Key Data:
Location
Rome, Citavecchia (will then operate from Port Canaveral in Florida)
Estimated Investment
$740m
Completion
Maiden voyage 21 September 2009
Key Players:
Sponsor
Carnival Corporation PLC, Carnival Cruise Lines
Contractors
Fincantieri Navali, Joe Farcus (architect)
Propulsion
Diesel-electric azipod
Dimensions
306m (1,004ft) overall length, beam 37m (121.3ft), 14 decks, 1,823 cabins, 1,367 crew, speed of 22.5kt