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~SHIPS~DORSET~ Images of the Month for July 2025 ~ 1 & 2 of3 ~ ~ Carnival Miracle ~ arriving at Portland - June 2025
On the 7th June at Portland, Carnival Miracle was making the final call of a nine-day cruise to France, Spain and Portugal before returning to Dover. It was an opportunity to recognise and thank three regular Ships Dorset contributors - Peter Harriman (approaching view), Justyn Ayton (berthing view) and Paul Dallaway (alongside view) - with three images rather than our “usual” two! Paul points out the last time he photographed Carnival Cruises' ships was 2020 when many ships were laid up in Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour.
~SHIPS~DORSET~ Images of the Month for July 2025 ~ 3of3 ~ ~ Carnival Miracle ~ alongside at Portland - June 2025
Carnival Corporation built six “Spirit Class” cruise ships with Kvaerner Masa at their Helsinki Shipyard between 2000 and 2004 … two for their Costa Cruises brand and four with Carnival Cruises. Carnival Miracle was the final ship in the series and has spent twenty years based, primarily, in North America and the Caribbean. In 2025 she is based out of Dover for four months and the Mediterranean for three months before a winter in Florida.
Key Dimensions of Carnival Miracle … Gross Tonnage = 88,500 … Length = 294m … Beam = 32m … Draft = 8m … 12 accessible decks … Total Installed Power = 62 MW … Service speed = 22 knots … Capacity for 2,124 passengers and 930 crew … in service 2004.
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