Carwardine Epsilon

A floating hotel (formerly 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.

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

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)