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Royalty And Roses Marks Ceremony To Name Carnival Cruise Line Float For Rose Parade
Modeled after the New,California-Based Carnival Panorama, the Line's First-Ever Parade Float Named byRose Queen Louise Siskel in Fun-Filled Ceremony
MIAMI (Dec. 28, 2018) – Carnival CruiseLine tapped royalty to christen its newest vessel earlier today as the queen ofthe 2019 Rose Parade officially named the cruise line's first-ever Rose Paradefloat in a naming ceremony near the Pasadena, Calif., parade route.
Following time-honored maritime traditiondesigned to bring good luck to ships – whether they're the floating or floralvariety – Rose Queen Louise Siskel smashed a confetti-filled bottle across the"bow" of the colorful ship-shaped float, officially naming the float "Come SailAway."
After the event, guests also had theopportunity to help decorate the float and put on the finishing touches tobring the floral masterpiece to life.
The float, which will make its debut infront of more than 700,000 onlookers along the parade route and an estimated 80million television viewers as it cruises down the five-mile parade route onTuesday, Jan. 1, is a detailed replica of Carnival's first new ship on the WestCoast in 20 years, CarnivalPanorama, scheduled to enter service in December 2019.
Comprised of tens of thousands of flowerpetals from more than 100 countries representing Carnival's diverse team ofemployees, the float showcases several of the line's signature design featuresincluding the iconic red and blue funnel, water park and Lido Deck party. Thefloat will also include a new feature debuting on Carnival Panorama, Sky Zone, thefirst trampoline park at sea, with a working trampoline and jumpers in thefront of the float. Additionally, the float will salute the brave members ofthe Armed Forces with a special appearance by former Miss USA and CarnivalVista Godmother Deshauna Barber.
Carnival Panorama is set to debut Dec. 11with a special three-day cruisefrom Long Beach followed by the launch of year-round seven-dayMexicanRiviera sailings beginning Dec. 14, 2019.
To learn more about Carnival Cruise Line,visit Carnival.com. Forreservations, contact any travel agent or call 1-800-CARNIVAL. Carnival canalso be found on: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
Journalists also canvisit Carnival's media site, carnival-news.com orfollow the line's PR department on Twitter at twitter.com/CarnivalPR.
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Carnival Cruise Line,part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "TheWorld's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 26 ships operating three- to24-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii,Canada, New England, Bermuda, Cuba, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the PacificIslands and Southeast Asia. The line currently has three new shipsscheduled for delivery – Carnival Panorama™ set to debut in 2019, Mardi Grasin 2020 and an as-yet-unnamed ship in 2022.
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