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Twist and Shout, Move and Groove! Carnival Cruise Line Announces Exclusive Partnership with Zumbini, New High-Energy Early Childhood Program
Carnival Amplifies Onboard Youth Programmingwith New Music, Dance and Education Activity Available Fleetwide for YoungChildren and Their Families
MIAMI(April 22, 2019) – Carnival Cruise Line expands its onboard youth programmingwith an exclusive partnership with Zumbini offering high-energy early childhoodactivities and classes that combine singing, dancing and playing.
Createdby Zumba and BabyFirst, Zumbini's mixed-age music and movement curriculumfeatures group sing-alongs, activities and musical instruments to keep childrenengaged and energized while learning.
Led byCarnival's trained youth staff and aimed at Carnival's youngest cruisers, the fleetwideonboard Zumbini program,which will be free of charge, will encompass two class options taking placewithin the Camp Ocean children's play areas and otherlounges:
- All voyages: 30-minute drop-off class for Carnival Penguins age group (two-to-five years old);
- Voyages of six days or longer: 30-to-45-minute family class for children up to six years old focused on parent/child bonding.
"Carnivalcarries 800,000 children annually, the most in cruising, so we're alwaysexpanding and enhancing our onboard programming to provide even the youngestcruisers an unforgettable experience," said Chris Nelson, vice president ofentertainment for Carnival Cruise Line. "We are so excited to bring Zumbini toour ships and to give families and their children a unique experience."
"When werealized that Zumba was transforming the fitness community and turning rigorousdance and aerobic movements into fun, approachable and sharable experiences, wesaw the potential to make classes specific to families and children," saidAlberto Perlman, CEO of Zumba.
"Basedon the revolutionary Zumba exercise programs for adults, Zumbini's classes havesoared in popularity on land, so I can only imagine how wonderful they will beon the high seas," said Jonathan Beda, CEO of Zumbini. "We knew Carnival wasthe perfect partner to take Zumbini seaside and cannot wait to give Carnival'sguests the ultimate bonding experience and a new way to Choose Fun."
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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 new shipsscheduled for delivery – Carnival Panorama™ in 2019, Mardi Gras in 2020and an as-yet-unnamed ship in 2022.
About Zumbini
Created by Zumba and BabyFirst, Zumbini is anearly childhood education program for children ages 0-4 and their caregivers.The Zumbini program has been carefully designed to promote cognitive, social,behavioral and motor skill development for young children at a critical age,all while creating the ultimate bonding experience for them and their families.Zumbini is the first early childhood education program to create a true"360°" experience, with live classes, the "Zumbini Time"interactive TV show on BabyFirst TV, and take-home music, books and toys thatfamilies receive when they sign up for a Zumbini class. Zumbini strives tobring early childhood education to families around the world, while making theexperience fun for both children and their parents. Zumbini classes canbe found throughout the U.S., Canada, and UK, with over 1,000 locationsworldwide.
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