Carnival Cruise Line christened new Mardi Gras at Port Canaveral over the weekend, the primary ship naming ceremony for the reason that trade Summer season restart.
Readily available was Carnival’s Chief Enjoyable Officer Shaquille O’Neal who attended the festivities, reducing the ribbon of his first Huge Rooster restaurant at sea.
Miss Universe, Dominican Republic, Kimberly Jimenez served because the ship’s Godmother and formally named the ship and was joined by Miss Universe, Andrea Meza and Miss USA, Asya Department who sang the nationwide anthem. The occasion featured a “World of Nations” flag procession to focus on the variety of the 120 nationalities of Carnival crew members, and, in fact, a Mardi Gras parade with a Second Line Band.
“As we speak’s naming ceremony of our flagship Mardi Gras, the primary within the trade since our restart of operations, signifies pleasure and optimism as we glance to deliver our whole fleet again into visitor service by spring 2022,” stated Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “This ship has been superb visitors throughout her pre-inaugural season and the celebration right this moment with our Chief Enjoyable Officer Shaq, our Godmother Kimberly, and so many particular visitors, was extraordinarily gratifying and emotional.”
Following remarks by Duffy and Carnival Company President and CEO Arnold Donald, Carnival associates and companions Romero Britto, Emeril Lagasse, Kathie Lee Gifford, Vanna White and Man Fieri supplied their congratulations on the ship’s naming and helped deliver the champagne bottle to the ship.
Godmother Jimenez blessed the ship in each English and her native Spanish and activated the normal champagne bottle break, formally naming the ship. In a celebration of the ship’s identify, a particular Mardi Gras parade with Duffy, Donald and O’Neal main it, capped off the festivities.
Mardi Gras is the primary cruise ship within the Americas to be powered by eco-friendly Liquefied Pure Gasoline (LNG) and the primary to characteristic a curler coaster. The 180,000-ton ship boasts six distinct themed zones with a wide range of meals, beverage and leisure choices, together with eating venues from Lagasse, Fieri, O’Neal and Rudi Sodamin. Mardi Gras sails weekly from Port Canaveral on alternating Japanese and Western Caribbean cruises.
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