Carnival Cruise Line has announced Carnival Vista’s godmother will be Miss USA Deshauna Barber, who made history earlier this year when she became the first woman serving in the U.S. military to win the title of Miss USA.
Barber will officially name the massive 133,500-ton vessel during an overnight gala event honoring Operation Homefront, complete with an invitation-only concert by seven-time Grammy-award winner Carrie Underwood. In addition to the concert, the festivities will include overnight accommodations, meals, activities, and entertainment for hundreds of military families.
The concert and overnight gala event are the culmination of “Honor. Family. Fun.,” Carnival’s year-long celebration of and effort to raise funds for Operation Homefront, whose purpose is building strong, stable, and secure military families.
Barber plans to focus her efforts on PTSD treatment for soldiers returning from deployments and suicide prevention throughout the Armed Forces.
As the line’s newest ship, Carnival Vista has introduced a number of impressive innovations, notably: the first brewery on a North American-based cruise ship, the first IMAX Theatre at sea, the most elaborate water park in Carnival’s fleet highlighted by the 455-foot-long Kaleid-o-slide, a bike-ride-in-the-sky attraction called SkyRide, and the new Family Harbor with specially designed staterooms for families, a family concierge, and more.
Currently sailing its inaugural season in Europe, Carnival Vista will return to the U.S. in November for a pair of 11-day sailings from New York before year-round six- and eight-day Caribbean service from Miami later that month.
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