Celebration_(ship)

Celebration is a Holiday Class cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines. She is one of the oldest ships in Carnival\'s fleet, and is only surpassed by sister ships Holiday and Jubilee (now Pacific Sun).

Celebration sails on four and five day itineraries in the Bahamas from Jacksonville, Florida.

Incidents

On August 16th, 2006, Carnival\'s Celebration struck the harbor floor in Nassau, The Bahamas as the ship with over 1100 passengers onboard was preparing to dock. The ship\'s propeller was struck, causing vessel damage and the release of 53 gallons of lubricating oil into the sea. The Celebration canceled its Port Of Call to Nassau and returned to its Jacksonville, Florida homebase, giving passengers an extra day at sea. All passengers received a 20% discount towards their next cruise.

On August 25, 2007, Carnival\'s "Fun Ship" Celebration was on its normal embarkation schedule in Jacksonville, Florida, when Carnival\'s sniffer dogs detected something suspicious in the luggage. The terminal was closed at approximately noon, and reopened around 8 pm. It was later detected that heart medication set the dogs off, according to Jacksonville City Police.

Upcoming Plans

The Celebration is scheduled to be removed from Carnival\'s fleet in April of 2008. JAXPORT will then homeport Carnival\'s Fascination, sailing to Nassau, Bahamas and Half Moon Cay.

In September 2007 it was reported that the Celebration will be transferred to the fleet of Carnival Corporation\'s new daughter company Iberocruceros in spring 2008.Cruise Business Online: New Ibercruceros brand to launch with three-ship fleet, retrieved 9. 9. 2007 She will cruise on the Mediterranean (Barcelona, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Naples, Malta, Tunis) under the name of Grand Celebration.^{[citation needed]}

Public rooms

• Endless Summer lounge
• Galax-Z dance Club
• Bourbon Street, a tribute to New Orleans\' celebrated thoroughfare.
• Wheelhouse Bar & Grill
• Admiral, ship\'s library
• Red Hot Piano Bar
• Islands in the Sky Bar
• Rainbow Club Casino
• Astoria Lounge
• Vista and Horizon dining room

Meeting facilities

• Astoria Lounge: 900 maximum guests reception, 725 maximum guests theater, 200 maximum guests modified classroom, Dance floor, in house sound system with microphones, CD player, dual cassette player
• Islands in the Sky Lounge: 350 maximum guests theater, 150 maximum guests modified classroom
• Galax-Z dance club: 400 maximum guests reception, 150 maximum guests theater, 50 maximum guests modified classroom
• Endless Summer Lounge: 110 maximum guests reception, 60 maximum guests theater, Dance Floor, built in karaoke machine
• Red Hot Piano Bar: 60 maximum guests reception, 30 maximum guests theater, wireless microphone capability
• Lido Deck: 300 maximum guests reception (semi-private), 250 maximum guests reception poolside (not private)
• Vista Dining Room: 414 maximum guests
• Horizon Dining Room: 480 maximum guests

References

External links

• Carnival Cruise Lines page
• Cruise Critic Review page

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