''Carnival Inspiration'' (formerly ''Inspiration'') was a operated by

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. Built by

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at its Helsinki New Shipyard in

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, Finland, she was floated out on April 1, 1996, and christened as ''Inspiration'' by Mary Anne Shula. During 2007, in common with all of her ''Fantasy''-class sisters, she had the prefix ''Carnival'' added to her name and had some passenger areas and facilities were refurbished. In July 2020, Carnival sold ''Carnival Inspiration'', along with her sister ship ''

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''. Cruise Radio reported that ''Carnival Inspiration'' will likely be scrapped in Turkey. She made her final voyage from

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and arrived at

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on August 5, 20

and by August 26, was being dismantled. Scrapping started on her on 5 April 2021, and concluded around January 2022. Carnival Inspiration en Ensenada

References

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External links

Official website
Ships built in Helsinki

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