Carwardine Gamma

Construction
This ship was built at Meyer Werft in Germany between 1990-1992.

2002 Dry-Dock
After the 2002 dry-dock, the ship returned to Newport News for the first time since 1994.

2014 Dry-Dock
This ship was dry-docked at Meyer Turku in Finland for some upgrades.

Ports Sailed Out Of

 * Newport News - 1992-1994
 * Norfolk - 1994-2002
 * Newport News - 2002-2006
 * Norfolk - 2006-2014
 * Baltimore - 2014-2020
 * New York City - 2021-upcoming

Details

 * 1) Name: Carwardine Gamma
 * 2) Owner: Carwardine Parks of Virginia, Inc.
 * 3) Operator: Dire Dire Docks Maritime & Boating, Inc. (aka Carwardine Cruise Lines, LLC.)
 * 4) Port of Registry: Nassau, Bahamas
 * 5) Route: Bermuda
 * 6) Builder: Meyer Werft, Germany
 * 7) Laid Down: December 15, 1990
 * 8) Launched: March 30, 1991
 * 9) Sponsored by: Jimmy Barrera
 * 10) Christened: May 30, 1992
 * 11) Completed: February 1, 1992
 * 12) Maiden Voyage: May 30, 1992
 * 13) In service: September 1992-present
 * 14) Tonnage: 66,234 GT
 * 15) Length: 663 ft
 * 16) Beam: 137 ft
 * 17) Draft: 7.30m
 * 18) Decks: 10
 * 19) Speed: 22.5 knots

Bronze

 * Bronze Balconies (Balcony rooms)

Silver

 * Silver Suites (Suites without balconies)

Gold

 * Gold Suites (Suites with balconies)

Platinum

 * Platinum Lobby (A lobby)

Diamond

 * Diamond Casino (A casino)

Emerald

 * Emerald Diner (A dining room)

Amethyst

 * Amethyst Pool (A pool)
 * McDonalds

Ruby

 * Roller Skater (A Vekoma Roller Skater, has a turntable feature to accommodate more people, a chain lift instead of a tire lift and is mirrored, got repainted from pink track and blue supports to yellow track and black supports in 2014)
 * Water Slide (A ProSlide Pipeline that goes into the Amethyst Pool, repainted from beige to yellow in 2014)

Bronze Crystal

 * Crystal Lounge (Bottom deck of the lounge, with a fitness area, a jogging track, a massage area, a sauna, and formerly until 1995, a skeet shooting area)

Gold Crystal

 * Crystal Lounge (Top deck of the lounge, with tanning areas, hot tubs, a spa, a salon, a swim up bar, and an adults only pool)