Over

the past several months I’ve shared exciting developments and updates with you about the Carnival Vista as she was being constructed. I’m very happy to now share that we just took delivery of our newest, largest and most innovative ship to date at a traditional maritime handover ceremony held earlier today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. Please join me in officially welcoming Carnival Vista to our fleet!

The ship will soon reposition to Trieste, Italy, where she will depart on her maiden voyage May 1, kicking off a summer schedule in Europe that runs through October 2016. She will then head to New York before settling in her homeport of Miami to sail year-round Caribbean cruises.

Carnival Vista introduces a lot of groundbreaking new features to cruising and our fleet, including the world's first IMAX®; Theatre on a ship; SkyRide™, a breakthrough suspended open-air cycling experience; an expanded water park featuring the colorful Kaleid-O-Slide™, our first raft-riding water tube slide; Seafood Shack, a delectable New England-inspired eatery; RedFrog Pub & Brewery™, our first brewery at sea; as well as the new Family Harbor accommodations featuring family-friendly staterooms, and tropics-inspired Havana staterooms offering exclusive daytime access to the Havana Bar and Pool.