This year, Frangelica, Carnival's Halloween mascot, a two-story black spider, isn't riding on the bow of Carnival's FunShip as it arrives in Sydney on Halloween weekend. Carnival took Frangelica to the Sydney Zoo for their Halloween Spooktacular.
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Carnival Freedom returned to service today with its new funnel (replacing the one that was damaged in a May 2022 fire) and its new livery.
The Navantia shipyard at Cadiz (Spain) is preparing to install a replacement funnel aboard Carnival Freedom to replace the one that was damaged in a May 2022 funnel fire.
Carnival Freedom arrived at the shipyard today to begin a 16-day dry dock. This is the first time Navantia has built a Carnival "whale tail" funnel, but then again, most shipyards have built even fewer.
Chantiers de l'Atlantique floated out Ritz-Carlton's second ship, the 46,750-ton Ilma, today at their Saint-Nazaire yard.
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Over the weekend, Carnival Jubilee was floated out of the covered building hall at Meyer Werft's Papenburg (Germany) yard. On Tuesday, July 25 (2023) the builder attached Carnival's iconic winged funnel to the top of the ship.
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