Category: Cruise News

New Exciting Reveals for Carnival Mardi Gras

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Carnival Cruise Line just revealed new details of their largest ship ever, the Mardi Gras. If you’ve not heard about this ship before, the 180,000 gross ton ship will home port at a new terminal in Port Canaveral, Florida in 2020. Carnival Mardi Gras Reveal Below is a preview of what has been announced so far for this totally innovative and exciting brand-new design from Carnival Cruise Line. Grand Central Really opening up the traditional atrium, Grand Central will be home to the first-ever dedicated Punchliner Comedy Club, Piano Bar…

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MSC Cruises Details Experiences on New Private Island

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ocean cay marine reserve

MSC Cruises new private Bahamian island destination, scheduled to open November 9, 2019 promises to offer a haven for beach goers. Ocean Cay, located just 65 miles south of Miami, will feature uninterrupted ocean views, crystal clear waters, soft white sandy beaches with blue skies and sunshine. Creating a flourishing marine reserve: With Ocean Cay (pronounced key), MSC Cruises is transforming a former industrial sand-extraction site into a vibrant marine reserve. The company has hauled tons of debris out of the surrounding waters and a coral nursery is being established…

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Roller Coaster Coming to Carnival Mardi Gras

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Bolt Ultimate Sea Coaster

Along with building their largest cruise ship ever, Carnival Cruise Line has announced that their new ship, Carnival Mardi Gras, will feature a roller coaster. Bolt Ultimate Sea Coaster will feature an 800 foot track, 187 feet above the ocean, that winds around the iconic Carnival funnel. Carnival Cruise Line has stated that the roller coaster will reach speeds up to 40 miles per hour. Built by Munich-based Maurer Rides, BOLT™: Ultimate Sea Coaster™,  is an all-electric roller coaster that allows two riders in a motorcycle-like vehicle to race along the…

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Carnival Picks Familiar Name for their Largest Ship Ever

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Carnival Mardi Gras

Carnival Cruise Line’s much anticipated 180,000 ton ship, has been given a name that harkens back to the beginnings of the company. The new ship, previously only known as Carnival XL, will be called Mardi Gras. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because the Mardi Gras was the name of the first ship to sail for Carnival Cruise Line. The original 27,000-ton TSS Mardi Gras, a converted trans-Atlantic ocean liner  purchased by entrepreneur and Carnival founder Ted Arison, ushered in the modern-day cruise industry when it set sail on its…

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Celebrity Edge Makes Her Arrival at Port Everglades

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Celebrity Cruises latest and most innovative cruise ship to date, Celebrity Edge, has arrived at her new home port at Terminal 25 in Port Everglades, Florida following her first 15 day transatlantic crossing. Chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Richard D. Fain, said: President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo said: Adorning the decks as Celebrity Edge entered the channel for the first time, more than 1,400 excited crew members waved to a sea of shoreside colleagues who gathered to welcome the ship and her crew to…

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