The last minutes on the Carnival Fantasy bridge.

[@paulrodrigues4273]

As a crew member who joined carnival this was my first ship.So heart breaking moment to see my first ship of my life going the scrapyard.I am still a carnival crew and my fond memories go along with her.Pray to god for a vaccine soon for this pandemic.

[@grand_vacation]

My first ever cruise ship experience as a passenger - I was only 10 years old It is really sad to see. :(

[@njjeff201]

paul rodrigues Their customer service is deplorable & they’ve done illegal ocean dumping. They should be fined heavily/or closed down.

[@njjeff201]

Hope they go bankrupt for they’re awful customer service & ocean dumping

[@sarge6870]

@@njjeff201 As if Paul was PERSONALLY responsible for what the cruise line did! Take your meds Jeff...

[@sharonlounsbury1098]

The first cruise ship I ever went on and her sister ships lay at the bottom of the ocean. They were made for a coral reef. I hate to see them used for scrap.

[@setharp]

There was nothing wrong with this ship. It wasn't even that old. She entered service in 1990 and from what I read had a refit in 2019. My assumption is that due to the almost complete shutdown of the cruise industry due to Covid19 Carnival can't afford to keep their older ships operational and thus it was probably cheaper to sell them for scrap. A real shame.

[@edvardseglitis7128]

You know ships on avarage live only about 20 years? then the cost of ships upkeep is more than it can make in revenue,thats why they scrap it

[@JamesTheCaptain]

Actually 30 years is old. The older the ship the more it cost to operate and maintain. So it's not cost effective.

[@setharp]

@@edvardseglitis7128 no I didn't know that. That seems insane to me. A 20-year-old ship seems new to me. I mean if you think about it we keep our aircraft carriers and service for 50 or 60 years. Then I guess that's the difference between the military and civilian stuff

[@edvardseglitis7128]

@@setharp Carriers also cost 10-20x more than ships that transport goods. Im not sure about military ships, but for example tankers are in use 24/7 which would wear the ship faster aswell.

[@setharp]

@@edvardseglitis7128 yeah it's a good point. I mean when these cruise ships are being used and we're not in a pandemic are they pretty much in use 24/7 all the time? And in those 20 or 30 years do they ever get an engine overhaul or is it just too costly

[@ThePorgie]

Gonna miss these smaller cruise ships. The newer ones just have to many people and lines for everything. JMHO.

[@fredacuneo5180]

Me too. I dont like the bigger ships at all. Fantasy was my first cruise back in the 90's. Departed from Canaveral for the Nassau/Freeport. So sad.

[@stopcallingmeshirley]

Viking

[@matthewswan9419]

Def gonna miss the mindless captialism and somr of the worst exhaust green house gas emitters in the world. Sorry you enjoy shitty things cheaper to buy your own boat

[@Johndoeshart]

Matthew Swan aren’t you just the moral majority

[@kiwikiwi2483]

Lmfao no they don't. People do anything to dislike something thesedays 😂

[@lambertj.2892]

Took a cruise on this ship in 1996. Had the time of my life. Amazing, beautiful ship. RIP, Fantasy.

[@idabottoms9779]

I am going to miss it was my favorite.Loved all smaller boats.less people= less lines = more time to have fun...

[@raularavena6217]

I was part of the crew when this ship was brand new.

[@marsultra7032]

If those ships could talk, they'd have some great tales to tell

[@northwoodsmanbybobolink336]

You certainly got that right!!

[@appalachianmountains2748]

After we got back from a cruise on this ship, news broke that a guest found a camera in there room and a investigation found cameras in multiple rooms.

[@marsultra7032]

@Theo Grimreaper cocaine is a terrible drug

[@noahharrington8701]

I never knew how long and proud this ship lasted but 30 years is a long time

[@kentfrederick8929]

For the bridge officers, this has to be like airline pilots taking a plane on its last flight to boneyard airports like Victorville and Marana. Pilots have said that sometimes, the plane handles like it didn't want to land. I wonder if trying to run a ship onto the beach, the ship behaves like it wants to turn and head for open water?

[@sarge6870]

Sure sounded like it wasn't responding to the multiple commands given. Lot of yelling of commands in the last minutes...

