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INTRODUCING CARNIVAL’S MARDI GRAS

CARNIVAL

In spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, the output of new cruise ships from the major shipyards has for the most part been maintained, albeit with some delays. One of the latest and most innovative ships debuting is Carnival’s Mardi Gras, now homeported at her gleaming new $163 million terminal in Port Canaveral, Florida.

Carnival has opted for LNG (liquefied natural gas) technology for a completely new series of vessels, with nine ships to be built

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