MIAMI, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- At a
traditional maritime handover ceremony held earlier today at the
Fincantieri shipyard in Italy,
Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of its newest, largest and most
innovative ship, the 133,500-ton Carnival Vista.
The 3,954-passenger ship will reposition to Trieste,
Italy, where it will depart on its
maiden voyage May 1, kicking off a
summer schedule in Europe that
runs through October 2016. Following a 13-day trans-Atlantic
crossing, Carnival Vista will operate a pair of 11-day cruises from
New York in November 2016 then launch year-round Caribbean service from Miami later that month.
Carnival Vista offers a number of unique features, including a
groundbreaking suspended cycling experience called SkyRide, the
first IMAX Theatre at sea and the RedFrog Pub & Brewery
offering three different kinds of beer brewed on
board.
Also new is Family Harbor with special family accommodations and
a family concierge, along with the tropics-inspired Havana staterooms and suites featuring a
dedicated pool area. The ship's outdoor spaces include
a massive WaterWorks aqua park, highlighted by the 455-foot-long
Kaleid-o-slide, the longest slide in the fleet.
"Carnival Vista is a spectacular addition to our fleet and we
can't wait for our guests to experience all of the ship's exciting
new features," said Christine Duffy,
president of Carnival Cruise Line. "Carnival Vista will
provide our guests an opportunity to create a lifetime of wonderful
vacation memories while offering our valued travel agent partners
another exciting vacation option to market to their clients," she
added.
Reservations are currently being accepted for Carnival Vista, as
well as other ships in the Carnival fleet.
For additional information and reservations, contact any travel
agent, call 1-800-CARNIVAL or visit carnival.com.
Carnival can also be found on:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/carnivalcruise
Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/carnival
YouTube: www.youtube.com/carnival
Instagram: www.instagram.com/carnival
Journalists also can visit Carnival's media
site, www.carnival-news.com or follow the line's PR
department on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CarnivalPR.
About Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival, a unit of
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The
World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 25 ships operating three-
to 16-day voyages to The Bahamas,
Caribbean, Mexican Riviera,
Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Australia, New
Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The company currently
has an as-yet-unnamed 133,500-ton ship under construction and
scheduled to enter service in 2018.
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SOURCE Carnival Cruise Line