Commemorating 20 years of crusing from Baltimore, Carnival Cruise Line honored first responders who assisted with the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse throughout a celebratory occasion on board Carnival Delight on Sunday. Carnival President Christine Duffy welcomed aboard dignitaries and public officers that included Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld, Baltimore Deputy Mayor J.D. Merrill and Govt Director of the Maryland Port Administration Jonathan Daniels and representatives from the U.S. Naval Academy.
Duffy thanked native leaders for his or her longstanding partnership and famous the latest return to cruising from the port after the Key Bridge collapse. She acknowledged a number of Maryland Transportation Authority Police first responders who had been in attendance for his or her heroic response to the tragedy.
“As America’s cruise line, Carnival launched the primary year-round cruise program from Baltimore with Carnival Delight so it’s becoming that we’re right here at this time aboard Carnival Delight displaying the immense satisfaction we’ve in offering nice cruise holidays from this nice American metropolis,” mentioned Duffy. “We’re proud to sail 100,000 individuals from Baltimore yearly, generate thousands and thousands in financial affect for the town and state with every departure and honor the brave people who helping in saving lives through the tragic bridge collapse.”
Carnival additionally marked the 20-year milestone by donating $25,000 to the U.S. Naval Academy Basis to help its Power Safety and Infrastructure Resilience program.
Carnival Delight was not too long ago enhanced throughout a 2023 dry dock and presents quite a lot of itineraries from Baltimore together with journeys to the Caribbean, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal. In 2025, the ship may even embrace visits to Carnival’s latest unique vacation spot in The Bahamas, Celebration Key.
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ABOUT CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
Carnival Cruise Line, a part of Carnival Company & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is the primary cruise line to sail over 100 million company and is proud to be often called America’s Cruise Line, for carrying extra People and serving extra U.S. homeports than some other. Since its founding in 1972, Carnival has regularly revolutionized the cruise business and popularized the cruise trip as an reasonably priced and enjoyable journey choice. Carnival operates from 14 U.S. and two Australian homeports, in addition to seasonally from Europe and employs greater than 48,000 staff members representing 120 nationalities.
Carnival’s fleet of 27 ships displays an thrilling interval of progress that continues with the addition of seven ships by way of 2033: two ships becoming a member of in February 2025 when P&O Cruises Australia integrates into Carnival; a fourth and fifth Excel class ship scheduled for 2027 and 2028 respectively; adopted by three further new ships from an revolutionary new class at the moment underneath growth. Carnival’s subsequent new visitor providing would be the all-new unique vacation spot, Celebration Key, set to debut on Grand Bahama subsequent summer season.