Category: Cruise News

John Heald Celebrates 30 Years with Carnival Cruise Line

Chris Cardona
John Heald 30 Year Carnival Cruise Line Anniversary

Carnival Cruise Line’s flamboyant onboard and online personalty celebrated his 30 years with the cruise line. John Heald is Carnival’s Brand Ambassador and he can be found on many special sailings throughout the year and daily on his extremely popular John Heald’s Blog. To mark the occasion, a video was created by the company’s entertainment team and includes appearances by many of the line’s executives – including Carnival President Christine Duffy as well as Carnival Corporation Chairman Micky Arison and CEO Arnold Donald – as well as employees at the…

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Nick Jonas to Perform Onboard two Carnival Cruise Ships

Chris Cardona

Nick Jonas, the multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated recording artist will be performing two concerts as par of Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Live Concert Series. Carnival Live features many live acts including bands, comedians and other performances. Performances are held in the ships’ main show lounges – which range in capacity from 900 to 1,300. Jonas will have guests singing and dancing in the aisles with two high energy shipboard concerts – one aboard Carnival Liberty on Nov. 17 and the other aboard Carnival Victory on Nov. 18. Nick Jonas said: Jonas…

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Holland America Debuts Chocolate Surprise

Chris Cardona

Holland America Line has reinvented the traditional chocolate buffet found on many cruise ships. The Chocolate Surprise parade will take place on the last gala evening of every cruise. Rather than guests having to make their way to the buffet and wait in line for a sweet treat, Chocolate Surprise brings bite-sized confections to guests in the main public areas as they enjoy the evening’s entertainment. After dinner, HAL waiters will parade through the Promenade decks with trays of chocolate desserts, passing them out to guests in the bars and…

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Crystal AirCruises Adds Crystal Skye Boeing 777

Chris Cardona

Crystal Cruises AirCruises, VIP tour jet service welcomed the newest member of its expanding fleet, Crystal Skye, during an official handover ceremony held at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. The exquisitely outfitted Boeing 777-200LR was delivered to Crystal’s CEO and president, Edie Rodriguez from Greenpoint Technologies. Crystal Skye is the largest privately owned tour jet in the world and is deployed for chartered service, accommodating some of the world’s most discriminating groups and travelers. Crystal Skye will be christened in Las Vegas on August 12. Edie Rodriguez, Crystal’s CEO and…

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Carnival Hosts “FunDay Sundae” Event for SC Charity

Chris Cardona

Celebrating their commitment to the greater Charleston community and to mark National Ice Cream Month, Carnival Cruise Line hosted a “FunDay Sundae” celebration on board Carnival Ecstasy yesterday for kids from the Connie Maxwell Children’s Home in Charleston, South Carolina. The event, which was attended by 40 children between the ages of 11 and 16, included water park fun, lunch, a magic show and an ice cream sundae bar with almost endless toppings. During the event, Randy McManus, campus director of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, accepted Carnival’s charitable donation of…

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