treated me to a cruise on the Ecstasy in July. It was awesome! The staff was Amazing

[@Jayhawk6]

Awesome video and nice send off for the ship!

[@CruiseRadio]

Thanks!

[@Tatyana_2373]

Hey thank you for the information

[@CruiseRadio]

Any time!

[@wsimm13075]

Nice piece. Wish we had been able to give Fantasy and Imagination a proper send off.

[@CruiseRadio]

Thanks, William.

[@HOlsen789]

Love todays format

[@CruiseRadio]

Thank you for your support.

[@sarahgreen7704]

Thank you for the info.

[@TheFivepoint1994]

My first cruise was on the Ecstasy. I remember walking her decks and thinking what a marvelous ship she was. It's hard to forget your first. Some think you're gone but you won't be as long as I'm alive.

[@lynnfranklin5098]

Thanks for the retro view

[@TheHawaiianc]

Agin Doug thanks for sharing..

[@laurenschenck5355]

You are the best Doug ❤

[@CruiseRadio]

Thank you for watching, Lauren.

[@laurenschenck5355]

@@CruiseRadio of course 😀

[@LuisGarcia-rq2qo]

Love that ship it was a gift Cruse with my sister in the Caribbean in 2011 never been on a Cruse ship very good memories 😮

[@PicaloOneill]

Excellent video Cruise Radio

[@chictown]

Working OT, Doug!

[@lakeshaorders5517]

I'm so sad😢. I wish they would bring some of the old touches to the excel class.

[@wowitskevin]

There must have been something about the Fantasy class that other operators didn't like. For example, Holiday, Jubliee, and Celebration all went to other operators when they were retired from the Carnival fleet. However, Carnival had been trying to sell Fantasy since around 2009, I believe, and they never found any other operators interested in operating the Fantasy class ships. Very strange...

[@Wheelgauge-bt7ox]

Motörheads motorboat was epic on that beautiful lady of the waves! RIP

[@jackramey3456]

She was my family's first cruise. So many profound memories. Sad to see her demise.

[@laurenschenck5355]

Good evening Doug! ❤

[@michaelpeele9207]

Wow,great content….more of these kind of vids in the future please…..

[@CruiseRadio]

I can try. May need to clone myself first.

[@sheluv89]

This was my second cruise ship back in 2015.

[@gerardmills1389]

I have an awesome hat in Car ival colors from 96-97 season. It was a gift from 2 crew members who were married the ship was in for heavy maintenance, NNSY. Being a

[@CruiseRadio]

Very cool keepsake. Thanks for sharing.

[@map3384]

The Ecstasy was our honeymoon ship and first cruise. August 21, 1995. Four wonderful days on board. We traveled again on her in May of 1998 with our first son and second as a stowaway. We have traveled on many cruise ships but the Ecstasy was our favorite. The society bar was cool. Both times we chose Main 101 as our cabin. Sad to see her go to the scrap but so we’re we sad to see Imagination and Inspiration as well.

[@CruiseRadio]

Wow. What a memory. So cool. Crazy there are only two left.

[@map3384]

@@CruiseRadio We traveled on Paradise twice. The first time in 2000 when she was a smoke free ship doing seven day cruises.

[@michaelbaca4126]

WELL DONE

[@CruiseRadio]

Very kind. Thank you.

[@archiethearky3650]

Sad to see such a game changer leave the seas

[@LuisGarcia-rq2qo]

It was a good vacation for me best vacation ever only cruise ship I experienced.

[@turboshelby8322]

I rode Ecstasy back in 2005 it was a beautiful ship.

[@CSDM15]

This was my first cruise too.

[@laurenschenck5355]

So sad 😞 such a beautiful ship

[@isabelhovig]

Ah, Parodeejay won that champagne bottle! They showed it on their last live stream from home.

[@mresteslikes]

I loved that ship

[@SpaceByte]

PLEASE, someone, is it sold or being scrapped? I’m dying to know.

[@2000konnie]

My understanding is that the older ships are higher maintenance and less fuel efficient than the newer ones, even though the newer ones are larger.

[@CruiseRadio]

That's what Arnold Donald said in the clip. If it wasnt for the shutdown, they'd still have them. Those ships were cash cows and paid off.

[@CruisingTipsDotCom]

Sad that this is another ship I'll never have a chance to sail.

[@jaysonship124]

Sad

[@Marshal_Dunnik]

It’s probably hard to understand today how much of a sensation the the Fantasy-class was, coming from the Tropicale, much less the old Mardis Gras, Festivale and the Carnivale.

[@vamoscruceros]

I sailed the original Celebration when she was with Bahamas Paradise. There are a lot of architectural similarities between the Holiday and Fantasy classes, but the atrium is definitely not one of those. Hoping I can get on Elation in 2024, although Elation and Paradise have a lot less neon in their atriums.

[@brittanyjackson3704]

My 1st ship 😢.

[@CruiseRadio]

Only sailed her twice. Lucky enough to sail her last voyage.

[@MarkSmith-tp6zc]

A jinxed vessel if ever there was one.

[@zanethexdevelevators232]

Didn’t this ship have an elevator death incident?

[@CruiseRadio]

Good memory 🙏🏽

[@zanethexdevelevators232]

I feel like this cruise is haunted

[@darleneeastburn7639]

💔💔💔

[@mattdisney1132]

So sad

[@CruiseRadio]

Agree! Thanks for watching, Matthew.

[@davidhoffman8122]

The Ecstasy was my first cruise ship and John Heild was the cruise director. I will miss that ship!!!

[@CruiseRadio]

Funny how it all comes full circle.

[@Tatyana_2373]

So 😔 sad

[@EagleRockers]

Nothing, absolutely nothing, lasts forever in this world. You really start to realize this when you get older.

[@CruiseRadio]

We are all going to be put out of pasture one day. Thanks for watching.

[@arlenekinard3453]

😭

[@nordisk1874]

It’s ashame cause she would be better then the classica on the margaritaville cruises.. thanks to the plandemic, thank you China and fauchi

[@CruiseRadio]

She was still in great shape and by far the best AC system at sea.