Carnival’s New Non-public Resort Makes Waves With Enormous Swim-Up Bar – Carnival (NYSE:CCL)

Carnival Corp. CCL is getting ready to launch its new personal cruise vacation spot, Celebration Key, which can formally open to friends on July 19. 

What To Know: The cruise line’s latest vacation spot is situated on the island of Grand Bahama and is a part of Carnival’s Paradise Assortment, which additionally contains Half Moon Cay and Isla Tropicale. 

Celebration Key includes a mile-long seaside, the world’s largest swim-up bar, a 10-story sandcastle that includes two water slides and a large man-made lagoon. 

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Carnival CEO Josh Weinstein advised Fox Enterprise on June 24 that Celebration Key was “already one of the searched-out cruise locations on Google” forward of its debut.

“We have constructed 5 portals throughout this vacation spot in order that we will accommodate totally different wants for various friends,” he mentioned. “We’ve a household zone, now we have an grownup zone, now we have a non-public seaside membership and extra,” Weinstein mentioned. 

Carnival additionally has plans to renovate its Loosen up Away, Half Moon Cay personal island and expansions are deliberate for its Mahogany Bay vacation spot in Honduras subsequent yr.  

The CEO advised analysts on the corporate’s most up-to-date earnings name that Carnival sees incremental and focused investments in its assortment of personal areas as a chance to take market share from “land-based alternate options.”

What Else: Carnival’s inventory has gained 25% over the previous month, pushed partly by its better-than-expected earnings report launched final week. 

The corporate mentioned it’s on observe to beat 2025’s file bookings subsequent yr with pricing at historic highs.

CCL Worth Motion: Carnival shares ended Wednesday’s session 3.53% increased at $29.65, in response to Benzinga Professional. 

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