philbob84 Posted February 3, 2019 #1 Share Posted February 3, 2019 With all the hub-ub about the new Mardi Gras i did some research on the first one. very neat history. Does anyone have PDF's or pictures of the early carnival ships? I'm curious to how the old plans compare to the newest ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted February 3, 2019 #2 Share Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, philbob84 said: With all the hub-ub about the new Mardi Gras i did some research on the first one. very neat history. Does anyone have PDF's or pictures of the early carnival ships? I'm curious to how the old plans compare to the newest ships. Google has a wealth of information of the Canadian Pacific liners from whence they came. Here is the Empress of Canada which Carnival purchased and transformed into the Mardi Gras. Edited February 3, 2019 by sanmarcosman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted February 3, 2019 #3 Share Posted February 3, 2019 They actually looked like ships back then....not floating bathtubs, because everybody and his brother need a balcony nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SRQbeachgirl Posted February 4, 2019 #4 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Our very first cruise was on the Holiday, back in the early 1990's. We were hooked! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schazzy Posted February 4, 2019 #5 Share Posted February 4, 2019 These are two pages I found awhile back: http://www.classicliners.net/MARDI-GRAS.html https://ssmaritime.com/empcanada.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted February 4, 2019 #6 Share Posted February 4, 2019 The Holiday class were very much like the Fantasy class, only smaller. If you can find a deck plan on the Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line website, one of their ships, the Grand Celebration, was the Carnival Celebration. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
five. Posted February 4, 2019 #7 Share Posted February 4, 2019 You might enjoy this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc4125 Posted February 4, 2019 #8 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I was the Gift Shop Assistant Manager on the Mardi Gras in 1981. I have so many wonderful memories tied to that ship (along with the Carnivale and Festivale). I agree with the poster who said that ships looked like ships back then. The formal night in the dining room was really formal - tuxes and long gowns with "flaming" deserts (lol). Skeet shooting off the back of the ship. Fishing "lessons" from some world famous fisherman. So much fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngineCo52 Posted February 5, 2019 #9 Share Posted February 5, 2019 On 2/3/2019 at 6:39 PM, Sauer-kraut said: They actually looked like ships back then....not floating bathtubs, because everybody and his brother need a balcony nowadays 🤣🤣 floating bathtubs I totally laughed out loud at the one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbob84 Posted February 7, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Thank you all! Any early pictures of the Fantasy class? I love the lines of those early ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted February 7, 2019 #11 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 2/3/2019 at 6:39 PM, Sauer-kraut said: They actually looked like ships back then....not floating bathtubs, because everybody and his brother need a balcony nowadays with good reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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