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| Norwegian Aqua will have colorful hull art by Allison Hueman |
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| The hull art is entitled "Where the Sky Meets the Sea" |
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| Norwegian Aqua will be the first to have the Aqia Slidecoaster hybrid rollercoaster and waterslide |
The Princess Arena aboard the new Sun Princess can be configured either as a traditional theater or to present shows in the round. Princess has created four new production shows for the Arena.
Renderings courtesy of Princess Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
Carnival Jubilee made its way down the Ems River from the Meyer Werft in Papenburg (Germany) to the Dutch port of Eemshaven on Monday, arriving early Tuesday morning. All along the way, onlookers came out to see the giant ship maneuver down the shallow river.
Photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
Carnival Paradise returned to service today (October 30, 2023) at Tampa after a 16-day stay in the Grand Bahama Shipyard's drydock. In addition to routine maintenance and refurbishment in the public rooms, Carnival says they “re-imagined” the Serenity Retreat for adults, updated the Piano Bar and expanded the ship's casino.
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| Carnival Paradise at Tampa with the new Carnival Hull Livery |
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| The updated Piano Bar |
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| The enlarged Casino |
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.
Photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
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.
Photo courtesy of Ritz-Carlton. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
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.
Photos courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line and Meyer Werft. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
Fincantieri lifted the iconic Cunard funnel onto Queen Anne on Friday, April 14 (2023) at their Marghera yard near Venice. The 113,000-ton ship is scheduled to enter service in May 2024.
Photo courtesy of Cunard Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.
Fincantieri floated out Regent's Seven Seas Grandeur at their Ancony yard yesterday. It is the third in the class. The 55,000-ton ship will be delivered in November.
