{"id":4616,"date":"2018-03-01T12:34:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T18:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=4616"},"modified":"2018-03-01T12:34:35","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T18:34:35","slug":"carnival-announces-godmother-for-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=4616","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Announces Godmother for Horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We think she’s a great choice – Queen Latifah will be the Godmother of the latest Carnival Cruise Line<\/a> ship Carnival Horizon.<\/p>\n

Here’s the full release from the cruise line, including some cool details about one of our favorite charities – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Queen Latifah \u2013 Grammy award-winning musical artist, acclaimed television and film actress, label president, author and entrepreneur \u2013 has been named the godmother to Carnival Cruise Line\u2019s newest ship, Carnival Horizon.<\/p>\n

Latifah will participate in the ship\u2019s official naming ceremony as well as a special \u201cLip Sync Battle: Horizon\u201d showcase that is part of the line\u2019s authentic shipboard reproduction of the hit Paramount Network series. The event will be held during an invitation-only overnight gala onboard Carnival Horizon in New York City on May 23, 2018.<\/p>\n

Currently starring in the FOX series \u201cSTAR,\u201d Latifah is an incredible talent earning an Oscar nomination, a Golden Globe nomination and a SAG Award nomination for her portrayal as Mama Morton in Chicago. She also received an Emmy nomination, a Golden Globe win and a SAG Award win for performances in both \u201cLife Support\u201d and \u201cBessie,\u201d an HBO biopic on the legendary jazz artist Bessie Smith as well as accolades for her performance as the title character in NBC\u2019s The Wiz Live!<\/p>\n

The first hip-hop artist to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Latifah has earned six Grammy nominations and a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rap Performance. Her production company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, has quickly grown to prominence, producing award-winning television shows, blockbuster hits and independent films for a variety of Hollywood studios.<\/p>\n

\u201dWith her fun-loving spirit and positive, can-do attitude, Queen Latifah embodies our brand and knows how to \u2018Choose Fun\u2019 in everything she does,\u201d said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. \u201cKnowing that she is a long-time supporter of St. Jude and has performed and won \u2018Lip Sync Battle\u2019 made her the ideal candidate to serve as godmother to our newest ship,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\u201dCarnival is an iconic American brand and it\u2019s an honor to be named godmother of Carnival Horizon and take part in the event on May 23, honoring the special children of St. Jude \u2013 a cause that is very near and dear to my heart,\u201d said Latifah.<\/p>\n

The May 23 gala will recognize long-time Carnival partner St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital with a check presentation from funds raised via various activities and events, both on board and ashore, leading up to the event. Additionally, Carnival will unveil special custom-designed artwork created by more than 30 St. Jude patients that will appear on the Carnival Horizon\u2019s \u201cDreamscape,\u201d a stunning three-deck-high LED sculpture that takes center stage in the ship\u2019s atrium.<\/p>\n

Following the event, Carnival Horizon begins her summer schedule from New York that runs through September followed by the launch year-round Caribbean cruises from Miami later that month.<\/p>\n

As the line\u2019s newest ship, Carnival Horizon will introduce a number of one-of-a-kind innovations, including Guy\u2019s Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse|Brewhouse with BBQ favorites created by Food Network star Guy Fieri in addition to the first Dr. Seuss-themed water park, part of the line\u2019s exclusive partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the groundbreaking bike-ride-in-the-sky attraction called SkyRide, an IMAX Theatre, and more.<\/p>\n

A wide range of accommodations will also be offered, including spa cabins with exclusive privileges at the luxurious Cloud 9 Spa, extra-roomy staterooms in Family Harbor, and tropics-inspired Havana staterooms and suites with exclusive daytime access to a Cuban-themed bar and pool.<\/p>\n

Bookings are now open. Contact us today for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We think she’s a great choice – Queen Latifah will be the Godmother of the latest Carnival Cruise Line ship Carnival Horizon. Here’s the full release from the cruise line, including some cool details about one of our favorite charities – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[496],"tags":[107,700,133,228],"class_list":["post-4616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cruises","tag-carnival-cruise-line","tag-carnival-horizon","tag-cruises","tag-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital"],"fifu_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4618,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4616\/revisions\/4618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}