Carwardine Epsilon

A ship that officially sailed on November 3rd, 1993, normal voyages began December of 1993.

Construction
This ship started construction in 1991 at Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Finland.

1998 Drydock
The ship was sent to Chesapeake Shipbulding for some renovations.

2008 Drydock
During the drydock, the Roller Skater was repainted.

Floating Hotel
This ship, since 2020, has been a floating hotel on the port of Newport News.

Ports Sailed Out Of

 * Newport News - 1993-1994
 * New York City - 1994-1998
 * Baltimore - 1998-2003
 * New York City - 2003-2008
 * Norfolk - 2008-2015
 * New York City - 2015-2020
 * Newport News - Permanently Docked since 2020

Details

 * Name - Carwardine Epsilon
 * Owner - Carwardine Parks of Virginia Inc.
 * Operator - Carwardine Cruise Lines
 * Port of Registry - Panama City, Panama
 * Tonnage - 71,000 GT
 * Length - 860 ft
 * Beam - 131 ft
 * Draft - 8m
 * Speed - 25 knots
 * Serial Code - MY-06-93/1-1

Routes

 * 5 Day Bahamas from Newport News (1993-1994)
 * 5 Day Bermuda from New York City (1994-1998)
 * 5 Day Bermuda from Baltimore (1998-2003)
 * 4 Day Bermuda from New York City (2003-2008)
 * 4 Day Bermuda from Norfolk (2008-2015)
 * 6 Day Bermuda from New York City (2015-2020)

Bronze Deck

 * Bronze Balconies (Balcony rooms)

Silver Deck

 * Silver Suites (Suites without balconies)

Gold Deck

 * Gold Views (Suites with balconies)

Platinum Deck

 * Platinum Lobby (A lobby)

Diamond Deck

 * Diamond Piano Bar (A piano bar)
 * Carwardine Cruise Kids Krew

Emerald Deck

 * Emerald Dining (A dining room)
 * The Carwardine Cruise Entertainment Band

Amethyst Deck

 * Amethyst Casino (A casino)

Ruby Deck

 * McDonalds
 * Ruby Pool (A pool)

Sapphire Deck

 * Water Slide (A ProSlide Pipeline that goes into the Ruby Pool, repainted from beige to orange in 2008)

Opal Deck

 * Roller Skater (a Vekoma Junior Coaster 335m, with a mirrored layout, a turntable, a chain lift hill, and a transfer track, the turntable and transfer track combined allows 3 trains to be used at once, repainted from brown track and silver supports to orange track and black supports in 2008)

Platinum Crystal Deck

 * Crystal Lounge (lower deck, adults only area with a spa, a sauna, a salon, a fitness center, a jogging track, and until 1995, a skeet shooting area)

Emerald Crystal Deck

 * Crystal Lounge (upper deck, adults only area with a suntanning area, hot tubs, a swim up bar, and a full on adults-only swimming pool)