Carnival Cruise Line returns to New York’s Occasions Sq. for a fourth consecutive New Yr’s Eve celebration with navy hero visitors to assist gentle the long-lasting New Yr’s Eve Ball. Highlighting Carnival’s assist for lively service members, veterans and their households, Medal of Honor Recipients Jack Jacobs and Earl Plumlee in addition to Chris Cassidy, president and CEO of the Nationwide Medal of Honor Museum, are becoming a member of Carnival’s Senior Vice President of Visitor Operations Sarah Beth Reno for the festivities. Plumlee accompanied Reno and Cassidy on Tuesday morning for the lighting check of the Ball, and Jacobs will be a part of to assist flip the change for the official lighting forward of the countdown to midnight.
Along with serving because the official cruise line sponsor for Occasions Sq. New Yr’s Eve as soon as once more, Carnival will even function the on-site Occasions Sq. countdown clock sponsor and as a musical sponsor for “Dick Clark’s New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025” on ABC, airs stay starting at 8 p.m. EST on Dec. 31 and streams the following day on Hulu.
Jacobs and Cassidy have been invited by Carnival to affix the New Yr’s Eve Ball lighting in honor of their navy service and dedication to supporting veterans and navy households, a dedication championed by the cruise line. Carnival carries probably the most navy members and hosts a navy appreciation day and tribute on all of its sailings and helps a number of veterans and military-related causes. Carnival will function a founding associate of the Nationwide Medal of Honor Museum, which is about to open in Arlington, Tex. in March.
“As America’s cruise line, we’re extraordinarily grateful to participate on this nice American custom, welcoming in 2025 in Occasions Sq., with true American heroes. We present our appreciation for service members on each Carnival cruise, and supporting the Nationwide Medal of Honor Museum is a chance for us to additional our dedication to honoring these whose service ensures our freedom,” stated Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “2025 goes to be a pivotal 12 months as effectively for us at Carnival, with the opening of Celebration Key on Grand Bahama. This new unique vacation spot will supply our visitors their very own slice of paradise regardless of how they outline it.”
Carnival is highlighting Celebration Key’s opening, which is about for July, with the debut of a brand new tv business and full paid media marketing campaign, together with Occasions Sq. billboards that showcase the vacation spot. Celebration Key sits on over a mile of white sand seashore and is about among the many largest freshwater lagoons within the Caribbean and can present visitors an array of rest and recreation choices.
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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 visitors and is proud to be referred to as America’s Cruise Line, for carrying extra People and serving extra U.S. homeports than another. Since its founding in 1972, Carnival has regularly revolutionized the cruise business and popularized the cruise trip as an reasonably priced and enjoyable journey possibility. Carnival operates from 13 U.S. and two Australian homeports, in addition to seasonally from Europe and employs greater than 48,000 group members representing 120 nationalities.
Carnival’s fleet of 27 ships displays an thrilling interval of development that continues with the addition of seven ships via 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 extra new ships from an modern new class presently 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 time.
