Carnival Inspiration (formerly Inspiration) is a Fantasy-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Built by Kværner Masa-Yards at its Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, she was floated out on April 1, 1996, and christened as Inspiration by Mary Anne Shula. During 2007, in common with all of her Fantasy-class sisters, she had the prefix Carnival added to her name.

In 2007 some passenger areas and facilities were refurbished.

The ship underwent another dry dock in November 2018.

Itineraries

As of 2018, Carnival Inspiration sails three-day and four-day trips from Long Beach, California, to Catalina Island, California, and to Ensenada, Baja California, which replaces the cruises that were offered on the Carnival Paradise. The three-day cruises depart Long Beach every Friday and have one stop in Ensenada, while the four-day cruises depart Long Beach every Monday and stop in Catalina and Ensenada.

Before December 2011, the ship sailed four-day and five-day itineraries to the western Caribbean from Tampa, Florida, to Cozumel and Grand Cayman. On December 3, 2011, she began a 14-day voyage through the Panama Canal from Tampa to Long Beach. She offered one two-day cruise before starting the three-day and four-day Baja Mexico cruises from Long Beach.