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Two Big Changes to Guy Fieri Restaurants on Mardi Gras.

Carnival Cruise Line’s Brand Ambassador John Heald has announced that Guy’s Pig & Anchor Smokehouse | Brewhouse will be complimentary on Mardi Gras, and Guy’s Burger Joint will be open for breakfast for the first time. Heald has been running around the line’s newest and largest ship for the majority of the week, sharing photos and videos on his Facebook page to show passengers what they can…

Carnival Cruise Line Rolls Out Digital Muster Drills

(1 p.m. EDT) — Carnival Cruise Line will introduce a new digital muster drill process when its sailings resume, according to the line’s brand ambassador and longtime cruise director, John Heald. Heald announced the change on his Facebook page over the weekend. (Heald’s Facebook page is loaded with information, sprinkled with his quirky, fun sense of humor.) Carnival’s new digital muster process…

Royal Caribbean sends cruise ship to assist in volcano evacuations in St. Vincent.

An evacuation order has been ordered for the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, and Royal Caribbean has already sent a cruise ship to assist in evacuating residents. St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalve issued an evacuation order after seismologists declared a “red alert” due to an impending eruption from La Soufrière. Based on marine traffic websites, Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas…

New Ship Preview: Carnival Mardi Gras

Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras is making history as the first North American ship to use liquefied natural gas (LNG). She was delivered from the Meyer Turku shipyard to Carnival Cruise Line in December 2020 after completing her sea trials in Finland. Mardi Gras’ sister ship, the Carnival Celebration – which is under construction and expected to start sailing for Carnival in 2022 – will also…

Carnival Mardi Gras: Top 10 Features

Carnival Cruise Line has a new ship in the Carnival Mardi Gras, which it has officially taken delivery of ahead of plans to start service in April from Port Canaveral. A look at the top 10 features of this new 5,200 guest ship. BOLT: Ultimate Sea Coaster Part of the Ultimate Playground zone, BOLT is the first rollercoaster at sea. The attraction features a suspended open-air circuit with…

Carnival Cruise Line Brings Back $50 Deposits for the Rest of the Month

Carnival Cruise Line has brought back their most popular booking incentive, deposits on cruises starting at just $50 per person for the rest of the month.

Carnival Cruise Line’s newest Early Saver Sale allows you to reserve a vacation on a Carnival cruise ship for just $50 per person.  The cruise line currently has 23 cruise ships in service and offers the widest variety of cruises to the…

Carnival Confirms Sister-Ship to Mardi Gras, Announces Plan to Sell Other Ships

Carnival Cruise Line on Thursday made a number of announcements that will see its fleet transformed over the coming years.

“We have used this pause in operations to think carefully about our fleet and to build a plan that gives our guests new choices and upgrades to current ship offerings,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.

The first was that Carnival will launch a…

Carnival Cruise Lines cancels remaining 2020 Seattle-Alaska voyages.

Carnival Cruise Lines has canceled its remaining Alaska voyages, dealing another blow to Seattle’s coronavirus-battered cruise economy.

Between a no-sail order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a Canadian cruising moratorium, July 1 is the absolute earliest cruise ships could begin calling in Seattle again, according to the Port of Seattle.

The Carnival Spirit was…