Carnival Cruise Lines and AAA Carolinas teamed up to promote the line’s new year-round cruise program from Charleston during the Cooper River Bridge Run, which took place this past weekend. The new service – the first year-round cruise program from Charleston – begins in May aboard the 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy.  Read the full story

Carnival Cruise Lines and its Executive Travel Agent Forum presented St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with a $10,000 check during the organization’s recent conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  Read the full story

Carnival Cruise Lines is introducing an exciting new fine dining option for its guests – The Chef’s Table.

Launched as a pilot program aboard the Carnival Dream and Carnival Ecstasy last year and currently being rolled out to six other ships, this one-of-a-kind culinary experience includes an exquisite multi-course dinner hosted by one of the line’s master chefs along with a private cocktail reception and a personalized tour of the galley. Read the full story

This past Saturday in Charleston, SC, Carnival provided thousands of Cooper River Bridge Run runners and walkers with some exhilarating fun at the finish line in the form of a gigantic 40-foot-high inflatable slide at the Bridge Run Finish Festival.   The Cooper River Bridge Run, among the largest 10K races in the U.S., hosted 40.000 participants and several thousand spectators. Read the full story

Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest cruise operator, has partnered with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to launch a comprehensive fundraising initiative with a goal of raising $3 million for the organization over the next three years.  St. Jude is one of the world’s premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases.  Read the full story

To commemorate the launch of its new year-round cruise program from Charleston in May, Carnival Cruise Lines will sponsor a gigantic inflatable slide at the Cooper River Bridge Run Finish Festival in Charleston on Saturday, March 27. 

The 40-foot-high slide is the largest outdoor attraction ever featured at this event and Carnival will donate $1 to the MUSC Children’s Hospital for each rider, with a total donation of up to $5,000.

Jumbo-sized slides are a signature element of Carnival’s “Fun Ships” and the cruise line is bringing its own version of this fun attraction to the Cooper River Bridge Run Finish Festival.  One of the largest foot races in the country, the Bridge Run expects 40,000 participants and another 20,000 spectators this year. 

The slide is designed to promote the first year-round cruise program from Charleston introduced by the 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy beginning May 18. 

Carnival Fantasy will operate five-, six- and seven-day Bahamas/Key West cruises from Charleston, carrying an estimated 140,000 passengers annually from the port.

For additional information on the Cooper River Bridge Run visit www.bridgerun.com.  Additional information on Carnival’s Charleston-based cruises is available at www.carnival.com/charleston.