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Whether dazzling guests with elaborate Las Vegas style stage
shows or pampering them in a full service spa, the "Fun Ships"
of Carnival Cruise Lines always stimulate the senses. Offering endless entertainment
and a wide variety of activities, Carnival's superlines appeal to vacationers of virtually
every age and interest.
Guests can gamble in some of the largest casinos afloat, dance the night away on a
mirrored dance floor, relax in a sauna after an aerobics class or join their children on
Carnival's trademark corkscrew waterslide.
| Along with dusk-to-dawn activities, Carnival ships feature "Camp
Carnival" for its younger guests. This supervised children's
program features backstage tours, teen makeovers, karaoke parties, photography workshops
and arts and crafts sessions. |
Carnival's corkscrew waterslide
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In December of 1998, Carnival further enhanced its broad market appeal with the debut
of the eighth and final vessel of the "Fantasy Class",
the MS Paradise. A totally smoke free environment suited
to health-conscious clients and carries on Carnival's tradition of cruise vacation
innovations even as it marks the end of an era.
"The Fantasy Class was our $2.5 billion dollar investment in the future of
cruising," said Carnival President Bob Dickinson. "These ships
provide all of the services, amenities, and activities that millions of our guests want
most in their vacations."
Destiny's atrium sparkles
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November 6, 1999, will mark the debut of the 102,000 ton Carnival
Triumph, a sister ship to the wildly successful Carnival Destiny
which was launched in November, 1996. The new ship will take guests on one-week cruises
to the eastern and western Caribbean. The third ship in Carnival's "Destiny
Class", the Carnival Victory, will debut in
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Innovations/Itineraries
 In
response to consumer demand for shorter vacations, Carnival has
announced it will begin offering four and five day cruises from Miami to the western
Caribbean aboard the MS Imagination. Effective since June,
1999, the schedule consists of one four day cruise and two five day cruises every two
weeks. Four day cruises will stop at Key West and Cozumel and five day cruises call
at Grand Cayman and Calica/Cancun.
New "Preferred Awards" offer
incentive clients the option to buy a cruise certificate for their customers and
employees. Fully commissionable to travel agents, the certificates are
all-inclusive, require no minimum purchase and are fully upgradable.
The "MS Sentinel" will sail from Tampa
on year round, seven day western Caribbean voyages, visiting Grand Cayman, Cozumel and New
Orleans.
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New Alaskan Cruise will be part of Carnival's summer Alaska
schedule. Sailing on the Jubilee northbound from Vancouver
and southbound from Anchorage, the seven day itinerary will feature Juneau, Skagway,
College Fjord, Columbia Glacier, Lynn Canal, Valdez, Yakutat Bay, Hubbard Glacier and
Ketchikan.
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