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Carnival Opens Cruises for Bookings on New Ship Carnival Celebration
Vincent Graffeo • Oct 08, 2020
Carnival Cruise Line has opened cruises for bookings on Carnival Celebration, the cruise line’s second XL class ship that will debut in November 2022
Article by Ben Souza, Cruise Fever
A sister ship to the highly anticipated Mardi Gras, Carnival Celebration will debut with an inaugural 14-day Carnival Journeys cruise November 6, 2022, followed by the launch of year-round service from the Cruise Capital of the World, PortMiami, November 21, 2022. The addition of Carnival Celebration to Miami will maintain PortMiami’s position as the top embarkation port for Carnival Cruise Line.
Carnival Celebration will include many of the features that have made Mardi Gras one of the most anticipated new cruise ships in cruising, including BOLT, the first roller coaster at sea, along with other unique design features created specifically for this ship.
Carnival Cruise Line’s 50th Birthday celebration kicks off in March 2022 – the cruise line’s birthday month – with a series of commemorative sailings that will feature special entertainment and itineraries and continuing all year long, culminating with Carnival Celebration’s arrival in November. Additional information on the March 2022 sailings is available at www.carnival.com/sailabration.
Carnival Celebration will debut with a 14-Day Carnival Journeys transatlantic crossing departing Southampton November 6 and arriving in Miami November 20, 2022. Featured ports on this two-week-long seagoing adventure include La Coruña and Vigo, Spain; Funchal (Maderia), Portugal; and Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain.
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Once in Miami, Carnival Celebration will offer a special six-day Thanksgiving cruise visiting Grand Turk, Amber Cove and Nassau November 21-27, 2022, then begin its year-round seven-day Caribbean cruise rotation on November 27, 2022, offering week-long voyages departing Sundays to the eastern and western Caribbean.
Eastern Caribbean cruises call at Amber Cove, Dominican Republic; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. or St. Maarten, N.A., while the western Caribbean route features Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico; and Mahogany Bay, Isla Roatan.
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