Today Carnival Cruise Line announced several big updates to its fleet as it looks to prepare for the future of cruising past the current health crisis. Among the highlights: A new 'Excel' class sister-ship to the Mardi Gras expected in November 2022. Two older ships have been sold (Fantasy, Inspiration), with two more put in long-term lay-up (Fascination, Imagination). New redeployments MEET THE CEREMONY. We kick off a new ship’s career with a naming ceremony and ours are one part tradition and a lotta parts fun! On the tradition end, we get dignitaries like Mardi Gras' godmother, Miss Dominican Republic Kimberly Jiménez, and our own Chief Fun Officer Shaq to help make sure the champagne bottle gets broken just right for good luck. With Mardi Gras debuting in 2021, sister-ship Carnival Celebration was soon to follow in 2022. Both of these massive cruise ships represent a new era of cruising for Carnival, as most other cruise lines had already built and launched mega ships. The Mardi Gras pays homage to Carnival's first ship, also named the Mardi Gras. It has two unique zones not found on its sister ships: The French Quarter, a New Orleans-themed area, and La Piazza, which is dedicated to the Italian heritage of Carnival cabins. Comparison Overview. Ship Size; Number of Passengers; Food and Restaurants; Bars and It’s a safe bet that the new ship will be named after an older Carnival ship, like all its sister ships. The French Quarter on the Carnival Mardi Gras. The new ship with have it’s own themed zone. We also know that the Excel-class ship will have two themed zones unique to that ship, such as The French Quarter on Mardi Gras, 820 Biscayne on The vessel will be a sister ship to Mardi Gras, Carnival Celebration and Carnival Jubilee, and will be the tenth Excellence class cruise ship built for the group, which operates the ships across three of its brands (Carnival, Costa, and AIDA). The first was that Carnival will launch a sister-ship to the upcoming Carnival Mardi Gras in 2022 to coincide with the line’s 50 th birthday. The ship, which will sport a lot of the features of In late 2022, Carnival Cruise Line launched the Carnival Celebration as part of its 50th birthday celebration. As a sister ship to the Carnival Mardi Gras and Carnival Jubilee, Carnival Celebration has already made waves with its beautiful ship design and the thrilling Bolt rollercoaster, the first of its kind at sea. Just read that the delivery of the Costa Smeralda, a sister ship to the Carnival Mardi Gras, will be delay by about 6 weeks. Carnival Cruise Lines; Cruise Critic Mardi Gras and Celebration are sister ships.. Layout is nearly identical with a few twists here and there to accommodate some flow improvements or design updates. To distinguish any of them in any real way that would matter to your cruise enjoyment would be difficult at best. Originally designed and ordered for Italy-based Costa Cruises — a sister brand to Carnival — the ship is actually a sister vessel to Costa's four Concordia-class ships. It will be familiar to anyone who knows Carnival ships because the design of Costa's Concordia class was based upon the design of Carnival's Conquest class, and the two The Carnival Mardi Gras was built in 2021. The Mardi Gras pays homage to Carnival's first ship, also named the Mardi Gras. It has two unique zones not found on its sister ships: The French Quarter, a New Orleans-themed area, and La Piazza, which is dedicated to the Italian heritage of Carnival cabins. The first was that Carnival will launch a sister-ship to the upcoming Carnival Mardi Gras in 2022 to coincide with the line’s 50 th birthday. The ship, which will sport a lot of the features of Just like sister ship Mardi Gras ®, Carnival Celebration has six Zones — themed areas that bring together incredible experiences and flavor. New flavors you haven’t experienced yet — nobody has! — are heating up at Latitudes™ , The Golden Jubilee™ and Emeril’s Bistro 1397™ . Carnival Mardi Gras staterooms are like no other, with major innovations, helping you get ready for fun, and relax after a long day. You’ll experience the finer touches that make such a difference like, the ring-lit vanity mirror lights you, and is shadow free, the ottoman cushions flip over to serve as an extra table, and even the bedtime reading lights are nicely recessed into the wall. Carnival Cruise Line’s new Excel-class cruise ship Carnival Celebration is on her way to Southampton after being delivered by the Meyer Turku shipyard.. Carnival Celebration is a sister ship to Mardi Gras and the second LNG-fuelled vessel to join the Carnival Cruise Line fleet, although she is the 7th ship in the class overall for Carnival Corporation. All about the Carnival Mardi Gras Carnival Mardi Gras. The Carnival Mardi Gras was built in 2021. It's considered a large size ship. Coming in at 1,130 ft long and 137 ft wide, it's roughly the length of 3.1 football fields, as wide as 2.6 tractor trailers, and the same height as a 17-story building. The Mardi Gras pays homage to Carnival's Carnival Celebration marks the second Excel-class cruise ship built for Carnival's fleet. A sister to the popular Mardi Gras, the ships mark a push from the cruise line toward vessels that are bigger than the rest of the fleet, carry more people, and offer more to do, see, and eat onboard. And to say that Carnival Celebration is big is an understatement. At 180,000 gross tons, it's Carnival Cruise Line made a splash with the debut of Excel-class ship Mardi Gras out of Port Canaveral in 2021 and has since followed up with sister ships Carnival Celebration from Miami in 2022 Check out Cruise Critic's expert review of the Icon of the Seas cruise ship for the best insider tips on deck plans, cabins, food, entertainment and more. Carnival Mardi Gras Review. 5.0 / 5.0
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