Carnival Cruise Line’s highly-anticipated ship, Mardi Gras, is making a splash with the very first roller coaster at sea.
The ship, which is set to debut next year, announced a slew of exciting new features, including a motorcycle-themed coaster, aFamily Feud Live!show, and expanded food offerings.
BOLT: Ultimate Sea Coaster will feature 800 feet of track reaching speeds of nearly 40 mph. The coaster will stretch around Carnival’s iconic red funnel, offering riders 360-degree views of the water 187 feet above sea level.
Carnival also revealed that Mardi Gras passengers will have expanded options for food and drink within two of its themed zones to explore, called Lido and Summer Landing.
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As if that wasn’t enough to fill stomachs, Mardi Gras will also feature an outpost of Guy Fieri’s Guy’s Burger Joint, a New England-inspired Seafood Shack, and a Mexican restaurant called Blue Iguana Cantina.
As previously announced,Shaquille O’NealandEmeril Lagassewill also have restaurants on board.
“Big Chicken is a labor of love featuring all of my favorite fried chicken recipes developed in tandem with my mom,” O’Neal said in a statement.
Big Chicken will make its debut on Carnival’sRadianceship earlier in 2020.
Lagasse, meanwhile, willopen his first restaurant at seaon Mardi Gras, called Emeril’s Bistro 1396. In keeping with the ship’s moniker, the menu will offer New Orleans-style cuisine, with dishes like barbecue shrimp, roasted duck and andouille sausage gumbo, jambalaya and bananas foster.
TheMardi Graswill also offer “dive-in” movies, multiple pools and a sports bar, plus a hang-out space with cornhole, trivia, arts and crafts, dance classes and more.
Other zones on the ship include Grand Central, French Quarter, La Piazza and the Ultimate Playground.
Carnival announced the ship’s name in December, a nod to its very first liner, also called theMardi Gras, which entered service in 1972.
The newMardi Grasis the largest Carnival Cruise Line ship ever built, weighing in at a whopping 18,000 tons.
It’s currently under construction in Finland, and will make its way to Port Canaveral, Florida, in October 2020 to offer year-round, seven-day Caribbean cruises.
source: people.com
