Carnival Jubilee

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Carnival Jubilee
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Carnival Jubilee docked at Cozumel, Mexico, in 2024
History
Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas [1]
NameCarnival Jubilee
Namesake Jubilee
Owner Carnival Cruise Line
OperatorCarnival Cruise Line
Port of registry Nassau, Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Builder Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany [2]
Yard number717 [3]
Laid down16 December 2015 [1]
Launched22 July 2023 [4]
Sponsored by Gwen Stefani [5]
Christened24 February 2024 [5]
Completed4 December 2023 [1]
Acquired4 December 2023 [6]
Maiden voyage23 December 2023 [7]
In service2023–present
Identification
General characteristics
Class and type Excellence-class cruise ship
Tonnage183,521  GT [1]
Length
  • 345 m (1,131 ft 11 in) (load line) [1]
  • 345.39 m (1,133 ft 2 in) (max) [3]
Depth11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) [1]
Decks16 [1]
Installed power4 engines, total 66,460 kW (90,360 hp) [1]
Propulsion2 ×  Azimuth thrusters, total 3,700 kW (5,000 hp) [1]
Capacity
  • 6,631 passengers (max) [1]
  • 5,228 passengers (double occupancy) [2]
Crew1,745 [1]

Carnival Jubilee is a cruise ship built for Carnival Cruise Line. It is the third ship of the line's Excel class, although it was the first built by Meyer Werft at Papenburg, Germany. [2] It was delivered to Carnival on 4 December 2023, [6] and entered service on 23 December 2023 out of the Port of Galveston in the United States. At 182,015  gross tonnage  (GT), Carnival Jubilee is the one of the largest cruise ships in the world. [1]

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Construction and career

Construction on the ship started on 18 March 2022, [8] originally for Carnival's sister-line AIDA Cruises, but Carnival announced in June 2021 that it would be taking delivery of the ship instead. [9] After her float out in July 2023 [10] [11] and the installation of the wing funnel outside the building hall, [11] the ship was transferred from the building yard at Papenburg in Germany to Eemshaven in the Netherlands in October 2023. [12] She completed her first round of sea trials on 14 November 2023 in the North Sea. [13]

Due to construction delays, the first cruises were cancelled. [14]

In January 2024, the ship rescued two men on a kayak in the Gulf of Mexico. [15]

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