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. The ship was launched out in late 1992 and completed in September of 1993. The ship's maiden voyage was held November 3rd, 1993, and was christened that exact same date. The ship would begin its normal career on December of 1993, sailing out of Newport News initially, although transitioning to New York City in early 1994.

The ship would get positive reviews upon launch.

The ship would be mostly unchanged for the next few years, save for the skeet shooting area being blocked off in 1995.

1998 Drydock
The ship was sent to Chesapeake Shipbuilding for some renovations. This included the addition of a tube conveyor belt from the Ruby Pool to the Water Slide entrance to avoid the complicated queueing system the slide used to have, and Deano's Bar and Grill getting an uplift to be more energy efficient.

2003 Drydock
In 2003, the ship got a drydock that added more modern navigation systems in the bridge, along with that, the Pizza Hut Express upgraded to the then-current logo and the Big League Sports Bar replaced the old CRT TVs with newer flat-screen TVs.

2008 Drydock
In 2008, the ship got yet another drydock. During the drydock, the Roller Skater and Water Slide were repainted, the McDonald's was updated with the "Forever Young" design, getting rid of all the McDonaldLand characters except for Ronald McDonald and all the in-cabin CRT TVs were replaced with flatscreen TVs.

2012 Drydock
In 2012, the ship got another drydock, this time, the Platinum Lobby was given an overhaul in order to look more modern, and Dan's Diner got a refresh, with the addition of an authentic vinyl record jukebox and posters from the 1950s (including Los Angeles Fly TWA, I Like Ike, and The Mickey Mouse Club).

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

General

 * 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)

1993-1998

 * Bronze Interiors - $119.99 ($254.95 today)
 * Bronze Views - $142.49 ($302.76 today)
 * Bronze Balconies - $189.99 ($403.68 today)
 * Silver Suites - $237.49 ($504.61 today)
 * Gold Views - $354.99 ($754.26 today)

1998-2003

 * Bronze Interiors - $134.99 ($254.27 today)
 * Bronze Views - $159.99 ($301.36 today)
 * Bronze Balconies - $212.49 ($400.25 today)
 * Silver Suites - $267.49 ($503.84 today)
 * Gold Views - $399.99 ($753.42 today)

2003-2008

 * Bronze Interiors - $149.99 ($250.28 today)

Bronze Deck

 * Bronze Balconies (Balcony rooms)
 * Bronze Interiors (Interior rooms)
 * Bronze Views (Ocean view rooms)

Silver Deck

 * Silver Suites (Suites without balconies)

Gold Deck

 * Gold Views (Suites with balconies)

Platinum Deck

 * Platinum Lobby (A lobby)

Diamond Deck

 * Carwardine Cruise Kids Krew
 * Diamond Piano Bar (A piano bar)
 * Main Lounge (Lower floor)
 * Mineral Library
 * Shop Carwardine

Emerald Deck

 * Emerald Dining (A dining room)
 * Main Lounge (Upper floor)
 * Plank Wok Sushi
 * The Carwardine Cruise Entertainment Band
 * Video Arcade

Amethyst Deck

 * Amethyst Aft Lounge
 * Amethyst Casino (A casino)
 * Bargain Boutique
 * Bridge
 * Dan's Diner (A 1950's themed diner)
 * Pizza Hut Express
 * Stayin' Afloat Dance Club

Ruby Deck

 * Carwardine Cantina
 * Deano's Bar & Grill
 * McDonalds
 * Pool Bar
 * Ruby Pool (A pool)

Sapphire Deck

 * Big League Sports Bar
 * Sea Snax
 * 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)