Carnival Miracle

For Carnival Miracle the tile “fun ship” is more than just an advertising slogan. When you walk on board, you find yourself in a whimsical theme park created by Carnival designer Joe Farcus. The Bacchus Dining Room is deep purple with large purple globes hanging from the ceiling like bunches of grapes. “I feel as if I’m in a bottle of red wine,” I heard someone say. Along the same lines, a giant statue of Frankenstein dominates the dance floor in the multi-deck night club, Dr. Frankenstein’s Laboratory. The theater presents an imaginary Paris Opera House torn from the pages of the Phantom of the Opera. The theme of the ship’s decor is famous fictional characters and the passenger is cast into their dream world.

At the same time, there is a more serious side to Carnival Miracle. The ship is one of Carnival’s Spirit class and is built on the popular Vista hull. She is longer and lower than Carnival’s larger variations on the Destiny-class design and has an azipod propulsion system rather than a traditional propeller shaft arrangement. Consequently, she is more suited for longer voyages across more varied seas.

This allows the ship to be used for longer cruises from New York. Also, because the cruises are longer, they require passengers who have more vacation time. Therefore, her captain Claudio Cupisti notes, Miracle attracts a more “cosmopolitan” passenger. I recently had the chance to revisit Carnival Miracle and have put together a new photo essay of exterior shots of the ship. In addition, I have enhanced my existing profile of Miracle with additional photos, a new copy of the daily program Carnival Capers, and a menu from the ship’s specialty restaurant Nick and Nora’s supper club. The new essay appears at: http://beyondships.com/CarnivalMiracle-NewYork.html