[@lindag2035]

Yeah, she didn't want to go to die!!!

[@4904jk]

I was wondering the same....

[@douglasanderson7348]

Last year I went on three cruises and fantasy was all three. Out of Mobile ...Goodbye My Old Friend

[@Willysmb44]

Thank you for posting this. That has to be so sad to bring in a ship like that for the last time she'll sail...

[@4904jk]

Watching ships that brought so many happiness and joy being beached is so disturbing. So, very sad :(.

[@bazb1985]

Very sad. Fond memories on this beautiful ship, especially since we were among the last sailing passengers before the shutdown.

[@FreethinkerDave]

When will people learn? NO MORE VERTICAL VIDEO! It's like we're looking through a keyhole.

[@alecamal]

Which way are you supposed to hold the phone? Sorry I don't know but I have never filmed anything and then watched the video I filmed on anything other than the phone I filmed it on.

[@andrewbstevens]

@@alecamal and that is the problem. Videos should be filed horizontal. Flip the camera and do it correctly. That way anyone who enjoys it on any device (TV, computer, etc) does not have their field of vision constrained so drastically.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

alecamal always horizontal, unless you stand your flat screen TV on end.

[@CapStar362]

when will offended youtubers learn its the persons choice how they want to film things? dont like it? offended by vertical videos, maybe youtube is not for you.

[@andrewbstevens]

@@CapStar362 I think offended is the wrong term. It just looks bad, makes me think of walking around with blinders on either side of my head and only seeing a small part of the action. Also, always makes me laugh and think of this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpbGmamel5WAm9E

[@burningisis]

Brought a tear to my eye hearing them call Fantasy good. Much like with Monarch and the bridge crew going "She's strong, she's OK" I was wondering with the external view of her landing what was going on her bridge with the severe turns as she was coming up. And this explained it all. Farewell Fantasy, you will be greatly missed.

[@kyledarin9631]

Where is the monarch video?

[@burningisis]

@@kyledarin9631 Search this term on YT Monarch Pullmantur, destino final, el desguace, en Aliaga Turquia This will give you a view from the bow with the crew saying "She's strong, She's OK" The video from her chief engineer can be found by searching the title Monarch Pullmantur, apagando todos sus sistemas. Jefe de Maquinas

[@Napp28]

I have always loved ships. I can remember when the Fantasy was launched. I had (probably still have) a Carnival Cruise brochure of the Fantasy and Ecstasy which I would read and re-read. Very sad to see these ships ending their careers.

[@shannonjohnson4084]

This was the start of our cruise addiction in '07.. We sailed on fantasy out of New Orleans many wonderful memories as it was our maiden cruise lol. Will miss seeing her in cozumel😞

[@grand_vacation]

My first cruise in 2004 out of Pt Canaveral - sad to see her go

[@My_name_Jeff155]

I’ve sailed on this ship probably 10 times or more. So many times I’ve lost count. I LOVE this ship and I’m disappointed to see it scrapped. Hopefully they will sell some memories of the ship, such as chairs or portholes.

[@gregster1950]

I understand the lifetime of a ship, but it is still so, so very sad to see. I feel like it is killing an innocent person or animal. Ships have souls, personalities. Not the living kind obviously, but they have a feel of their own, even on her 7 sister ships, each was a bit different. (or on the 6 I have been on). On this view, vs. the beach view, I now see she is being beached next to the Pullmantur ship, either the former Sovereign or Monarch of the Seas. Both lines ships were still in great shape I think. If falling apart, then yes, time to get rid of them. But to scrap a working, beautiful ship... this virus has cost everyone so much. In so very many ways and now in cruising memories.

[@SINternetEntertainment]

I never got to go on this ship but it still sad to see the last minute before it over.

[@lucifaucher7616]

Fond memories of 3 Fantasy cruises, from Port Canaveral and Mobile. We will miss the small ships as they are gradually phased out!

[@mmprettypistol]

“So sorry for your loss “ is all that comes to mind. Whether you cruise or not I hope the world realizes and can appreciate how much this effects each and every one of us!

[@Baranoeda]

Quite sad to see. Such a proud ship just being sailed onto the shore.

