Tag: Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Triumph to Become Carnival Sunrise After $200 Million Refit

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Carnival Sunrise

Carnival Cruise Line announced plans to makeover the Carnival Triumph with a $200-Million dry dock, that will transform the 19 year old ship with venues that are found on their most recent cruise ships. At the completion of the dry dock, the ship will be renamed Carnival Sunrise and will be the second ship in Carnival’s Sunshine Class. The Carnival Sunshine (originally the Carnival Destiny) underwent a similar dry dock in 2013. The dry dock makeover will add all of Carnival’s popular branded food, beverage and entertainment innovations, as well…

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Carnival Horizon Named by Godmother Queen Latifah

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Carnival Horizon, the newest cruise ship from Carnival Cruise Line, celebrated the official naming ceremony by the ship’s Godmother, Queen Latifah. Following the ceremony, Latifah squared off against Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl champion Jake Elliott in Lip Sync Battle: Horizon modeled after the hit Paramount Network TV series and rolling out across the Carnival fleet. Latifah rocked the house with her incredible interpretation of the Weather Girls classic “It’s Raining Men,” while Elliott had a chance to live out his rock star fantasies performing Whitesnake’s arena anthem “Here I Go…

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Exciting New Itineraries and Dry Dock For Carnival Legend

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Carnival Legend

Following the completion of an extensive dry dock, Carnival Legend will sail exciting new itineraries to Alaska, Hawaii, Australia and the Panama Canal before repositioning to Tampa in 2019. The 2,124 passenger Carnival Legend is undergoing an extensive two-week-long dry dock that is taking place in Portland, Ore. and is adding a variety of popular food and beverage concepts. These include Guy’s Burger Joint, developed in tandem with Food Network star Guy Fieri, the poolside RedFrog Rum Bar and BlueIguana Tequila Bar, and the Mexican-themed BlueIguana Cantina.  Enhancements to Camp…

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Carnival Horizon joins the Carnival Cruise Line Fleet

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Carnival Horizon

At the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of the 26th ship in their fleet, Carnival Horizon. The 133,500-ton, 3,954-passenger ship will reposition to Barcelona, Spain, where it will depart April 2 on an inaugural 13-day voyage – the first of four sailings from the European port.  The ship will then operate a trans-Atlantic crossing before arriving in New York May 23, 2018, for a pierside overnight gala and naming ceremony featuring the ship’s godmother, Grammy award-winning musical artist and acclaimed actress Queen Latifah. Carnival Horizon…

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Carnival Paradise Returns From Major Dry Dock

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Carnival Paradise 2018 Dry Dock

Carnival Paradise is back in service after an extensive month-long dry dock that saw a variety of spaces and innovations and many of Carnival Cruise Line’s most favorites features added to the Fun Ship. Highlights include a spectacular water park, 38 new staterooms, 98 balconies added to existing accommodations, and an array of exciting food and beverage concepts. Christine Duffy, President of Carnival Cruise Line said: Download the new Carnival Paradise Deck Plans The new spaces being added include: Guy’s Burger Joint: a free-of-charge poolside venue developed in partnership with…

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