Carnival Cruise Line has officially christened its newest ship, Carnival Firenze, at Long Beach in California.
Hollywood actor Jonathan Bennett, godfather of Carnival Firenze, hosted the ceremony alongside Carnival Cruise Line president Christine Duffy.
Bennett is well known for appearing in the 2004 movie Mean Girls and has since gone on to star in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and Love Wrecked and hosting programs for the Food Network.
Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, said, “Jonathan is a true brand ambassador for Carnival.
He is friendly and welcoming to everyone and embodies the Carnival-style of fun.”
“After he sailed on the first voyage of Carnival Firenze’s sister ship, Carnival Venezia, last May, he told me it would be his dream to be the godfather of one of our ships, so how could I turn down such a request for such a terrific friend to Carnival” Duffy added.
Jonathan Bennett said: “This is a fantastic honor, and I’m so proud to know I’ll always be a part of the Carnival Firenze family.
When I told Christine I’d love to be a Carnival cruise ship godfather, I never thought she’d take my request seriously.”
“I have so much respect for the Carnival team and how they’re dedicated to caring for their guests, the ocean, and each other,” Bennett added.
Carrying 5,000 guests, Carnival Firenze is sailing year-round from Long Beach, offering three to seven-day Baja Mexico and Mexican Riviera sailings.
She will also feature new Italian concepts from a brand new specialty restaurant for Carnival, Il Viaggio, Italian for ‘The Voyage’ — to Festa Italiana, a top-deck street party.
Carnival Firenze is the first ship in the Carnival Cruise Line fleet to utilize new technology and artificial intelligence to create energy-saving routes on each sailing, which will be rolled out across the entire fleet later this year.
Christine Duffy said: “We carry more guests than any other cruise line from California, and now Carnival Firenze is allowing us to offer more fun to more people sailing from Long Beach.
The recipe combining this ship’s beautiful Italian theming with the familiarity of our friendly team’s hospitality is, in a word, perfecto.”
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