November 2008

For the second year in a row, more than 50 members of Carnival’s management team are serving as mentors to Miami-Dade high school students as part of an innovative workplace mentoring program sponsored by Big Brothers Big Sisters.

  Two recent world records set by Carnival Cruise Lines — one for the world’s largest beach ball and another for the world’s largest piñata — which occurred during “Fun Crowd” events in Dallas and Philadelphia in recent weeks — are now featured on the Guinness Book of World Records’ official web site.    

As part of Carnival Cruise Lines’ “Give Fun Back” radio promotion – which awarded deserving New Orleans residents with free “Fun Ship” cruises – Larenzo Carter, a detective for the New Orleans Police Department, was the guest of honor aboard the Carnival Fantasy, which operates four- and five-day cruises from New Orleans.

                   To celebrate the Carnival Splendor’s inaugural call at Fort Lauderdale, a reception was held aboard the 3,006-passenger vessel attended by officials from both the cruise line and Port Everglades.

              Carnival Cruise Lines’ immensely popular senior cruise director and ‘blogger extraordinaire’ John Heald will host two Bloggers Cruises aboard the new 130,000-ton Carnival Dream in 2009. 

CARNIVAL’S NEW 130,000-TON CARNIVAL DREAM TO HOST TWO JOHN HEALD BLOGGERS CRUISES’ IN 2009  Unique Theme Cruises To Feature Variety of Special Activities and Events               MIAMI (November 21, 2008) – Carnival Cruise Lines’ immensely popular senior cruise director and ‘blogger extraordinaire’ John Heald will host two Bloggers Cruises aboard the new 130,000-ton Carnival Dream in 2009. 

             Carnival Cruise Lines will increase capacity on its seasonal cruise program from New York in 2010 with the 2,978-passenger Carnival Glory scheduled to operate a variety of four and five-day Atlantic Canada voyages from June to September, followed by a series of five week-long fall foliage cruises.

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES TO INCREASE CAPACITY ON 2010 NEW YORK DEPARTURES  110,000-ton Carnival Glory to Operate Atlantic Canada and Fall Foliage Cruises              MIAMI (Nov. 20, 2008) – Carnival Cruise Lines will increase capacity on its seasonal cruise program from New York in 2010 with the 2,978-passenger Carnival Glory scheduled to operate a variety of four and five-day Atlantic Canada voyages from June to September, followed by a series of five week-long fall foliage cruises.

           Carnival Cruise Lines’ 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor – the line’s newest and largest “Fun Ship” – made its U.S. debut Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, when it arrived at Port Everglades this morning following a 16-day trans-Atlantic crossing from Europe. 

CARNIVAL SPLENDOR ARRIVES AT FORT LAUDERDALE FRIDAY, NOV. 14  Newest and Largest ‘Fun Ship’ to Operate Schedule of Caribbean Cruises from Port Everglades Through January 2009              MIAMI (November 14, 2008) – Carnival Cruise Lines’ 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor – the line’s newest and largest “Fun Ship” – made its U.S. debut Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, when it arrived at Port Everglades this morning following a 16-day trans-Atlantic crossing from Europe.