Month: August 2018
August 30, 2018
Carnival’s Sixth Annual Day of Play at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Highlighted by Fun Games for Kids, Debut of Massive, 128-Foot-Long Carnival Airship
Continuing its role as the Official Celebration Partner of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, Carnival Cruise Line held its Sixth Annual Day of Play for patients and their families at the Memphis, Tennessee, hospital. This year’s theme was “Carnival at the Carnival” with a variety of fun arcade games, face-painting, photo booth, branded giveaways and…Carnival Fascination Rescues Barbados Fishermen In Distress
[gallery ids="15102,15103"] At approximately 10 pm Wednesday, Carnival Fascination responded to a distress signal from a small fishing boat that was 25 nautical miles from Barbados. The boat had run out of fuel and was adrift. The two fisherman, from Barbados, ages 43 and 51, were rescued and taken aboard Carnival Fascination. They received…
August 29, 2018
Carnival Cruise Line Takes To The Sky With Innovative ‘Homeport Advantage’ Campaign Featuring A Massive 128-Foot-Long Carnival Airship Flying Over The Southeast
[gallery ids="15096,15095,15094,15093,15097,15098"] Carnival Cruise Line took to the sky today with the Carnival AirShip - a massive 128-foot-long red, white, and blue blimp that takes center stage as part of the line’s innovative Homeport Advantage campaign, designed to raise awareness of new cruise ship deployments in several key markets along the Atlantic and Gulf…
August 28, 2018
Girl Power! First Female Cruise Director/Entertainment Director Duo Named for New Carnival Panorama Set to Debut in 2019
[gallery ids="15088,15089"] Carnival Cruise Line has announced that for the first time ever, a female cruise director and entertainment director tandem will bring out a new ship – Carnival Panorama, set to debut in December 2019. British-born Emma Nixon will serve as cruise director and Canadian native Brittany Boyd entertainment director when the 133,500-ton…
August 21, 2018
Carnival Cruise Line and Canaveral Port Authority Reach Agreement on State-of-the-Art Cruise Terminal to Accommodate Plans for New 180,000-ton Cruise Ship’s Arrival
[gallery ids="15083,15084,15085"] Carnival Cruise Line, the world’s largest cruise operator, has reached an agreement in principle with the Canaveral Port Authority on a new state-of-the-art terminal able to accommodate its new 180,000-ton ship, the largest ever constructed for the line, set to debut in 2020. The terms of the agreement are expected to be…
August 17, 2018
Three Carnival Corporation Cruise Brands Bestow Coveted ‘Excellence Awards’ On Travel Partners
Carnival Corporation’s three largest North American cruise brands and the top cruise retail organizations, travel agencies and agents from across the continent gathered in San Diego, California, last night for the presentation of the World’s Leading Cruise Lines Excellence Awards 2018. Sales and marketing representatives from Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises…
August 3, 2018
Carnival Ecstasy Supports Local Community in Charleston; Awarded Key to the City
Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg made a special visit to Carnival Ecstasy earlier this week to thank the onboard team for their recent donation of more than 250 chairs to 180Place, a homeless assistance center in Charleston. The donation was part of an ongoing support initiative in which the ship gives tableware, mattresses, bed frames, clothing…
August 1, 2018