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CARNIVAL
MIRACLE TO OFFER YEAR-ROUND EIGHT-DAY CARIBBEAN/BAHAMAS
CRUISES FROM NEW
YORK BEGINNING IN
APRIL 2012
Line’s
First Year-Round Departures from the Big Apple
(June 15,
2011) –
Carnival Cruise Lines will launch a year-round program
of eight-day cruises to the Caribbean and
Bahamas
from New York beginning in
April 2012 – the line’s first year-round sailings from
that port.
On this
schedule,
Carnival Miracle will offer three uniquely different
eight-day itineraries that visit a diversity of beautiful
islands throughout the Caribbean and Bahamas. The itineraries
include:
- Eastern
Caribbean departures to San Juan, St. Thomas and Grand
Turk, offered on a rotating basis April through October
- Bahamas sailings featuring stops at the private Bahamian
island of Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk and Nassau, offered on a
rotating basis April through October
- Bahamas/Florida cruises with port calls to Port Canaveral
(Orlando), Nassau and Freeport, offered November through April
While
these Caribbean itineraries are uniquely different, each
offers beautiful white-sand beaches, excellent shopping and
dining experiences, world-famous landmarks,
historical sites
and attractions, and myriad sightseeing and
shore excursion opportunities, including snorkeling,
scuba-diving, and water sports.
These cruises
also offer the convenience and affordability of sailing from
New York on a year-round basis. Residents throughout the
Northeast can simply board the Carnival Miracle in New York
and start their vacation right away. This program also
represents a tremendous savings in airfare cost for these
consumers who avoid the inconvenience often associated with
air travel today.
In
addition to extended visits to sunny,
tropical
islands, guests on these voyages can experience
Carnival
Miracle’s wide variety of on-board amenities and facilities --
delicious dining choices, captivating entertainment, extensive
spa and children’s facilities, and fun-filled top-deck
amenities, including the line’s signature Twister Waterslide.
According to Carnival President and CEO Gerry Cahill, Carnival
has offered seasonal voyages from New York for more than a
decade but the convenience of sailing from the Big Apple on a
year-round basis, combined with its unique appeal as a pre-
and post-cruise destination, strongly influenced the decision
for the new year-round program.
“New
York is one of the highest-rated homeports for ‘Fun Ship’
cruising. Carnival Miracle’s new year-round eight-day
departures offer consumers the best of both worlds -- a choice
of three attractive year-round Caribbean and Bahamas itinerary
options with the opportunity to depart from one of the world’s
great cities,” he said.
“The
cruise industry continues to be an economic boon for the City,
and today’s announcement that the Carnival Miracle will start
offering year-round cruises from
New York City
will do even more to stimulate our economy, bringing
additional visitors and generating nearly $13 million in
direct spending,” said
New York City
Economic Development Corporation President Seth W.
Pinsky.
Added
George Fertitta, CEO of
NYC & Company,
the city’s marketing, tourism and partnership organization,
“New York City’s
five boroughs
offer a diversity of experiences for our visitors—we hope with
the announcement of the Carnival Miracle’s year-round service
out of New York that even more cruise passengers will plan a
pre- or post-stay right here in the City.”
Carnival
Miracle will operate its current eight-day Caribbean program
from New York through
October 2011. The ship will then reposition to
Fort Lauderdale
for a series of eight-day Caribbean voyages before heading
back to New York to begin its year-round deployment in April
2012.
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