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Meyer Turku holds coin ceremony for Carnival Celebration

Meyer Turku hosted a coin ceremony today as Carnival Celebration's construction progresses.

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

June 15, 2022

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Carnival Celebration Capt. Vincenzo Alcaras, Chief Engineer Fabien Gervaise, Hotel Director Pierre Camilleri and members of Carnival’s newbuild team joined Meyer Turku representatives to weld a special box containing the coins to a permanent position near the mast. The coins had been temporarily placed under the ship’s keel at the start of construction.

CRUISE Carnival Celebration Capt Vincenzo Alcaras

Capt. Vincenzo Alcaras shows one of the 'lucy' coins

Sister of Mardi Gras, the LNG-powered Carnival Celebration is scheduled to begin service in early November with a 14-day trans-Atlantic voyage from Southampton to its PortMiami home.

PortMiami's Terminal F

There, the ship will debut along with Carnival’s redesigned Terminal F, which will be among the port's first terminals to be shore-power ready in 2023.

A third sister Excel-class sister, Carnival Jubilee, is to follow in late 2023 and will be based at the Port of Galveston.

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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