Carnival Valor

Carnival Valor
Carnival Valor in Costa Maya, 2022
History
NameCarnival Valor
OwnerCarnival Corporation & plc
OperatorCarnival Cruise Line
Port of registryPanama City,  Panama
Builder
CostUS$500 million
LaunchedMarch 27, 2004
Sponsored byKatie Couric
ChristenedDecember 17, 2004
Maiden voyage2004
In serviceDecember 2004–present
Identification
StatusIn service
Notes
General characteristics
Class & typeConquest-class cruise ship
Tonnage110,000 GT
Length952 ft (290.2 m)
Beam116 ft (35.4 m)
Draft27 ft (8.2 m)
Decks13
Installed power63,400 kW (85,000 hp)
PropulsionDiesel-electric; two shafts
Speed22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
Capacity2,974 passengers
Crew1,180
Notes

Carnival Valor is a post-Panamax Conquest-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. The vessel was built by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli-Venezia Giulia (northern Italy). She was floated out on March 27, 2004, and christened by American journalist Katie Couric in Miami on December 17, 2004.