Year of construction: 1990-1998
Carnival Fantasy, Imagination, Fascination, Inspiration, Elation, Paradise, Ecstasy, Sensation
- Speed: 21.0 knots
- GRT: 70.367 (Elation: 71.909)
- Lenght: 260m
- Width: 31 meters; 36 meters at the pool deck
- Passenger capacity: 2.634 (Elation: 2697)
- Standard occupancy (based on double occupancy): 2.056 (Elation: 2130)
- Passenger decks: 10 (Elation: 11)
- Space ratio: 34/1
- Total crew: 920
- Passenger/crew ratio: 2/1
- Nationality of the officers: Italian
- Nationality of the hotel staff and crew: International
Characteristics: The entire ship class was renovated in the past years. Since then, the ships feature the "Carnival WaterWorks" aqua park with slides and the Serenity area for adults.
Cabin categories: Inside and outside staterooms as well as suites – The Carnival Sensation, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Elation, Carnival Fascination und Carnival Paradise even have balcony cabins.