The vessel’s captain Vincenzo Alcaras, chief engineer Fabien Gervaise, hotel director Pierre Camilleri and members of Carnival’s new build team joined representatives from Meyer Turku to help weld a special box containing coins, which had been temporarily placed under the ship’s keel at the start of construction.
Celebration will enter service in early November with a 14-day transatlantic voyage from Southampton to its homeport of Miami.
The ship will debut along with Carnival’s redesigned Terminal F at the port, which will be among the first terminals to be shore-power ready in 2023.
Celebration, Mardi Gras and Carnival Jubilee, which is also under construction and set to enter service next year, are part of the cruise line’s new Excel-class.
