{"id":7022,"date":"2022-07-28T11:11:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T16:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=7022"},"modified":"2022-07-28T11:11:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T16:11:33","slug":"carnival-hosts-keel-laying-ceremony-for-galvestons-new-ship-jubilee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=7022","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Hosts Keel Laying Ceremony\u00a0For Galveston’s New Ship Jubilee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A major milestone in the construction of Carnival Cruise Line’s<\/a> next ship, Carnival Jubilee, was celebrated this past week. Here is the full press release from the cruise line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Carnival Jubilee is “fixin'” to start sailing from Galveston, Texas, next year and Carnival Cruise Line\u2019s third cruise ship to be powered by liquified natural gas (LNG) got its first taste of Texas today with the keel laying ceremony at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wearing cowboy-shaped hard hats,\u00a0Carnival Cruise Line\u00a0President Christine Duffy was joined by Meyer Werft Managing Director Bernard Meyer and Carnival\u2019s Senior Vice President of Newbuilds Ben Clement, among others, to celebrate the construction milestone by placing coins under a 375-ton keel block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coins signify good luck for the ship and will remain under its foundation as the structure is built. One of the ship\u2019s lucky coins is an official ship coin, which commemorates an important part of Carnival history while celebrating its future by showing\u00a0Carnival Jubilee\u00a0alongside the original MS Jubilee from 1986. The coins will later be placed in a special compartment near Carnival Jubilee\u2019s mast as permanent fixtures of the ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOur plans for Texas are as big as the state itself, and we\u2019re looking forward to bringing guests aboard our third Excel-class ship that will be just as magnificent as her sister ships\u00a0Mardi Gras\u00a0and\u00a0Carnival Celebration. I\u2019m ecstatic to be here for this important moment and witness construction now officially underway. Carnival Jubilee will significantly enhance our offerings from Galveston as the industry leader in the Texas cruise market and an important contributor to the Galveston tourism economy,\u201d said Duffy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carnival Jubilee will be the first Carnival Cruise Line ship built in Papenburg, Germany. Meyer Werft has already built four other LNG-powered ships for other cruise lines under Carnival Corporation. Carnival Jubilee will be Carnival\u2019s third ship to run on a liquified natural gas (LNG) technology platform. Carnival Corporation pioneered the introduction of LNG fuel in the passenger cruise sector as part of the company\u2019s ongoing commitment to sustainability and emissions reduction. Meyer Turku in Finland delivered sister ship\u00a0Mardi Gras\u00a0last year and will deliver Carnival Celebration later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe are pleased to take another symbolic step in the construction of Carnival Jubilee with the keel laying. The Meyer team will once again produce an advanced and innovative cruise ship that will provide a great vacation for millions of passengers,\u201d said Meyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the newest ship in the Excel class, Carnival Jubilee will share many of the same features guests love on\u00a0Mardi Gras<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 including the award-winning\u00a0BOLT, The Ultimate Sea Coaster. She will also feature unique experiences and signature venues of her own, with more details to be shared about those aspects closer now that construction is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carnival Jubilee will begin sailing from\u00a0Galveston<\/a>\u00a0in November of 2023 and will offer seven-day Western Caribbean cruise vacations with stops in Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico, as well as Mahogany Bay (Isla Roatan), Honduras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bookings are open now. Request a free consultation<\/a> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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