Carnival Horizon

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Carnival Horizon
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Carnival Horizon docked in Cozumel, 2022
History
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NameCarnival Horizon
Owner Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator Carnival Cruise Line
Port of registryFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
OrderedDecember 19, 2014 [1]
Builder Fincantieri, Marghera
Yard number6243
Laid downApril 2016 [2]
LaunchedMarch 10, 2017 [3]
Sponsored by Queen Latifah
ChristenedMay 23, 2018
Maiden voyageApril 2, 2018
In service2018–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & type Vista-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length323.63 m (1,061.8 ft) [4]
Beam
  • 37.2 m (122 ft) [4] (waterline)
  • 48.16 m (158.0 ft) [4] (max)
Draught8.2 m (27 ft) [5]
Depth14.1 m (46 ft) [4]
Decks15 passenger decks [5]
Installed powerMAN Diesel & Turbo 3x8L48/60CR + 2x14V48/60CR generating sets
PropulsionDiesel-electric; Two ABB Azipod XO units
Speed21.5 kn (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) [5]
Capacity
  • 3,960 passengers [5] (double occupancy)
  • 4,977 [5] (maximum)
Crew1,450 [5]

Carnival Horizon is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She is the 26th vessel in the Carnival fleet and is the second of Carnival's Vista class, which includes Carnival Vista and Carnival Panorama.

Contents

The ship has a tonnage of 133,596  GT [4] and a capacity of 3,960 passengers. [5] In 2019, she and her sister ship, Carnival Vista, were both superseded as the largest Carnival ship by their sister, the 133,868  GT Carnival Panorama.

History

Planning and construction

On December 19, 2014, Carnival Corporation announced a new order with Fincantieri for a second Vista-class ship to be similarly designed to her sister ship, Carnival Vista, making her the 26th vessel in the fleet. [6]

On July 29, 2016, Carnival announced the name of its second Vista-class vessel as Carnival Horizon. [7] [8] Construction of the ship took 30 months, which included the steel cutting in March 2015, the keel laying in April 2016, and the sea trials in November 2017. [9]

Delivery and christening

On March 28, 2018, Fincantieri delivered Carnival Horizon to Carnival Cruise Line. [10] [11]

On March 1, 2018, Carnival announced Queen Latifah as the godmother of Carnival Horizon. [12] She christened the vessel on May 23, 2018 upon her arrival in New York City from a 14-day transatlantic crossing. [9]

Itinerary

Carnival Horizon embarked on her maiden voyage on April 2, 2018 from Barcelona for a 13-day Mediterranean sailing, visiting ports of call in Italy, Croatia, Greece, and Malta. [13] The ship continued a series of cruises for a short season in the Mediterranean before re-positioning to New York City in May for the remainder of summer 2018. [14] From New York, she operated sailings to the Caribbean and Bermuda before re-positioning to Miami in September, where she offers year-round six-night cruises to the Western Caribbean and eight-night cruises to the Eastern and Southern Caribbean. [15]

Incidents

On November 15, 2019, a passenger fell four stories off a balcony to his death from a lower deck of the ship just as it was returning to Miami, Florida. The medical staff on board the ship responded to the incident; however, they could not revive him. According to the medical examiner's office, it was revealed that the passenger's death was due to blunt force trauma and not a suicide. [16]

On March 16 2022, a male passenger jumped from the 11th deck into the water around 19:00 after departing Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos. The ship immediately initiated search and rescue procedures. The US Coast Guard was notified and the body of the passenger was located at approximately 21:00. [17]

On November 8 2025, the body of 18-year old Anna Kepner was found under a bed rolled in a blanket and concealed by life vests. [18] She had boarded the vessel along with her father, stepmother and two step-siblings (a 16-year old male and 9-year old female) on November 2; the ship was departing Miami, Florida, for a 5-night Caribbean cruise. [19] The FBI informed the family that the 16-year old male maybe implicated for Anna's death. [20] Preliminary findings suggest the cause of death was asphyxiation from an arm across her neck. [21]

References

  1. ↑ "FINCANTIERI DOPPIO ORDINE DA CARNIVAL". December 19, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "DRY DOCK WORKS START ON THE NEW CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE VESSEL". April 5, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "FINCANTIERI: "CARNIVAL HORIZON" LAUNCHED IN MARGHERA". March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Carnival Horizon (9767091)" . LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register . Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Carnival Horizon Fact Sheet". Carnival Cruise Line News. Carnival Corporation. August 12, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Carnival Corporation Announces Two New Ship Orders with Fincantieri – Carnival Cruise Line News". Carnival Newsroom. December 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ Gibson, Rebecca (August 1, 2016). "Carnival to name newbuild Carnival Horizon". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ Sayles, Jill (August 2, 2016). "Carnival Cruise Line's new ship to be named Carnival Horizon". Cruise Trade News. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "New York City Welcomes Carnival Horizon". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ Staff, C. I. N. (March 28, 2018). "Carnival Takes Delivery of New Carnival Horizon". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Fincantieri | "CARNIVAL HORIZON" DELIVERY". www.fincantieri.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  12. ↑ Sloan, Gene. "Queen Latifah to christen giant new Carnival cruise ship". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  13. ↑ Parker, Doug (April 2, 2018). "Carnival Horizon Sails First Cruise". Cruise Radio.
  14. ↑ "New Carnival Horizon Sails on Maiden Voyage from Barcelona – Carnival Cruise Line News". Carnival Newsroom. April 2, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Carnival Cruise Line's Three Newest Cruise Ships Headed to New Homeports". cruisefever.net. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  16. ↑ Vic Ryckaert (November 20, 2019). "Cruise ship death: Indiana father killed in fall from Carnival balcony". IndyStar. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Carnival Horizon Searching for Man Overboard after leaving Turks and Caicos".
  18. ↑ "Teen who died on Carnival cruise was found under bed, stepbrother under investigation: Source". ABC News. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Teenager Under Investigation After Stepsister Is Found Dead on Cruise Ship". November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Speculation intensifies in the death of a Florida high schooler on a cruise". AP News. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  21. ↑ Marcos, Coral Murphy (November 22, 2025). "Stepbrother investigated in death of Florida high schooler on cruise ship". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved November 23, 2025.
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