Meyer Turku holds coin ceremony for Carnival Celebration
Meyer Turku hosted a coin ceremony today as Carnival Celebration's construction progresses.
June 15, 2022
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.
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.
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