4.8 • 609 Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2013
⏱️ 20 minutes
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This week we are broadcasting from Carnival Sunshine's christening event in New Orleans, LA.
Carnival SUnshine will be homeported in New Orleans until April and will offer seven-day Caribbean service. Hear from the CEO, the godmother herself, passengers and journalists about their thoughts on Carnival Sunshine.
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0:00.0 | Consider tripinsurance.com to cover your next cruise investment. Buy direct from the leading insurers and save up the 40% or more on comparable plans from the other sites. Get a quote today and save from tripinsurance.com. This is not another cruise line. This is carnival. Only the people in this room can say they saw Lynn Arison name this ship. We're going to please take the ribbon. |
0:23.6 | Lynn, if you would take the captain's hand. I'm going to ask the audience to count to three. |
0:28.6 | And on three, they will pull the bottle. You will see the bottle break against the side of the ship. |
0:36.6 | And this vessel will become the carnival sunshine. |
0:40.2 | Lynn, would you please give the blessing? |
0:42.6 | I now name this vessel Carnival Sunshine. |
0:47.2 | Here we go. Count to three with me. One, two, three. Pull! |
0:54.5 | Ladies and gentlemen, the Carnival Sunshine. |
1:01.0 | Okay, man by... |
1:06.8 | Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com mobile studios aboard the brand new Carnival Sunshine. |
1:12.7 | This is Cruise Radio. |
1:15.5 | We are here in New Orleans for the christening of Carnival Sunshine, a christening that was done in full New Orleans style. |
1:22.8 | In fact, the Saints won earlier today, so we couldn't have asked for a better day. |
1:26.5 | On this show, we'll have Senior Cruise Director John Heald, he'll stop by, CEO Jerry |
1:31.1 | Cahill will drop by, and we'll get some overall thoughts of the christening and of Carnival Sunshine. |
1:36.8 | Now, just to refresh, Carnival Sunshine was first launched as Carnival Destiny back in 1996. |
1:43.4 | Earlier this year, she underwent a $155 million |
1:47.5 | renovation and resurfaced as, well, yeah, Carnival Sunshine. Now, she was christened today by |
1:53.8 | Miss Arison, that's the wife of late Ted Arison, founder of Carnival Cruise Lines, during a huge |
1:59.6 | Mardi Gras-like celebration, it was actually really cool. |
2:03.3 | During the christening ceremony, Carnival Cruise Lines also made a donation of $25,000 each to the Young Arts and the New World Symphony. |
2:12.8 | Now, that's founded by the Erisons as well. |
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