Month: April 2016 - Page 2

April 6, 2016

Carnival Victory Earns Perfect 100 U.S.P.H. Inspection Score

Carnival Victory scored 100 during its recent United States Public Health (U.S.P.H.) inspection which took place in Port Canaveral, Fla., earlier this month. To earn a 100 score, cruise ships must receive perfect marks on all 44 items that comprise the U.S.P.H.’s comprehensive Vessel Sanitation Program checklist. The unannounced inspections, which are conducted twice a…
April 5, 2016

Keel Laying Ceremony Held for Carnival Cruise Line’s Second Vista-Class Vessel; As-Yet-Unnamed Ship Set to Debut in Spring 2018

A traditional keel-laying ceremony was held at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy for Carnival Cruise Line’s second Vista-class ship set to debut in spring 2018. The ceremony – which dates back hundreds of years – signifies the official start of construction of a seagoing vessel. The as-yet-unnamed ship will offer a wide variety of the…
April 4, 2016

Arrival of New Orleans’ Newest Cruise Ship, Carnival Triumph, Celebrated With Fun Charity Event On Board Benefiting Four Local Music Organizations

  To celebrate the arrival of New Orleans’ newest cruise ship, Carnival Triumph, Carnival Cruise Line and the Port of New Orleans today hosted an entertaining charity event with representatives from four local music organizations competing for $35,000 in donations to music charities. Trumpeter/vocalist Shamarr Allen, competing on behalf of the Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Jazz…

New Video Series From Carnival Featuring Country Music Superstar Carrie Underwood Highlights Military Families Of Honor. Family. Fun. Initiative Benefiting Operation Homefront

Carnival Cruise Line today released the first in a new video series featuring heartwarming meet-and-greet opportunities between seven-time GRAMMY-award winning country superstar Carrie Underwood and U.S. military families recognized through the Honor. Family. Fun. program benefiting Operation Homefront. The video can be viewed here. In the first video, Underwood surprises the Vaughn family, whose patriarch…