[@markeast9221]

The first ship I was ever on , now 25 cruises later ! My lady and I made love the minute we got into our cabin !

[@arthurtennessen9680]

I sailed on her second cruise brand new. She was the biggest in the Carnival fleet then and spanking brand new. But, she is old now and times have changed for the better. These newer ships are simply amazing.

[@robertthomas5906]

Only 30 years old. I sailed on this ship out of Port Canaveral in the 1990s. One of the best times of my life. The worst part was departing the ship. Wish I could have stayed on for the next voyage.

[@1954suzi]

We were on The Fantasy March 2-7, 2020 and in 2017 and our first cruise November 1994

[@trishradloff8817]

This is heartbreaking. My very first cruise was on her. It was her inaugural voyage. It’s the sweetest memory, but makes me sad as well. Goodbye Fantasy.

[@richardnone5644]

its a good time to be in the scrap business the hits just keep on coming

[@dougle03]

Not really since there are so many the scrap value has fallen away....

[@joyceharder3370]

Sad to see this is the last time they'll control this ship together ☹️

[@DavidWood2]

They probably aren't a Carnival crew. As I understand it, the normal way shipbreaking deals are structured is that title of the ship passes at a location before the final voyage to the breaking yard - sometimes part way on the journey to the breakers (perhaps even just a few miles offshore of the breakers' yard) and sometimes the last regular port of call. This is probably a Turkish crew employed to run her onto the beach. Many shipowners require their ships to be renamed for their final voyage to the breaker. Often this is done by shortening the name so that all the breaker has to do is paint over part of the name. However, the outside footage showed this did not happen to Carnival Fantasy - I guess Carnival felt people would understand its need to downsize its fleet in the current situation and felt no need to try to obfuscate what was happening. Even so, it is clear that a lot of people had fond memories of this ship and are sad to see it go.

[@jonsandoval9233]

God, this breaks my heart! My first cruise that I paid for myself was on board the Fantasy.

[@timcoyle50]

1st cruise we went on was that ship in 1999.

[@joeburrage]

Same here, went to the Bahamas out of Florida.

[@stopcallingmeshirley]

Absolute chaos

[@michaelpaller6628]

Memories never die....

[@jenniferhughes2898]

I have many memories on this ship. Sad to see her go

[@geriwooddell3236]

I agree....so many memories. I sailed on her 3 times.

[@eliashki]

Farefell to the beatyfull Fantasy. As a Helsinkian it hurts me to see the sweethart of Masa Yards to go into ruings. Sleep well my Dear, u were a true queen of The seas. In Helsinki u were born, in Turkey u get your deserved rest:) sorry i never had the posibility to sail with u... decent size ship with traditional propulsion:) and u seemd like a ship loving person style of a cruiser..... i absolutely find that your newer gigantic competitors in the fleet of carnival made in fincartieri and mayer wert papenburg and turku just are not ships like ships are suppose to be...... but this is how the world is now:(

[@PIlotrcm]

I’m guessing they must override/turn off all the alarms that would have been going off?

[@Awesomewolfpic]

Yea they did

[@michaelnunnery6394]

It won’t be to long before the value of scrap metal is going to plummet The yard in Turkey has now got 3 cruise ships to deal with and it looks like they are running out of room So which decommissioned cruise ship would you tow out into deep water and deliberately sink

[@burningisis]

There are dozens of cargo and tanker ships scrapped daily. The cost of scrap metal wont go down just because of a few cruise ships being scrapped. This is the best way to recycle a ship that cannot be sold to another line (even laying up a ship costs money). And deliberately sinking a ship to turn into a reef is far more expensive than the cost of scrapping. And if just deliberately sunk for the sake of getting rid of the ship is unheard of due to the ecological issues even in deep water. I'm not sure Carnival wants one of those. Inspiration is on her way to Aliaga right now (about a day or two out) and Fantasy was brought in very quickly once she arrived. I wouldnt be surprised if we didnt see 4 little maids all in a row, awaiting the breakers.

