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Carnival treats Jacksonville kids to Dr. Seuss birthday party

(Photo: Carnival Cruise Line)
The event included a balloon drop in Carnival Elation's atrium
Thursday was Dr. Seuss's birthday and, to mark the occasion, Carnival Cruise Line held a family-friendly event aboard Carnival Elation in Jacksonville.

Highlights included a book reading to students from Heart for Children, a Jacksonville-based charity that provides at-risk youth ages 5 to 17 with a safe and nurturing environment during the school year and summer. Carnival presented a $5,000 donation to the organization and provided a Dr. Seuss-inspired birthday cake and other treats.

Designed to reinforce the importance of reading, the event also included activities like face-painting, arts and crafts and appearances by Dr. Seuss characters, including The Cat in the Hat, all culminating in a balloon drop in Carnival Elation’s seven-deck-high atrium. Similar events took place on other ships throughout the Carnival fleet.

The festivities are part of Seuss at Sea, Carnival’s exclusive partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises that features fleetwide activities like the Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast with The Cat in the Hat and Friends, the Seuss-a-palooza Parade and Story Time and Dr. Seuss Bookville, a family reading venue on select ships.

Carnival is Jacksonville's only year-round cruise operator with Carnival Elation carrying 170,000 passengers a year on four- and five-day sailings.