Carnival Cruise

Carnival Cruise Line pulled back the curtain today on the design details for its next new cruise ship, Mardi Gras. 

The new vessel will debut in 2020 and be the first cruise ship in North America powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). In addition, the ship will be stacked with exciting new experiences that are distributed across six themed zones.

Carnival Cruise Line will add the first-ever roller coaster at sea when the Carnival Mardi Gras debuts in 2020.

Built by Munich-based Maurer Rides, BOLT™: Ultimate Sea Coaster™ is a heart-pounding rush of adrenaline offering nearly 800 feet of exhilarating twists, turns and drops with riders reaching speeds of nearly 40 miles per hour.

BOLT is an all-electric roller coaster that allows two riders in a motorcycle-like vehicle to race along a track 187 feet above sea level, enabling guests to experience the sea in an exciting new way with breathtaking 360-degree views.

A hospital in Cancun, Mexico forced a cruise ship passenger who was brought to in for a medical emergency to leave after failing to prove the patient could pay for the surgery.

Chase Kehler, 22 years old from Little Rock, Arkansas, was diagnosed by cruise ship doctors as suffering with acute appendicitis which, if left untreated, can be life-threatening.

Carnival Cruise Line is being sued by three passengers who claim they were injured when the Carnival Sunshine listed to one side.

Susan and Charles Orgbon, of Georgia, and Alveta Jordan Armstrong, of North Carolina, on Tuesday filed suit in the U.S. District for the Southern District of Florida. alleging Carnival was negligent in its operation of the vessel.