Throughout the week Carnival Brand Ambassador, John Heald and his friend The Cat in the Hat, have been sharing clues to the name of the new ship. Most guesses I had seen online were for Carnivale. The cruise line harkened back to it’s beginnings by naming the first Excel-Class ship Mardi Gras, after the company’s first ship so many assumed they would continue the tradition. Instead, they are repurposing a name, but of a newer ship, with a more deeper meaning.

“The name Carnival Celebration couldn’t be more perfect for a ship that will be a key component of our 50^th Birthday festivities,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.  “Many thanks to our celebrity partners who helped us officially ‘unbox the fun’ and reveal the name of a ship that promises to be a spectacular addition to our fleet. Carnival Celebration is our 50^th Birthday present to our guests!”

Carnival Celebration will debut from PortMiami in November 2022, and will be a sister ship to Mardi Gras, the first in the Excel series scheduled to enter service on Feb. 6, 2021 from Port Canaveral, Fla. 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 Grasone of the most anticipated ships in cruising, including BOLT, the first roller coaster at sea, along with some unique design features created specifically for this vessel.

Carnival’s 50^th Birthday  celebration kicks off in March 2022 – the company’s birthday month – with a series of commemorative sailings that will feature special entertainment and itineraries then continue all year long, culminating with the arrival of Carnival Celebration to Miami in November 2022.  Additional information on the March 2022 sailings is available at www.carnival.com/sailabration.

Carnival Celebration’s itineraries will be announced over the coming weeks and the ship will be opening up for sale in October.

I love helping you plan your cruises! I am a huge Carnival Cruise Line fan as well. We are going on our 11th Carnival Cruise on the Mardi Gras in May of 2021. Please Email me for more information.

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The dates that worked in our busy fall schedule meant that we would be cruising over Halloween. We aren’t big Halloween people and we were a bit hesitant about booking Halloween on the Fun Ships but in the end we decided to give it a try. We re so glad we did, we had a great time!

Carnival Cruise Line celebrates Halloween all October long, so your cruise dates don’t have to fall over the 31st like ours did. All cruises departing in the month of October include the Halloween festivities.

Halloween Activities on Carnival

• Halloween Decor featuring Patch the Pumpkin-headed Pirate
• Trick or Treating for the kids
• Pumpkin Carving contest
• Costume Crawl
• Patch’s Pumpin’ Deck Party
• Costume Contest
• Halloween themed Dive-In Movies (on select ships)
• Frightfully fun dance classes
• Guess that Frightful song trivia
• Patch’s Spook-tackular Bingo
• Storytime with your Cruise Director and Patch
• The Scary Chest Competition
• Scary story time for kids
• …and more!

One day of your cruise will be designated as “Halloween” and that is when the costumes come out. Most people don’t dress in their costumes til evening. Many, like us, wore their costumes to dinner in the Main Dining Room, and then to all of the evening’s events.

Carnival Cruise Line Halloween Costume Guidelines

Both adults and children are encouraged to bring costumes and join in the fun. Guests may wear masks only in special function areas and guests must be identifiable. Masks must be removed when in common areas. Clothing with objectionable material, including obscene language or graphics is not permitted. Clothing which, by nature, exposes excessive portions of the skin that may be viewed as inappropriate for a family environment is not permitted. Costumes may not contain any weapons that resemble or could easily be mistaken for an actual weapon. Costumes may not contain sharp objects, pointed objects or materials that may accidentally strike another Guest. Guests who do not adhere to the costume guidelines may be refused entry into, and/or removed from, the event, unless his or her costume can be modified to meet the above standards. All costume guidelines apply throughout the duration of any and all costumed events. We do not allow real pumpkins on board. All rules, regulations and guidelines are subject to change without notice.

from Carnival’s website

We had a blast! We went as pirates, I even wore a red and black wig! We wore our costumes to Patch’s Spook-tacular Bingo, dinner, and all of the other events leading up to Patch’s Pumpin’ Deck Party, Costume Crawl, and Costume Contest. It was all so much fun, we are booked on the Carnival Elation October 19th so we can do it again!

One thing I noticed on this cruise, and I will do it next time we go on a Halloween cruise, was giving candy to the crew. Many guests brought little gift bags of Halloween candy for the Fun Squad, wait staff, stateroom stewards and others. It was nice seeing these hardworking individuals, who make your cruise so fun, be blessed in this way.

Those who would like to stay in one destination and explore that place, a Caribbean vacation would be a great idea. You may visit sites like https://www.visitcaymanislands.com/en-us/experiences/tours-adventures to book a travel package for Cayman Islands.

Email Me NOW and we will start planning your Spook-tacular cruise! Remember to pack my Top 10 Cruise Essentials for your Halloween Cruise.

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