About Carnival Victory

The Carnival Victory started sailing in 2000 . Former names: none. The Carnival Victory is registered in Panama City, Panama. The Carnival Victory has 1382 cabins. 39 percent of the staterooms on board have balconies.

You can expect between 2764 to 3317 passengers on a typical sailing. This means that at the higher number (usually peak and holiday sailings) Carnival Victory has a space ratio of 30.6 . (A space ratio less than 33 means that you may find the ship crowded in areas. A space ratio greater than 39 means that there should be plenty of space for each passenger.) When this ship isn't sailing at capacity the space ratio can be as good as 36.7.

The Carnival Victory has 1040 crew members on board. There are 3 passengers for every crew member on board. There are self serve laudromats on this ship.

There are 13 decks on this ship. The highest deck number is 14. The number of decks with passenger cabins is 8.

The following ships share the same class as this ship. This means the basic design and layout of the ship is the same. For the most part the cabins will be identical among these ships, but may be decorated differently.
1999 - Carnival Triumph - No longer sailing
2000 - Carnival Victory - No longer sailing

There are 33 special needs cabins on this ship. These cabins have been modified for accessibility purposes.


The ship last drydock was in Jan 2018.

Most modern cruise ships need to be dry docked for inspection, maintenance and class surveys every five years and once they reach 15 years of age they need to be dry docked at least twice within a five-year period. Dry docks typically last up to 14 days at a cost of up to $2 million per day and involve regular maintenance including hull cleaning, exterior painting of the structure, inspection of pipes, restoration of exterior deck flooring, and installation of enhanced HVAC filter systems

The abbreviation Carnival uses for this ship is VI.

During 2015 dry dock, the sports bar was changed to Skybox Sports Bar. The wine bar was changed to Alchemy Bar.

During drydock Jan 4 to 20, 2018 added Guys Burger, Blue Iguana Cantina, Red Frog Rum Bar, Blue Iguana Tequila Bar. Also added 6 scenic oceanview cabins and 2 captains suites to the forward part of the Lido Deck. As part of this addition 2 Junior Suites were converted to Handicap balcony cabins.