New Exciting Reveals for Carnival Mardi Gras

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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Roller Coaster Coming to Carnival Mardi Gras

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

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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Preview of Carnival XL Cruise Ship as First Steel is Cut

Carnival XL

A brand new class of cruise ship and the largest ever for Carnival Cruise Line had its first steel cut at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland. Set to be delivered in 2020, the 180,000-ton XL vessel that will be the first-ever ship operating in North America to use liquefied natural gas (LNG). At the ceremony, Carnival Cruise Line also revealed a dramatic new red, white and blue hull design that celebrates its legacy as America’s Cruise Line and pays homage to maritime tradition.  Developed by New York-based Bluarch…

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Carnival Victory Transformed to Carnival Radiance in 2020

Carnival Radiance

The last of the original Destiny/Triumph class ships from Carnival Cruise Line will undergo a major dry dock in 2020. The Carnival Victory will go into dry dock for 38 days on March 18, 2020 and when she emerges, she’ll be loaded with new enhancements to dining, entertainment and activities and be sporting the new name of Carnival Radiance. This will be the third in the Sunshine ship class already consisting of Carnival Sunshine 2013 (originally Carnival Destiny) and Carnival Sunrise 2019 (originally Carnival Triumph). The Carnival Victory originally launched…

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