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Kelly Arison To Continue Family Tradition And Serve As Godmother Of Carnival Sunrise At May 23 Event
Follows in theFootsteps of Her Mother, Madeleine Arison, Godmother of Carnival Triumph
MIAMI(March 28, 2019) – As CarnivalSunrise makes her debut following her $200 milliontransformation, Carnival Cruise Line announced today that Kelly Arison,daughter of Carnival Corporation Chairman Micky Arison and his wife Madeleine,will serve as godmother for the ship at an invitation-only ceremony in New Yorkon May 23.
Inwhat is sure to be a touching moment, Kelly will step into the godmother rolepreviously held by her mother when the ship first entered service as CarnivalTriumph, in 1999. In an added stroke of family ties, Kelly's grandmother LinArison served as godmother to Carnival Sunrise's sister ship, CarnivalSunshine, in 2013.
CarnivalSunrise's naming ceremony will take place aboard the ship at the ManhattanCruise Passenger Terminal and will serve as a platform to heighten awareness ofthe work of the Ehlers-DanlosSociety, an organization dedicated to serving those with jointhypermobility spectrum disorders,of which Kelly is a strong advocate. Carnival will be making a donationto the Ehlers-Danlos Society during the ceremony.
"Itis truly an honor to carry on my family's cherished tradition and join theesteemed women who have so admirably carried out their role as a Carnivalgodmother over the years," said Kelly."This ceremony will not only serveas an exciting and memorable way to officially introduce the spectacularCarnival Sunrise to the Carnival fleet but also raise awareness of anorganization very near and dear to my heart, the Ehlers-Danlos Society."
"CarnivalCruise Line is proud and delighted that Kelly will serve in this role as sheofficially names Carnival Sunrise," said Christine Duffy, president of CarnivalCruise Line."And given the family ties to this ship in particular, we areplanning to include some special guests that mean a lot to the Arison familyand have played an important part in the history of Carnival Cruise Line."
CarnivalSunrise's inaugural season includes four- to 14-day voyages from Norfolk, Va.,and New York to Bermuda, Canada and the Caribbean through September. Theship will then reposition to Fort Lauderdale for a winter season of Caribbeanand Bahamian voyages beginning in October 2019 before heading back to New Yorkin spring 2020.
Guestssailing aboard Carnival Sunrise will enjoy a wide range of entertainmentoptions, along with open-air attractions like a new WaterWorks aqua park andSportSquare featuring a suspended ropes course. New dining offerings includeGuy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse developed in tandem with FoodNetwork star Guy Fieri, the Cucina del Capitano family-style Italian restaurantand the Caribbean-themed Red Frog Pub.
Allof the ship's staterooms have been updated withisland-inspired interiors featuring bright colors and soothing pastels inspiredby the line's Caribbean itineraries, along with new choices such asluxurious Captain's Suites adjacent to the navigational bridge offeringfloor-to-ceiling windows and extended balcony grand suites.
Tolearn more about Carnival Cruise Line, visit Carnival.com.For reservations, contact any travel agent or call 1-800-CARNIVAL. Carnival canalso be found on: Facebook, Instagram, Twitterand YouTube.
Journalistsalso can visit Carnival's media site, carnival-news.com orfollow the line's PR department on Twitter at twitter.com/CarnivalPR.
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AboutCarnival Cruise Line
CarnivalCruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK),is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 26 ships operatingthree- to 24-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska,Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Cuba, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, thePacific Islands and Southeast Asia. The line currently has three newships scheduled for delivery – Carnival Panorama™ in 2019, Mardi Gras in2020 and an as-yet-unnamed ship in 2022.
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