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Information on Mardi Gras -
- Launched: October 1960
- 27,284 Gross Tonnage
- 198 Metres in Length
- 26 Metre Beam
- 8.8 Metre Draft
- 10 Decks
- Port of Registry: Commonwealth of the Bahamas
- Installed Power: 30,000hp Geared Steam Turbines
- Propulsion: Two Propellers
- Speed: 20 Knots
- Capacity: 1,048 passengers | Crew: 470
The Story of The Infamous TSS Mardi Gras -
Launched in 1960 as the ocean liner Empress of Canada she was renamed on entering service as the Mardi Gras with Carnival Cruise Line as a cruise ship in 1972. On February 26 she sailed on a transatlantic crossing bound for Miami. Despite a rocky start, that began with her grounding a sand bar in Miami on her Carnival maiden voyage, she would prove not also to be the most popular cruise ship in the American market, but form the success story of the Carnival Cruise Line regime.
As their 1st cruise ship, she helped create what is said to be the best-run cruise operator in the world, bordering a fleet of over 40 ships to date, and owning stock from much traditional ship lines of Holland America, Cunard and Costa. The early years of Carnival Corporation were not as vibrant as it was very financially weak, and overhead had to kept at bay to ensure they would remain afloat. In fact, there were not enough funds to hire someone to design a logo for their new ship. As a result, they adapted the Canadian Pacific logo multi-mark that was welded onto the funnel, which ironically was too costly to remove. All that was altered was changing the colours of green and white to red, white, and blue with the angles of the mark softened more into curves. The green band surrounding the hull was changed to a more suitable red colour.
Due to the dire financial position of Carnival, it was deemed necessary that she should immediately begin making money for the cruise line. After a $1 million bond had been paid, and a mere six weeks after her purchase, on March 11, 1972, the MARDI GRAS departed Miami on her first cruise with 300 travel agency members on board among the passengers.
Her grounding a sand bar was a result of both her deep draft along with the rudder command from pilot to helmsman that was either misunderstood or inaccurate had resulted in her touching bottom. The so-called “Mardi Gras on the Rocks,” something of amusement and an actual cocktail on competitors' vessels turned out something more serious as there was 75% damage to her hull plating and underwater segments, of which was repaired in a later refit. Due to time constraints and financial positions, the early days of Mardi Gras involved sectioning off certain areas of the ship for slight refurbishment and redecoration. In many ways, the ship was still the Empress of Canada as the line could not dry dock her and make the appropriate changes that best suited them. Internally, the major changes included ensuring all cabins were fitted with a shower and toilet.
With the exception of the two forward cargo booms, all cargo handling equipment was removed as her role as a full-time cruise ship no longer required them. While this job was eventually taken on sometime after she had sailed many Carnival miles there were also some modifications made to her funnel markings. At the request of the Canadian Pacific line, and the very similar likings of their logo, Carnival reduced the thickness of the white section. While the "C" of the company was backward at certain angles, the changes made at that time reflect the current “crescent” markings on all present-day Carnival ships. Despite the MARDI GRAS might have been seen as an informal cruise ship, this would soon prove not to be the case. Internally, the company made refurbishments to distract that idea including covering the acres of wood panelling with metallic foil wallpaper and changing public room names. One of the biggest changes came with replacing the former 1st class dining room with cabins, done so to alleviate the resentment from passengers who were assigned to dine in the former Tourist Class restaurant. The overall result of these refurbishments generated a somewhat fun and relaxed image, especially since in the eye of the public, cruises were viewed as stuffy and made only for the older folks. Remember, these were the days before the world was introduced to the popular Love Boat series which would further propel the face of cruising to new heights.Despite rising fuel costs, MARDI GRAS was sailing with admirable passenger loads in 1974. The company A.I.T.S. still had a 50% stack in the operation, and they were looking to part ways with the $5 million dollar debt that loomed over both them and Ted Arison. To weather these difficult financial times, Arison approached the struggling Greek Line with the idea of pairing up their QUEEN ANNA MARIA with MARDI GRAS. This proposal, along with the same type made to another well established Greek operator called Sun Line, was also turned down. By November 1974, Carnival Corporation became the new holding name as A.I.T.S. had caved in and sold their interests to Arison. Carnival eventually also dropped the flamboyant image of “flagship of the Golden Fleet” and drew upon the image of “Fun Ship” as this concept was more befitting to what the crew and passengers agreed was a happy ship. Despite having to compete with the purpose-built cruise ships, the “Fun Ship” image became nothing short of effective and has proven successful to this day. By 1975, Ted Arison knew a running mate had to be found, to further the image, as MARDI GRAS was ranked as the number one cruise ship sailing on the Caribbean. The dwindling passenger trade over the North Atlantic caused many lines to go under throughout the 1970s. The Greek Line became one of those victims in early 1975, forcing fleet mates OLYMPIA and QUEEN ANNA MARIA to be laid up in Perama, Greece. Ted Arison overlooked the two vessels with the determination that while OLYMPIA was in a better state, the severely rusted QUEEN ANNA MARIA was seen as a more ideal running mate. OLYMPIA, on the other hand, would spend seven fore long years in neglect and in the end, would make one of the largest comebacks in cruise liner history.