[@michaelnunnery6394]

Thyri Carver Who controls the price of scrap metal? Not the cruise lines The breakers yards know that the cruise lines are in a bind and they will squeeze Removing toxins is expensive yes Professionally sending a cruise ship to the bottom is expensive yes Imagine the shore excursion to beat all other excursions Charge cruise ship passengers $150 a time to go and visit an old friend

[@1chish]

Well that was organised chaos....

[@joeburrage]

Took my girlfriend (now wife) on a cruise aboard the Fantasy, in 1999 to the Bahamas. She fell in love with cruising! Hoping Carnival survives this madness!!!

[@lisab3396]

One clearly obvious question is.... Why (if not already done) are some of these ships not put into service as low income housing for many people in need of housing? They could be docked in many ports and possibly even up rivers like the Great Lakes of USA and Canada!

[@peggyt1243]

It would cost a fortune to refit them to meet "housing standards". It would be far less expensive to build brand new purpose built housing. As a Canadian I do not want them and most of them would not fit through the locks in the seaway.

[@hillbillyredneckinyourface5641]

Mony hungry owneds who would rather scrap them then see them repurposed and hosently i dont t jo ink they scrap them.for fun i thing theres something to do with hual integrity from my knowage of boatsafter so loanf the husl gets weak

[@peggyt1243]

@@hillbillyredneckinyourface5641 If someone wants to pay scrap value for the ships, the owners would happily sell them. Tell you what hillbillyredneckinyourface why don't you and your buddies scrape together some millions to buy the ships and them many many millions to refit them so you can donate them for housing. I will wait for your reply.

[@hillbillyredneckinyourface5641]

@@peggyt1243 yeah wel scraps l9w enough right now i might just fo t ugh at itd oky be a couple thousand at 40 a ton 40x120000thsts slomost in my budget since try a know i live in a car on SSI

[@53glowe]

The Carnival Fantasy probably ended its career 5-10yrs earlier than it should have in normal circumstances. Launched in 2000 and having multiple upgrades including recent ones, it's sad to see a ship that brought so many wonderful experiences to so many people, end this way😞

[@josephfisher1691]

...I took only one cruise on this vessel out of Charleston, about 5-6 years ago. Got married on the Ecstasy about 4 years ago. I had a great time on each cruise, and the staff were terrific😎👍....gonna miss these old Tubs.😒😒Farewell, Fantasy.....

[@JesseH]

Those days I will miss.

[@hernelgonzaga3300]

So long ms fantasy ive been on this ship for 5 contracts i will miss this ship,im a crew member of carnival.

[@ghiggs5096]

I wonder how many people are on board for the "final" cruise?

[@marty6055]

The first cruise I took was on the Fantasy. WOW!! I was so impressed.

[@ricklepick9148]

Cruised on this ship several times, sad to see her go.

[@fakhrigaming9325]

0:25 there's sovereign of the seas and monarch of the seas being scrapped too

[@LucasVanderBartlett]

Why is the roof of the bridge so shiny?

[@kathyhayden8209]

Loved the Fantasy. Smaller cruise ships rock!

[@bertarowe652]

I loved the Fantasy. A sad moment, but CCL has so many other great ships.

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

I feel for the crew on the bridge as your driving YOUR ship up onto the shore, that's gotta hurt feeling her grind to a stop.

[@geriwooddell3236]

Totally agree. It was the first and last time she was run aground.

[@chrishulse7268]

There's a video out there of the Chief Engineer from either the Monarch or Sovereign switching the power off for the final time. Gotta be a tough thing to do after all the countless hours and years of sweat and hard work.

[@mrosenblatt]

@@chrishulse7268 Hell, I got all teary-eyed leaving Harmony of the Seas after spending 2.5 months on board her in the ship yard while she was being built. I would feel terrible leaving a ship behind at the scrap yard.

[@HEROgamer8085]

Where was it beached???

[@carlogambino242]

My first cruise on the fantasy was in 2010 on my first honeymoon. I’m going to miss this vessel.

[@Lockemout104]

Where did you go on your second honeymoon?

