Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Liberty departed on its inaugural
voyage from Port Canaveral, Fla., this weekend, becoming the line’s
third year-round ship sailing from the Space Coast.
With the arrival of Carnival Liberty, Carnival will increase its
annual passenger count from Port Canaveral to 600,000 – more than any
other cruise operator.
On Carnival Liberty’s new schedule from Port Canaveral, vacationers
can select from a variety of five-, seven- and eight-day Caribbean
itineraries conveniently departing from the Central Florida while
enjoying a wide range of dining, bar and entertainment innovations that
were added as part of the line’s Fun Ship 2.0 product enhancement
program.
Carnival Liberty joins the totally transformed Carnival Sunshine,
which launched year-round five- to eight-day Caribbean departures from
Port Canaveral last month, and Carnival Sensation, offering year-round
three- and four-day Bahamas cruises from the Space Coast.
In addition to three different year-round ships each with an
exceptional number of features and facilities, vacationers have their
choice of an unprecedented 200 cruises a year departing from Port
Canaveral visiting 18 tropical islands throughout the Caribbean, Bahamas
and Florida – the widest array of cruise lengths, durations and
destinations from Central Florida.
“Port Canaveral is one of our fastest-growing homeports and deploying
a third year-round ship from the Space Coast is a clear indication of
the confidence we have in this important market,” said Gerry Cahill,
Carnival president and CEO. “The dedicated efforts of the Canaveral
Port Authority, as well as the outstanding support of our valued travel
agent partners, have allowed us to achieve this unprecedented and
historic growth,” he added.
According to Port Canaveral CEO John E. Walsh, “Carnival Liberty is
Carnival’s third year-round ship and will increase their annual Port
Canaveral passenger count to 600,000. We value the confidence Carnival
continues to demonstrate in Port Canaveral and the customer service we
provide for both our homeported and port of call ships. Carnival is a
valued business partner and we extend a heartfelt welcome to our
community to the captain and crew of the Carnival Liberty.”
Carnival Liberty’s year-round schedule from Port Canaveral
encompasses five- to eight-day departures featuring the best the
Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida have to offer. Five-day cruises call at
Nassau, Freeport and the private Bahamian island of Half Moon Cay or Key
West, while seven-day western Caribbean voyages visit Cozumel, Belize,
Mahogany Bay (Isla Roatan) and Costa Maya with week-long eastern
Caribbean sailings featuring at St. Thomas, San Juan, Grand Turk and
Nassau. Two different eight-day options are offered – a unique eastern
Caribbean itinerary featuring Grand Turk, St. Thomas, St. Maarten and
San Juan, and a southern Caribbean program visiting Aruba, Curacao or
Bonaire, and Grand Turk.
Carnival Liberty has undergone an extensive multi-million-dollar
makeover and features a wide range of Fun Ship 2.0 innovations.
These include exciting bar concepts such as the poolside RedFrog Rum
Bar and BlueIguana Tequila Bar, along with the cocktail pharmacy-themed
Alchemy Bar and the EA SPORTS Bar where patrons can watch sporting
events on a 16-screen video monitor wall or play popular EA SPORTS
games. Dining innovations include Guy’s Burger Joint developed in tandem
with Food Network star Guy Fieri, and the BlueIguana Cantina, serving
authentic burritos and tacos.
Guests can also check out the Punchliner Comedy Club presented by
George Lopez with up to 20 family friendly and adult-oriented comedy
shows per voyage, as well as signature “Fun Ship” elements such as a
214-foot-long Twister water slide, a Serenity adults-only retreat, a
classic American-style steakhouse, a luxurious 14,500-square-foot spa,
and fun, supervised activities for kids in three age groups.
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