The 15-deck-high Celebration even features an 800-foot-long decktop roller coaster.
top-notch - sizedcruise shipsaren’t that hard to come by these days . A few weeks ago , Royal Caribbean reveal its ownIcon of the Seas , a mega - ship slated todebutin tardy 2023 .
But while the Icon is still under construction , Carnival Cruise Line’slatest mega - ship , Carnival Celebration , just embarked on its first voyage to Pitbull ’s own Miami . On Sunday the ship leave Southampton , England to begin its two - week transatlantic sail to Florida , where it will pick up its first passenger later this month .
Carnival ’s Celebration is a 15 - deck - eminent ship that also doubles as a sister vas to the ship’s company ’s other mega - ship , Mardi Gras . Both of these ocean monsters gambol decktop roller coasters . Celebration ’s drive has been dubbed Bolt : Ultimate Sea Coaster and features an 800 - metrical foot - tenacious track with vehicles that can hand speeds of up to 40 knot per 60 minutes .
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Each of Carnival ’s mega - ship are designed to bear up to 6,630 passengers , just a piece below Royal Caribbean ’s Icon , which has capability to express 7,600 passengers . But that ’s nothing to be ashamed of , both Mardi Gras and Celebration still manage to be bountiful than all but 11 other cruise ship around the world . Celebration and Mardi Gras are also , as The Points Guy note , now draw for the title of Carnival ’s largest ship in its fleet .
Despite the law of similarity , Carnival ’s two grownup ship do have some central divergence . Celebration will include a revamped main interior area capably nominate Celebration Central . There you ’ll get hold an sea - facing atrium that will traverse three deck and supply you with access to numerous food and entertainment spot .
For an add up dash of pizzaz , Celebration ’s main level has been outfitted with 1,400 color - changing lights that have been designed to reckon like confetti . The microscope stage could n’t be in a better spot — it’ll be one of the first things passengers see once they board .
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In addition to Celebration Central , the ship has five other key “ zone ” for solid food and entertainment — The Gateway , Summer Landing , 820 Biscayne , Lido and The Ultimate Playground .
The Gateway is all about lionise international feel and will host several themed Nox with gens like overseas in Europe , Far East Voyage and Mexico Lindo . Summer Landing is your Greco-Roman cruise deck where you could snaffle some beer and barbeque while you relax by the pool . 820 Biscayne is a love letter to the ship ’s home port . There you may snaffle Miami favorites like frozen cocktail and Cubano sandwich .
The Lido deck is another authoritative cruise ship find . There you could feel a few celebrity - owned eating place , like Guy Fieri ’s Burger Joint or Shaq ’s Big Chicken . This deck is also home to the highly coveted free soft serve automobile . Do n’t forget to pack the Lactaid .
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For thrill seeking passengers , The Ultimate Playground is where you may find three immense waterslides , an entire mini - golf game course , a full basketball court and a ropes course . So there ’s slew to do to work off all that free soft serve .
Once the ship dispatch its transatlantic trip , it ’ll pick up prospective passenger in Miami and begin its on a regular basis schedule six- to eight - day voyage to the Bahamas and the Caribbean . Celebration ’s first slip out of Miami is slated for November 21 andfares take off at $ 449 per mortal , not including taxation and fees .
While all of that may sound exciting , Carnival is n’t quite done adding to its 24 - ship fleet . The party is currently working on a sister ship to Carnival Celebration named the Carnival Jubilee . The massive vessel is currently under construction in Turku , Finland at the same shipyard that built both Celebration and Mardi Gras .
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