At the time of her launch, she was one of the largest cruise ships of her era. She was launched on 31 December 1998 and later christened by Mary Frank, wife of Howard Frank, the then vice-chairman of Carnival. Construction Ĭarnival Victory was built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli Venezia Giulia. In 2021, she was renamed Carnival Radiance after a US$200 million refit was completed in October and she commenced service under her new name in December. Ordered by Carnival in 1997, the 101,509 GT vessel was the third Destiny-class cruise ship to join the fleet after her debut in 2000 and became one of the largest cruise ships of her era. Sister ship of Carnival Triumph (now Carnival Sunrise)ĭiesel-electric two controllable pitch propellers (17.6 MW each) Ģ,764 passenger (double occupancy), max 3,470 (with all berths filled) Ĭarnival Radiance (formerly Carnival Victory) is a Destiny-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line.
