âUnited in extravaganceâ: Rioâs working-class carnival ball-slammers | Brazil
IIn the middle of the night, dozens of masked people burst into the streets in bright colors, clutching sticks with rubber balls hanging from them. Bouncing through the raucous crowd of onlookers, he repeatedly slams the ball into the ground with a dull thud that is drowned out by the crackling of fireworks overhead. These […]
Carnival cruise ship hosting music festival at sea hits Jamaica pier, leaving passengers stuck on land
Passengers at a music festival at sea were left depressed when bad weather caused a Carnival cruise ship to crash into a Jamaican pier, severely damaging the ship and leaving the cruiser stranded on the island longer than planned. The accident affected the Carnival Magic ship in Ocho Rios at 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to […]
Carnival cruise ship rescues two men stranded in Gulf of Mexico
On Monday, the crew of a Carnival cruise ship rescued two stranded men in the Gulf of Mexico. Workers aboard the Carnival Jubilee spotted the pair paddling in a small yellow and orange kayak off the coast of Isla Mujeres, Mexico. The men rowed their kayaks alongside the large cruise ship and helped the crew […]
Carnival Cruise to take earnings hit after rerouting ships from Red Sea to avoid Houthi attacks
Carnival Cruise Line said Tuesday that its annual revenue will take a hit as it has to reroute ships scheduled to transit the Red Sea due to continued terrorist attacks by the Yemen-based Houthis. . The Florida-based company has been forced to remove ships from a key shipping route between Asia and Europe as the […]