July 2010

  With just 10 months until its inaugural cruise, construction continues on Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest ship, Carnival Magic, as the ship moves closer to its May 1, 2011, debut.

The Carnival Miracle recently had a special guest on board, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Reverend Run, from the famed hip hop group Run-D.M.C. and most recently MTV’s “Run’s House.”

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES PUNCHES UP THE FUN WITH FLEETWIDE COMEDY CLUBS   New Carnival Punchliner Comedy Clubs to Offer Diverse Array of Comedians, Five Shows on Multiple Nights Each Voyage      Carnival Cruise Lines is adding more laughs and upping the fun quotient at sea with the introduction of Carnival Punchliner Comedy Clubs — dedicated comedy lounges rolling out fleetwide on all 22 “Fun Ships” by the end of the year.  Building on the tremendous success of its first comedy club, which debuted on the new Carnival Dream last fall, Punchliner Comedy Clubs will feature a wide variety of side-splitting comics. 

    Carnival Cruise Lines is adding more laughs and upping the fun quotient at sea with the introduction of Carnival Punchliner Comedy Clubs — dedicated comedy lounges rolling out fleetwide on all 22 “Fun Ships” by the end of the year.  Building on the tremendous success of its first comedy club, which debuted on the new Carnival Dream last fall, Punchliner Comedy Clubs will feature a wide variety of side-splitting comics.

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES’ ‘1-2-3 GO! SALE’ OFFERS UNPRECEDENTED VALUE ON ‘FUN SHIP’ CRUISES Carnival Cruise Lines is hosting its first-ever “1-2-3 Go! Sale” which combines three of the line’s most popular sales incentives – Cash Back of up to $160 per stateroom, best available upgrades and attractive “Fun Select” rates – to provide unprecedented value to consumers.

Carnival Cruise Lines’ Facebook page (www.facebook.com/carnival) has surpassed 200,000 fans, making it the most popular in the cruise industry.

   Carnival Cruise Lines is hosting its first-ever “1-2-3 Go! Sale” which combines three of the line’s most popular sales incentives – Cash Back of up to $160 per stateroom, best available upgrades and attractive “Fun Select” rates – to provide unprecedented value to consumers. The promotion is available on a wide variety of three- to eight-day “Fun Ship” cruises departing from August 2010 through February 2011, including voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii.  Bookings must be made between July 12-30, 2010, to qualify. The “1-2-3 Go! Sale’s” cash back option is provided in the form of a shipboard credit that can be redeemed once on board.  Guests will receive a shipboard credit of up to $80 per…

Thirteen-year-old Deidra Shores, Carnival’s very own Kid Reporter who is sailing on the Carnival Dream this week, has submitted her latest videos from the ship.  In this series of video reports, Deidra interviews Carnival Dream Hotel Director Donato Becce who talks about a truly popular “Fun Ship” feature – the “towel animals” that greet guests when they return to their stateroom at night.  Deidra also ventures into Circle “C” where she meets her match when she attempts to interview some of the “wild boys” inhabiting the facility. Her report also includes a scenic sign off from her balcony while the Carnival Dream is docked in St. Thomas. The videos can be viewed here. Thanks, Deidra, for the wonderful videos reports this week!

  Carnival’s very own Kid Reporter, 13-year-old Deidra Shores, is hard at work on the Carnival Dream, filing exclusive video reports on different features of the massive 130,000-ton ship.

  Constancia Garaygay, a 10-year veteran of Carnival Cruise Lines, has been named chief security officer of the line’s 2,974-passenger Carnival Liberty, becoming the first female employee to hold this position within the company.