Sensation (ship)

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Career
Sensation at Nassau, Bahamas in 2006
Name:	1993-2007: Sensation 2008 onwards: Carnival Sensation
Owner:	Carnival Cruise Lines
Operator:	Carnival Cruise Lines
Port of Registry:	Bahamas
Builder:	Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland
In service:	1993
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Fantasy class cruise ship
Tonnage:	70,367 GT (gross tonnage)
Displacement:	7,180 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)
Length:	855 ft (261 m)
Beam:	25.09 ft (7.65 m)
Draft:	7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)
Decks:	10
Installed power:	2 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 8ZAV40S diesels 4 × Sulzer-Wärtsilä 12ZAV40S diesels 42240 kW
Propulsion:	Two propellers
Speed:	21 kn (38.89 km/h/24.17 mph)
Capacity:	2056 passengers (lower berths) 2634 passengers (all berths)
Crew:	920

Sensation is a Fantasy class cruise ship, which began operation with Carnival Cruise Lines in 1993. Sensation was also featured in The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Mystery Cruise (1995).

[edit] Public rooms

Fantasia Lounge
The Oak Room
Fantasy Dining Room
Ecstasy Dining Room
Plaza Lounge
Polo Lounge
Kaleidoscope Dance Club
Michelangelo's Lounge
Joe's Cafe and Internet
Mirage Bar
Club Vegas Casino
Seaview Bar & Grill

[edit] Hurricane Katrina

Sensation was one of several cruise ships chartered by the US Government to provide accommodation for refugees and relief workers following Hurricane Katrina. After being released from FEMA service, the Sensation began cruising from Port Canaveral, replacing the Fantasy on Carnival's three and four day cruises from Port Canaveral.