Carnival’s New Cruise Port in The Bahamas Opens This Week

The wait is sort of over, Carnival Cruise Line’s model new port in The Bahamas opens this week.

10 years in the past, Carnival Cruise Line despatched a proposal to the Bahamian authorities to construct a non-public port a number of miles east of Freeport on Grand Bahama Island.

A decade later, this new port named Celebration Key will welcome its first cruise ship when Carnival Vista arrives on Saturday, July 19.

Celebration Key has a pier that may accommodate two cruise ships on the similar time. An extension to the pier is deliberate to permit as much as 4 Carnival cruise ships to go to concurrently.

The port could have two lagoons together with the most important freshwater lagoon within the Caribbean/Bahamas.

The port is split up into the next 5 portals:

Paradise Plaza
Calypso Lagoon – Grownup-friendly lagoon
Starfish Lagoon – Household-friendly lagoon
Pearl Cove Seaside Membership – Adults-only seaside membership
Lokono Cove – Artisan retail village

There shall be greater than 30 meals and beverage choices on Celebration Key together with 14 complimentary meals vehicles.

For visitors who don’t wish to keep on the port, excursions shall be supplied round Grand Bahama Island.

Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, stated the next this previous week about this new port:

“Celebration Secret is a ravishing vacation spot that I do know shall be extraordinarily standard with our visitors, nevertheless it’s additionally a ravishing illustration of the good partnership between Carnival and the folks of Grand Bahama.

That is the primary main venture to be accomplished on the island of Grand Bahama in 20 years or extra, and we’re proud to be the cruise line to deliver it to fruition.

We wouldn’t be right here right this moment, now only a week from our first official go to with Carnival Vista, with out the dedication of tons of of Bahamians who helped to construct Celebration Key.

“We’re proud as effectively of the tons of of long-term jobs created by the vacation spot’s day by day operations – offering substantial financial advantages to the island whereas additionally celebrating Bahamian tradition.”

Cruise Fever shall be on Celebration Key on Saturday when the primary cruise ship visits the port. Keep tuned as we deliver you all the things it’s worthwhile to learn about Celebration Key.