Carwardine Gamma

Carwardine Gamma is a cruise ship that started service in 1992.

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

1996 Dry-Dock
In 1996, the ship gained it's first dry-dock.

1999 Dry-Dock
In 1999, the ship gained another dry-dock, gaining the "BlueHorn 3" remodel, with the addition of Internet-equipped computers to Phileas Fogg's Around the World Café, a children's computer lab inside Kids' Carwardine and the outlawing of smoking outside of designated smoking areas (cabins with cigarette symbols on the door, the Diamond Casino or outdoor deck areas with "Smoking Area" signs).

The computer games featured in the children's computer lab at launch include:


 * Disney's Toy Story Activity Center
 * Mario's Game Gallery
 * Mario Teaches Typing 2
 * The Oregon Trail: 3rd Edition
 * Sonic R (Windows version)
 * Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1996 version)

2002 Dry-Dock
After the 2002 dry-dock, the ship returned to Newport News for the first time since 1994. The children's computer lab games were replaced with:


 * Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers
 * Extremely Goofy Skateboarding
 * Monsters, Inc.: Scare Island
 * The Oregon Trail: 5th Edition
 * Rugrats: All Growed Up
 * SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty

2005 Dry-Dock
In 2005, the ship was drydocked at Newport News Shipyard for some upgrades. Rooms on the Platinum and Amethyst decks replaced their aging CRT TVs with LCD flat-screen TVs. The children's computer lab games were replaced with:


 * Dora The Explorer: Fairytale Adventure
 * Pac-Man World 2
 * RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
 * SimCity 4
 * SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
 * SpongeBob SquarePants Typing

2009 Dry-Dock
In 2009, the remaining in-room CRTs were replaced with LCD flat-screen TVs. The children's computer lab was also removed and replaced with TVs connected to Nintendo Wiis.

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

2020 Rebuild
In 2020, the ship was sent to Aliaga, Turkey, to be ripped to it's bare shell, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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-present

Details

 * Owner: Carwardine Parks of Virginia, Inc.
 * Operator: Dire Dire Docks Maritime & Boating, Inc. (aka Carwardine Cruise Lines, LLC.)
 * Christened: May 30, 1992
 * Completed: February 1, 1992
 * Maiden Voyage: May 30, 1992
 * In service: September 1992-present
 * Tonnage: 66,234 GT
 * Length: 663 ft
 * Beam: 137 ft
 * Draft: 7.30m
 * Decks: 10
 * Speed: 22.5 knots
 * Serial Code: MW-12-91/2-1

Routes

 * TBA (1992-1994)
 * 6 Day Bahamas (1994-2000)
 * 5 Day Bahamas (2000-2002)
 * TBA (2002-2006)
 * 6 Day Bahamas (2006-2014)
 * 7 Day Bahamas (2014-2015)
 * 6 Day Bahamas (2015-2016)
 * 6 Day Bermuda (2016-2017)
 * 7 Day Bahamas (2017-2018)
 * 7 Day Eastern Caribbean (2018-2019)
 * 6 Day Bahamas(2019-2020)
 * 6 Day Canada & New England (2021-present)

1992-1994

 * Bronze Rooms [Interior] - $114.99 ($251.64 today)
 * Silver Rooms - $127.49 ($278.99 today)
 * Gold Rooms [Interior] - $137.49 ($300.88 today)
 * Platinum Rooms [Interior] - $149.99 ($328.23 today)
 * Bronze Rooms [Ocean View] - $159.99 ($350.11 today)
 * Gold Rooms [Ocean View] - $184.99 ($404.82 today)
 * Platinum Rooms [Ocean View] - $229.99 ($503.30 today)
 * Bronze Balconies - $274.99 ($601.78 today)
 * Silver Suites - $319.99 ($700.25 today)
 * Gold Suites - $344.99 ($754.96 today)

Bronze

 * Bronze Balconies (Balcony rooms)
 * Bronze Rooms (Standard interior/ocean view rooms)

Silver

 * Silver Rooms (Standard interior rooms)
 * Silver Suites (Suites without balconies)

Gold

 * Gold Rooms (Standard interior/ocean view rooms)
 * Gold Suites (Suites with balconies)

Platinum

 * Platinum Rooms (Standard interior/ocean view rooms)
 * Platinum Lobby (A lobby)
 * Excursions
 * Reception

Diamond

 * Diamond Casino (A casino)
 * Sea Arcade (An arcade)
 * Mineral Theatre (A two-story performing theatre)
 * Kids Carwardine (A kids area)
 * Shop Carwardine
 * Phileas Fogg's Around The World Cafe and Internet
 * Junk Food Central
 * Cards Room
 * Library
 * Seafeld Comedy Club
 * Staying Afloat Disco Club

Emerald

 * Emerald Diner (A dining room)
 * Mineral Theatre (A two-story performing theatre)
 * The Carwardine Cruise Entertainment Band
 * Barwardine
 * Photo Shop
 * Conference Room
 * Galley
 * Bridge
 * The Kosher Hut
 * The Be Sharps Piano Bar

Amethyst

 * Amethyst Pool (A pool)
 * McDonalds
 * Pool Bar
 * Jacuzzis
 * Kids Pool
 * The Hungry Pirate
 * Plank Wok
 * Main Buffet
 * Deano's Bar and Grill
 * Amethyst Mini-Condominiums

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)
 * Fake Driving Ranges
 * Italiano
 * Solarium

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)

Taglines

 * Beam up, Fantasy and Ecstasy! (Launch)

Trivia

 * This ship is similar to Celebrity Cruise Line's former Horizon class.