[@chedburton3953]

You know your getting when they are graveyarding the ship you went on your honeymoon on. She was a brand new ship when we cruised on our honeymoon thirty years ago. We went back on our tenth anniversary. It was the beginning to our favorite vacation type-“Cruising”

[@RailPreserver2K]

the fantasy was the 3rd ship i sailed on as a passenger and since i'm a film nut i filmed as much as i could on that cruise and i'm now glad i did, there's a cinematic video on my channel on this ship, literally from before the morning dawn to after the night has fallen

[@MrsBilla-nu8qb]

I wanted to see the names on the two ships next to it. I couldn’t tell because the camera kept moving around, but I think one was the former RCCL Monarch of the Seas.

[@gulfcoastliving3186]

Do they require a pilot to run a ship aground?

[@Graygeezer]

Gone too soon. Great ship, great memories.

[@terrysimmons8657]

Didn't think there would be so many people on the bridge. Just thought one guy yelling "Ramming Speeed!"

[@gar949]

I took the behind the fun tour on my 2013 fantasy cruise. We got to tour the bridge. So sad to see this but such is life. Goodbye Carnival Fantasy!!!

[@nyariimani7281]

Interesting.

[@PL-mu1cp]

I will miss the Fantasy Class ships. To me it is sad to see them scrapped. For the 3 and 4 night party cruises from L.A. to Baja they were a great quick inexpensive get away. They were comfortable and felt like home. I prefer the older smaller ships to the new floating amusement park. They will live on in KZbin tours to remind us of the good old days.

[@norbertoismaelsevillaposas7274]

really sad moment to see my most love ship rest in peace wonderful fantasy always will be in my heart

[@TXARNGarmy15X]

Wasn't she based out of Galveston, Tx at one time?

[@craigmacher8439]

Lots of crew to scrap it?

[@sarojchhatoi7860]

My first cruise ship. Sad to see. But with many memories 🤗🤗🤗😔

[@kevloos86]

This thing needs to go. Tears of joy!

[@bradhines8689]

Had a very nice cruise on that ship 15 years ago.

[@ON-YT]

What will it take for people to start to film in landscape.

[@davidrincon5556]

I'm pretty sure people would buy port holes n other stuff from the ship like bar stolls the bar doors pilot s wheel captain s door

[@thomashdh3106]

How much money did they get from the scrap yard?

[@HungryGuyStories]

I wonder how much you could buy one of those ships for?

[@JWH-01]

We wondered the same thing. I know it would be an astronomical cost to maintain and operate, but wouldn't it be fun to have one all to yourself! :)

[@HungryGuyStories]

@@JWH-01 Okay. I just did some "back of the napkin" calculations. A small cruise ship of the type being scrapped (not one of the monsters popular today) is about 100,000 tons. Steel sells for about $100 per ton. Assuming that you could convince a cruise line to sell one to you rather than to a scrap yard, you'd probably have to pay $100,000,000. But that sounds way too much to me, even for a brand new ship, so maybe my assumptions are wrong. Or maybe a cruise line with a sentimental streak would sell it to you for less to know their ship is being given a second life.

[@HungryGuyStories]

@@JWH-01 But if I could buy one, I wouldn't keep it as a yacht all to myself. I'd run it as a cruise ship. I'd have a real apartment built on the top deck to live in full time, while booking the staterooms to passengers and offer cruises around the world.

[@JWH-01]

@@HungryGuyStories I have been pondering a lot about the future of cruising. I think it will be a lot more expensive than before. If they are going to run with fewer people to keep it safe, then they will be forced to raise prices to keep the ships profitable. It will still have similar cost to run the ship even though the food and house keeping costs may go down. If you could get a smaller ship, then run it at an even lower capacity. Perhaps you could modify the staterooms to be more luxurious and market it as an upper end cruise. I have no idea if there is any demand for that. I would think the cruise lines would be doing that if there were a demand.

[@HungryGuyStories]

@@JWH-01 Yes, that's exactly my thoughts! I love the smaller ships, too. The newer ships just feel like you're in a big hotel. Run it as an upscale cruise line with one ship. Just keep sailing around the world. Let people get on and off at any port (like MSC does on some of its ships). I think there's plenty of demand from people who are afraid to fly who would love to be able to take a ship as an actual form of transport from their home port to their destination, one way or round trip, stay there, then sail back home at a later time.

[@jawadad802]

might have well not bothered with the bowtrusters; the time the pitch is set he already overrode the previous order...