Enjoy! :) - Carnivalship
- Launched: October 1960
- 27,284 Gross Tonnage
- 198 Metres in Length
- 26 Metre Beam
- 8.8 Metre Draft
- 10 Decks
- Port of Registry: Commonwealth of the Bahamas
- Installed Power: 30,000hp Geared Steam Turbines
- Propulsion: Two Propellers
- Speed: 20 Knots
- Capacity: 1,048 passengers | Crew: 470
The Story of The Infamous TSS Mardi Gras -
Launched in 1960 as the ocean liner Empress of Canada she was renamed on entering service as the Mardi Gras with Carnival Cruise Line as a cruise ship in 1972. On February 26 she sailed on a transatlantic crossing bound for Miami. Despite a rocky start, that began with her grounding a sand bar in Miami on her Carnival maiden voyage, she would prove not also to be the most popular cruise ship in the American market, but form the success story of the Carnival Cruise Line regime.
As their 1st cruise ship, she helped create what is said to be the best-run cruise operator in the world, bordering a fleet of over 40 ships to date, and owning stock from much traditional ship lines of Holland America, Cunard and Costa. The early years of Carnival Corporation were not as vibrant as it was very financially weak, and overhead had to kept at bay to ensure they would remain afloat. In fact, there were not enough funds to hire someone to design a logo for their new ship. As a result, they adapted the Canadian Pacific logo multi-mark that was welded onto the funnel, which ironically was too costly to remove. All that was altered was changing the colours of green and white to red, white, and blue with the angles of the mark softened more into curves. The green band surrounding the hull was changed to a more suitable red colour.
Due to the dire financial position of Carnival, it was deemed necessary that she should immediately begin making money for the cruise line. After a $1 million bond had been paid, and a mere six weeks after her purchase, on March 11, 1972, the MARDI GRAS departed Miami on her first cruise with 300 travel agency members on board among the passengers.
Her grounding a sand bar was a result of both her deep draft along with the rudder command from pilot to helmsman that was either misunderstood or inaccurate had resulted in her touching bottom. The so-called “Mardi Gras on the Rocks,” something of amusement and an actual cocktail on competitors' vessels turned out something more serious as there was 75% damage to her hull plating and underwater segments, of which was repaired in a later refit. Due to time constraints and financial positions, the early days of Mardi Gras involved sectioning off certain areas of the ship for slight refurbishment and redecoration. In many ways, the ship was still the Empress of Canada as the line could not dry dock her and make the appropriate changes that best suited them. Internally, the major changes included ensuring all cabins were fitted with a shower and toilet.
With the exception of the two forward cargo booms, all cargo handling equipment was removed as her role as a full-time cruise ship no longer required them. While this job was eventually taken on sometime after she had sailed many Carnival miles there were also some modifications made to her funnel markings. At the request of the Canadian Pacific line, and the very similar likings of their logo, Carnival reduced the thickness of the white section. While the "C" of the company was backward at certain angles, the changes made at that time reflect the current “crescent” markings on all present-day Carnival ships. Despite the MARDI GRAS might have been seen as an informal cruise ship, this would soon prove not to be the case. Internally, the company made refurbishments to distract that idea including covering the acres of wood panelling with metallic foil wallpaper and changing public room names. One of the biggest changes came with replacing the former 1st class dining room with cabins, done so to alleviate the resentment from passengers who were assigned to dine in the former Tourist Class restaurant. The overall result of these refurbishments generated a somewhat fun and relaxed image, especially since in the eye of the public, cruises were viewed as stuffy and made only for the older folks. Remember, these were the days before the world was introduced to the popular Love Boat series which would further propel the face of cruising to new heights.Despite rising fuel costs, MARDI GRAS was sailing with admirable passenger loads in 1974. The company A.I.T.S. still had a 50% stack in the operation, and they were looking to part ways with the $5 million dollar debt that loomed over both them and Ted Arison. To weather these difficult financial times, Arison approached the struggling Greek Line with the idea of pairing up their QUEEN ANNA MARIA with MARDI GRAS. This proposal, along with the same type made to another well established Greek operator called Sun Line, was also turned down. By November 1974, Carnival Corporation became the new holding name as A.I.T.S. had caved in and sold their interests to Arison. Carnival eventually also dropped the flamboyant image of “flagship of the Golden Fleet” and drew upon the image of “Fun Ship” as this concept was more befitting to what the crew and passengers agreed was a happy ship. Despite having to compete with the purpose-built cruise ships, the “Fun Ship” image became nothing short of effective and has proven successful to this day. By 1975, Ted Arison knew a running mate had to be found, to further the image, as MARDI GRAS was ranked as the number one cruise ship sailing on the Caribbean. The dwindling passenger trade over the North Atlantic caused many lines to go under throughout the 1970s. The Greek Line became one of those victims in early 1975, forcing fleet mates OLYMPIA and QUEEN ANNA MARIA to be laid up in Perama, Greece. Ted Arison overlooked the two vessels with the determination that while OLYMPIA was in a better state, the severely rusted QUEEN ANNA MARIA was seen as a more ideal running mate. OLYMPIA, on the other hand, would spend seven fore long years in neglect and in the end, would make one of the largest comebacks in cruise liner history.
Enjoy! :) - Carnivalship
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