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Carnival Ecstasy's vintage Rolls-Royce heads to Carnival Celebration

For three decades, an antique Rolls-Royce has graced Carnival Ecstasy's interior promenade.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

June 21, 2022

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Now, the well-known fixture will continue its travels on Carnival Cruise Line’s next new ship, Carnival Celebration.

1934 Rolls-Royce Saloon

The vintage 1934 Rolls-Royce Saloon was offloaded from Carnival Ecstasy at Mobile last Thursday and is being shipped to Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland where Carnival Celebration is under construction.

Carnival Ecstasy will be exiting the fleet following its Oct. 10 cruise from Mobile.

New 'parking spot' in The Gateway

The car that thousands of Carnival passengers have admired and photographed will find a new home adjacent to Carnival Celebration's The Gateway, a two-deck zone that celebrates travel.

The Gateway includes The Golden Jubilee, a bar highlighting Carnival ships over the last 50 years. The bar will feature memorabilia and original pieces from several earlier vessels so the Rolls-Royce fits right in.

A Joe Farcus find in Wales

Carnival Ecstasy designer Joe Farcus searched all over the UK to find the perfect car to fit the space outside the ship’s Rolls-Royce Café. It was acquired from a small antique car dealer in northern Wales.

Carnival Celebration is scheduled to begin service in early November with a 14-day trans-Atlantic voyage from Southampton to its new PortMiami home.

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About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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