[@dennisvogelius8602]

It is a sad moment. What is more sad is the polution that is being made there when chopping up that majestic ship

[@chuckboyle8456]

Officer of the Deck sound collision alarm! Crashback...all back full...we have gone to ground! Belay that it’s liberty call Aliaga, never mind. All stop. Finished with engines!

[@geraldgiles388]

My wife and I took our first cruise on the Fantasy in 1995.

[@RoastBeefSandwich]

very sad, I have a lot of good memories of the Fantasy.

[@rolandbujeiro42]

It's a sad state of affairs that they're being scrapped because of the current situation. Had covid19 not occurred, they'd still all be sailing.

[@integr8er66]

How much is a ship like that worth in scrap?

[@waynep343]

i wonder how much room furniture is left .. the slot machines and gambling equipment was probably removed. i wonder how much of the machine shop is left on board.. tools and parts for the engines.. do they cut up the diesel generator sets with torches too... how about since you are over there.. a Tour of the sales yards to see what is removed and resold .. can you imagine the kitchen equipment..

[@meehow3694]

Someone should make a documentary on it now that they are there

[@oldschool1993]

These clowns could barely beach this tub, can you imagine them in the open sea with 3000 passengers on board,

[@cpufreak101]

i'd believe beaching crew would be different than it's regular crew, but i'd have no clue.

[@iswearitsamaddog]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say you haven't got a clue what you're talking about.

[@oldschool1993]

@@iswearitsamaddog Guys who go out on a limb usually end up falling on their butt.

[@matthewconley9869]

You kinda want your bridge crew to NOT know how to beach a ship.

[@wantsumvid4213]

Samir you're breaking the ship!

[@MrDrewthat]

Why all the frantic yelling, you're beaching the damn ship??

[@PIlotrcm]

Because it’s dangerous

[@MrDrewthat]

@@PIlotrcm A blind man could beach a ship all by himself.

[@Natethanastysnake666]

Sounds like a scene from Mars Attacks

[@awidesigns]

Seems like such a waste of machinery to scrap a perfectly good ship. Seems like we should have different ways of using these ships. This would be like me tearing down my house because it just turned 30 years old. I have been on this ship and have lots of great memories, very sad to see these ships being destroyed.

[@gggggppppp]

We live in an age of guaranteed machine parts lifetimes, it’s not worth trying to repurpose them much anymore

[@gab194bbece7]

I’m Going To miss that vessel😢

[@solcasared]

I think I was the only British DJ that worked on the fantasy Great gig sad to see it go

[@hugorodant2795]

Cozumel will miss you a lot!!!

[@Mup4iit]

*after it's beached* "Hard to starboard!"

[@cymbaliv5586]

It must be odd for a Captain who spends his entire career trying not to run aground to deliberately aim his ship for the shore! The temptation to shout out at the last minute "hard astern!!" must have been hard to resist.

[@ronlewis9374]

My first cruise was on that ship in 1990. Sad that it's considered a smaller ship. The last cruise I was on , our honeymoon, had a capacity of between 700-800 passengers plus crew. I really don't want to vacation with 5000 other people.

[@retrochristmas7329]

They should make a giant demo derby with all the retired cruise ships xD. That would be the most epic thing ever!

[@That1Guineapig.]

Yea...

[@retrochristmas7329]

@@That1Guineapig. why such a meh responce. Cruise ship demo derby would be the greates sport ever created!

[@stephencruise6556]

Carnival Fantasy RIP

[@askjeevescosby2928]

This has to be heartbreaking. Think of all the people that called this ship home for all those years. I don't understand how it's not worth keeping to somebody. There are tons of crappier ships used by small cruise lines I don't understand how these weren't sold to them

[@jimmytaylor6545]

I have enjoyed this ship twice It will be missed.

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

Not one but several people holding the phone wrong. Panorama, people! Sideways, not up and down.

[@mwolfgr01]

It's sad seeing a perfectly fine ship ending up like this..

[@christineallen7170]

Ring ring....ring ring...helo is that the captain.....stop we have changed our minds.....STOP!... Must be the strangest feeling for crew in control to beach a ship