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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 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™ . 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 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 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 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. It's 1 year newer than the Mardi Gras, which 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. Comparison Overview 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. 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’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. At around 102,000 tons, the Sunshine-class ships are more than 20% smaller than Carnival Panorama and more than 40% smaller than Mardi Gras and Carnival Celebration. The ships hold from 2,984 to 3,002 passengers, based on double occupancy. Interestingly, these weren't always considered smaller vessels. 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. With the help of a few of our friends, we'd like to introduce you to Carnival Celebration! Mardi Gras' sister ship and she has it all! Come November 2022 gue It's 2 years newer than the Mardi Gras, which 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. Comparison Overview The Venezia is part of Carnival's "Fun Italian Style" Program. This ship is on loan from sister company Costa cruises. It's similar to Carnival's Vista-class ships, but it has a distinct Italian style. It's 2 years older than the Mardi Gras, which was built in 2021. The Mardi Gras pays homage to Carnival's first ship, also named the Mardi Gras. 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™ . While each ship in the Excel Class was built to be nearly identical, each vessel has unique features that differentiate the sister ships. Mardi Gras was the first vessel in Carnival’s Excel Class - making quite the splash for the cruise industry back in 2021. 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. Many had been hoping the ship would be named Carnivale just like the former Carnivale vessel which was the sister ship to Mardi Gras and was in service for Carnival from 1975 to 1994. It's 10 years older than the Mardi Gras, which 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. Comparison Overview
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