Carnival Cruise Line’s next new ship Carnival Celebration has been floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland
Carnival Celebration will now move alongside the shipyard’s outfitting pier and into the next phase of construction.
“This is the exciting part, after the float out, that’s when everything that everyone will love about the ship goes from blueprint to reality,” said Carnival Cruise Line senior vice president of newbuilds, refurbishment and product innovation Ben Clement, who was in Finland to oversee the milestone.
“We are very proud to build this beautiful ship for Carnival Cruise Line,” said Meyer Turku chief executive Tim Meyer. “By the end of the summer, Carnival Celebration will be ready for its sea trial and then for delivery later in the autumn.”
Carnival Celebration is the second of three Excel-class ships. It joins Mardi Gras, sailing from Port Canaveral, Florida and Carnival Jubilee, set to sail from Galveston, Texas in 2023. Carnival’s newest and biggest class of ships run on LNG.
Following Carnival Celebration’s float out, work will begin installing Excel-class exterior features already on sister ship Mardi Gras, including the BOLT roller coaster at sea. Inside, the ship will feature six distinct zones, like Mardi Gras, but three of those are designed specifically for Carnival Celebration. Details about the new zones will be revealed soon, said Carnival Cruise Line.
Scheduled to enter service in Q3 2022, Carnival Celebration will sail a transatlantic voyage from Southampton to its PortMiami homeport in November. Carnival’s newly transformed Terminal F will welcome the new ship. Not long after, the Carnival terminal will be one of the first at PortMiami equipped to provide shore power to ships Q3 2023.
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