Carnival Cruise Lines is giving Australians the chance to name the new ‘thrill slide’ on Carnival Spirit. CARNIVAL Cruise Lines has revealed to Cruise Weekly that it is set to launch a competition that will directly involve consumers in the ‘Aussification’ of its first ship to be based outside US...
Carnival Cruise Lines is giving
Australians the chance to name
the new ‘thrill slide’ on Carnival
Spirit.
CARNIVAL Cruise Lines has revealed to
Cruise Weekly that it is set to launch a
competition that will directly involve
consumers in the ‘Aussification’ of its first ship
to be based outside US waters.
On Monday 10 Oct, Australians will be
invited via Facebook to name the waterslide
to be installed on Carnival Spirit when it
enters dry dock in Jan 2012.
The prize for the entrant who suggests the
winning name is a trip to the US to enjoy a
cruise on Spirit and be one of the first
passengers to go down the slide.
“We’re committed to the Aussie market,”
Jennifer Vandekreeke, director Carnival Cruise
Lines, said.
“Carnival Spirit will be home-ported yearround
in Australia as of October 2012, so
we’re planning on making some material
changes to Carnival Spirit prior to her arrival
in Sydney.”
Vandekreeke said naming the slide was “the
first order of business”.
Other confirmed changes include Australian
power points in cabins, Australian poker
tipping.
“We want to make sure we bring the Aussie
spirit to the Carnival Spirit, so we’re reaching
out through social media and asking
Australians to help us ‘Aussify’ the ship,”
Vandekreeke said.
The 56-metre slide features a 10-metre
“almost vertical” drop before finishing in the
pool.
“Once you’ve picked up enough speed, you’ll
be rocketed out the side of the ship and loop
around just in time to splash down and catch
your breath,” Vandekreeke said.
The winning name will be selected next
month.
For details about how clients can enter, see
CW’s Consumer issue on Tuesday.
