The 2017 Alaska cruise season for the Carnival Legend is here. Today, Carnival Cruise Line announced some special events and activities that are scheduled to take place on the Carnival Legend's Alaska cruises throughout the 2017 Alaska cruise season. 
           Some of the Alaska themed activities that will take place on the Carnival Legend this year include an ice carving demonstration, "Frontier Festival" deck party, photo booth with an Alaska theme, trivia games, Gold Rush Bingo, and Carnival Gold Bar tower game. According to Carnival's press release, the Gold Rush Bingo will have a grand prize of $750.00 and winners will pan for gold in search of this amount. Furthermore, during Carnival's Creative Cove art classes the Carnival Legend's guests will be able to create scenes that reflect Alaska. 
              For the 2017 Alaska cruise season, the Carnival Legend will primarily sail seven night cruises departing from Seattle, Washington. On a typical seven night cruise, the Carnival Legend's ports of call are Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Victoria BC, and a scenic cruise day in Tracy Arm Fjord. The Carnival Legend also has an 8 night cruise scheduled that will depart Seattle on September 5 with port of call stops in Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay (scenic cruise day) and Ketchikan. This special 8 night cruise will end in Vancouver, Canada.

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         The Carnival Breeze recently underwent a major dry-dock that added several of Carnival's Fun Ship 2.0 features to the ship. During the ship's two weeks out of service for dry-dock, Carnival added several bars and dining areas for the Carnival Breeze's guests to enjoy. This was the Carnival Breeze's first dry-dock since the ship entered service in 2012. Here are some of the features that were added to the ship during its 2017 dry-dock:

Alchemy Bar -  The Alchemy Bar was also added during the Carnival Breeze's dry-dock.  The Alchemy Bar allows cruisers to purchase mixed drinks in a pharmacy themed bar setting. Cruisers are able to tell bartenders to mix ingredients to make a drink a certain way. The ship's Alchemy Bar is located on the ship's Promenade Deck (Deck 5).

​Guy's Pig & Anchor BBQ  -  The Carnival Breeze also received a new feature called Guy's Pig & Anchor BBQ. This eatery is complimentary and is open select days of the cruise. Guy's Pig & Anchor BBQ serves a variety of BBQ such as pork butt, sausage, beef, and some traditional sides. This area is located on the Promenade Deck's outside Lanai on the Starboard side of the ship.

​Prior to this dry-dock, the Carnival Breeze already had Fun Ship 2.0 features such as Guy's Burger Joint, Blue Iguana Cantina, Red Frog Pub, Red Frog Rum Bar, Blue Iguana Tequila Bar, and more. 

​For more information on the Carnival Breeze's recent dry-dock, check out Carnival's official press release:
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         Earlier this week, Carnival Cruise Line announced plans to offer pre-sale on Wi-Fi packages. Prior to cruising, guests will be able to buy the Wi-Fi package of their choice on Carnival's website on the booking management system. For those that are familiar with the booking management system, this is on the "Manage my Cruises" area of the website. 
              The ability to pre-book Wi-Fi packages is currently only available for the Carnival Vista and Carnival Fascination. Carnival has announced plans are in place to have this feature available fleetwide by mid-summer 2017.
                 Please note, the pre-sale requires guests to purchase a Wi-Fi package that lasts for the entire cruise vacation. However, for guests that do not want coverage for the entire cruise, daily packages will still be available for booking onboard. Carnival currently offers 3 Wi-Fi packages that offer different levels of coverage. More information about Wi-Fi packages can be found on Carnival's website. 

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       This past week, Royal Caribbean announced some major changes that should be exciting for both Galveston and New Orleans cruisers. After several years of not sailing from New Orleans, Royal Caribbean will be begin cruising from the homeport again in 2018.  Royal Caribbean will be sending the Enchantment of the Seas to Galveston in summer 2018. 
           New Orleans will be receiving the Vision of the Seas. While sailing from New Orleans, the ship is primarily scheduled to sail 7 night cruises beginning in late 2018 for the winter 2018 cruise season. The Vision of the Seas is 915 feet long and has a double occupancy of 2,050, according to Royal Caribbean's website.
            Galveston will be receiving the Enchantment of the Seas in June 2018. The Enchantment of the Seas will primarily sail 4 & 5 night cruises while in Galveston. Furthermore, the Liberty of the Seas will continue sailing 7 night cruises from Galveston too. Royal Caribbean will have two ships in Galveston during this time. According to Royal Caribbean's website the Enchantment of the Seas has 11 decks, is 989 feet long, and a double occupancy of 2,252 guests. Royal Caribbean's press website lists the Enchantment of the Seas as well as the Liberty of the Seas sailing year round from Galveston.

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