Carwardine Mu

Maiden voyage on March 30, 1996, normal operations began May 1996.

Construction
This ship started construction in Early 1994 at Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Finland.

2001 Dry-Dock
Carwardine Mu was sent to Meyer Werft for some modifications, including translating English signs into Spanish.

2002 Dry-Dock
The Carwardine Mu got a dry-dock in 2002 with the addition of an at-sea Burger King where the bar was located before being relocated to the Opal Deck, in turn replacing a storage area.

Ports Sailed Out Of

 * Galveston - 1996-2001
 * San Juan - 2001-2002
 * Port Canaveral - 2002-2006
 * Seattle - 2006-2014
 * New Orleans - 2014-2020
 * Seattle - 2021-upcoming

Details

 * Name: Carwardine Mu
 * Owner: Carwardine Parks of Virginia, Inc.
 * Operator: Dire, Dire Docks Maritime & Boating
 * Port of Registry: Nassau, Bahamas
 * Builder: Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Helsinki, Finland
 * Laid Down: Early 1994
 * Launched: August 11, 1995
 * Completed: October 4, 1995
 * Maiden Voyage: March 30, 1996
 * In Service: May 1996-present
 * Tonnage: 77,000 GT
 * Length: 915 ft
 * Beam: 118 ft
 * Draft: 26 ft
 * Speed: 22 knots

Bronze Deck

 * Bronze Bricks (interior rooms)

Silver Deck

 * Silver Suites (suites without balconies)

Gold Deck

 * Gold Views (ocean view rooms)

Platinum Deck

 * Platinum Peeks (balcony rooms)

Emerald Deck

 * Emerald City Rooms (suites with balconies)

Amethyst Deck

 * Amethyst Atrium (a lobby)

Ruby Deck

 * Ruby Restaurant (a dining room)

Sapphire Deck

 * Sapphire Slots (a casino)

Plutonium Deck

 * Burger King @ Sea (fast food restaurant)
 * Pooltonium (a pool)

Opal Deck

 * Water Slide (a ProSlide Dark Pipeline that goes into the Pooltonium, originally painted black before being repainted red and yellow in 2014)

Iron Deck

 * Roller Skater (a Vekoma Junior 335m model, this is mainly a normal model, but with a transfer track, a chain lift and a TV playing a perfectly synced cartoon, originally painted white with green supports before being repainted red with yellow supports in 2014)

Topaz Deck

 * Topaz Temptation (an adults-only area with suntanning, a jogging track, a swim-up bar, an adults only swimming pool and a spa, since June 1996, opaque walls replaced the transparent walls on the back of the mini golf course)

Mineral Deck

 * Mineral Mini-Golf (mini golf where the adults only area usually is, 18 holes)