Carwardine Theta

Maiden voyage January 29, 1995, began regular sailings Valentine's Day 1995. It's current port of registery is, it was built by from 1992-1994.

Construction
The ship was completed by the end of 1994, and was sailed from India to America on January 11, 1995. It's first public voyage happened on January 29, 1995, which was a trip from Newport to Bermuda.

A Hundred Days At Sea
During the transportation from San Juan to US Virgin Islands, the ship went on a 100-day cruise around the world.

2003 Dry-Dock
The 2003 Dry-Dock added a PBS Kids themed children's area, a zipline was added on the starboard side of the ship.

2005 Somali Pirate Attack
On October 25, 2005, Theta was attacked by pirates in the during a PBS Kids Little Explorers' Cruise. She was sailing en route from the to,  when Somali pirates began surrounding the ship. The ship's security team managed to prevent the pirates from boarding by firing high-pressure water cannons at them, until the Royal Netherlands Navy Karel Doorman-class frigate Van Galen, after answering a distress call from Theta, began sailing in close proximity to Theta, causing most of the pirates to flee. No one was injured and the ship escaped without damage, and continued on her voyage to Oman.

Ports Sailed

 * Newport - 1995-1997
 * San Juan - 1997-2002
 * U.S. Virgin Islands - 2002-2006
 * Barbados - 2006-2014
 * Progreso - 2014-2020
 * Galveston - 2021-upcoming

Crystal Deck

 * Crystal Slides (Two ProSlide Twisters, repainted from beige to purple and blue respectively in 2014)

Pearl Deck

 * Roller Skater (A Vekoma Roller Skater 335m, repainted from brown track and silver supports to purple track and black supports in 2014)

Trivia

 * This is the only Carwardine cruise ship built in India.