Mardi Gras on sea trials [Image: Meyer Turku]
Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard delivered the much anticipated LNG-fueled 5,200 passenger cruise ship
Mardi Gras to Carnival Cruise Line on December 18.
“We are delivering a beautiful and highly advanced ship with world-class technology such as LNG propulsion, to name just one,” said Meyer Turku CEO Tim Meyer. “With these sophisticated systems, she will be one of the most environmentally friendly ships to sail North-American waters.”
BOLT: FIRST ROLLER COASTER ON A CRUISE SHIP
While, from a marine industry perspective,
Mardi Gras will be a history maker as the first LNG fueled cruise ship to be based in the U.S., for Carnival Cruise Line guests the ship’s most notable innovation will likely be Bolt, the first ever roller coaster built on a ship.