Mar 8th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
Fat Tuesday is the culmination of Mardi Gras, Carnival, Carnevale, and like minded celebrations that take place across the world today. From Guatemala to Greece, Fat Tuesday represents the last bastion of excess in Christian culture before the Lent fasting season begins. The streets pulse with energy and revelers don costumes, throw beads, shout sheenisms, and generally have a booze-fueled ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Fat Tuesday - top 5 places to party for Carnival
Mar 8th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
Fat Tuesday is the culmination of Mardi Gras, Carnival, Carnevale, and like minded celebrations that take place across the world today. From Guatemala to Greece, Fat Tuesday represents the last bastion of excess in Christian culture before the Lent fasting season begins. The streets pulse with energy and revelers don costumes, throw beads, shout sheenisms, and generally have a booze-fueled ...Mardi Gras in New Orleans 2011, let the good times roll!
Mar 8th, 2011 at 2:30PM:
Today ends Carnival season in New Orleans, a two-week festival of parades and partying in leading up to the Christian Lenten period of sacrifice, and culminating in Shrove (or Fat) Tuesday and known to New Orleans residents as Mardi Gras. There are other Fat Tuesday celebrations throughout the world such as Rio's Carnival, it's most famous in America as Mardi Gras in New Orleans, where around 1 ...Carnival Celebrations to draw 750,000 (insanely crazy) visitors
Mar 5th, 2011 at 1:30PM:
The ultimate escape, Rio's Carnival is open with celebrations expected to draw over 750,000 visitors, both foreign and Brazilian spending over $500 million.
"As the king of the party, I declare the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro is officially open," this year's king Milton Rodrigues said. "Long live Rio, and long live Carnival!"
It's a spectacle unlike any other where the normal world is ...Weather delay angers cruise passengers at Texas port
Feb 22nd, 2011 at 7:00AM: They may call today's cruise ships "floating hotels" but there are some big differences between land-based vacations and a cruise ship heading out to sea.
Sometimes they can't.
Such was the case last weekend and into Monday at the Port of Galveston where ships of all shapes and sizes were kept at sea when heavy fog made sailing dangerous. While the situation was obviously out of the control ...Cruise Port Update: Grand Turk gets NASA exhibit
Feb 1st, 2011 at 7:30AM: It's not all sandy beaches, shore excursions and shopping in Grand Turk these days. A unique exhibit commemorating the National Aeronautics & Space Administration's (NASA) Mercury space program and the historic 1962 splashdown of the Friendship 7 capsule off the coast of Grand Turk is now open at the Grand Turk Cruise Center.
"Splashdown Grand Turk" is a 3,500-square-foot attraction ...
5 tips for actually enjoying Mardi Gras
Jan 30th, 2011 at 6:00PM:
While New Orleans seems to celebrate Mardi Gras all year round, it is at this time of the year--the weeks leading up to Fat Tuesday (in French: Mardi Gras) and the beginning of Lent--that the city earns its hard partying reputation.
It happens ...Can Carnival capture the Magic?
Jan 24th, 2011 at 7:00AM:
When Carnival Cruise Line's 130,000 ton Carnival Magic debuts later this year the ship will have some pretty cool new features. Will those features live up to the name of the ship? Will they be Magical? Let's take a look at what's coming soon to a Galveston near you.
"What? A new ship in Galveston?" you ask.
Traditionally new cruise ships debut in Florida, older ships go to home-ports ...Carnival steering cruise biz through uncharted social waters
Dec 27th, 2010 at 9:00AM: Riding the bumper of last weeks designation as official confetti sponsor of the Times Square New Years Eve 2011 celebration, Carnival Cruise Lines launched this week a campaign that "inspires people to try new things to add more fun to their lives." Carnival kind of "fun" that is.
Last week, Carnival invited everyone to get in on their signature "fun" by visiting their New Years Eve "Wishing ...Cruise survival kit: What you need to be totally prepared
Dec 14th, 2010 at 7:30AM: Carnival Inspiration finally docked in Florida at 8:30 p.m. last night after being held out at sea due to weather conditions. A bunch of other Carnival ships are sailing modified itineraries for weather-related issues. Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas was tossed around in bad Middle East weather.
News from the cruise industry lately has been all about weather-related delays, ...Should Splendor passengers sue Carnival after their ship broke down?
Nov 18th, 2010 at 1:00PM:
After the Carnival Splendor incident last week, the logical follow-up is of course whether passengers will sue the cruiseline. Despite being reimbursed for their inconvenience and receiving a free credit towards a future cruise, chances are some of the passengers will only settle for more.
So, online prediction site Predicto Mobile asked the question - will Carnival be sued by angry ...After another incident: Is the Carnival Splendor cursed?
Nov 10th, 2010 at 11:20AM: The unfortunate fire that disabled the engine operating systems on board the Carnival Splendor is just one more notch in the cruise lines bad karma bedpost. Seems this ship has been sailing against some pretty spooky seas over the past few years, causing some to wonder: Is the Carnival Splendor cursed?
The Carnival Splendor, which was on its way to the Mexican Riviera, has been drifting off ...Carnival Splendor in nightmare engine fire incident - Navy airlifts supplies
Nov 10th, 2010 at 11:10AM:
What was supposed to be a week long Mexican Riviera cruise on board the Carnival Splendor, has turned into a nightmare for the passengers. Three days ago, a massive engine fire knocked out almost all the facilities on this 3300 passenger vessel.
Propulsion systems, electricity, climate control, water and entertainment were all disabled, and the ship was been stuck 200 miles off the coast of ...Photo of the day (9.2.10)
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 5:00PM:
Each year around American Labor Day, the elaborate costumes and street partying associated with pre-Lenten Mardi Gras or Carnival celebrations are taken outside in several cities too cold to parade in February. Brooklyn's West Indian Day Parade is one of the largest in the world, drawing several million spectators, with a population of local West Indian residents to rival that of the Caribbean. ...Photo of the Day (7.6.10)
Jul 6th, 2010 at 6:00PM:
This week I went aboard Virgin America's inaugural flight from San Francisco to Toronto; and having visited Toronto only once before when I was young, I didn't have very high expectations for Canada's largest city. On this visit, I took the time to explore some of the outlying neighborhoods (Kensington Market) and cultural districts that really give Toronto a sense of flavor and diversity, and ...Carnival in Rio: Joining the throng in the grand finale
Feb 18th, 2010 at 6:23PM: One of the world's biggest and best-known celebrations wrapped up this week in Rio with record temperatures (soaring to 106 Fahrenheit on Tuesday!) as the mayhem of Carnival slowly came to an end. Over 700,000 visitors came to the city (including a few celebrities like Madonna, Beyonce and Paris Hilton) to join in the five nights of street parties, open-air concerts, costume balls and brilliant ...Gadling TV's "Travel Talk," 001: Carnival, flight cancellations, Somaliland, airfare blunders, and more!
Feb 17th, 2010 at 1:57PM: Looks like it's finally time to take the wraps off ONE of the big secrets Gadling has been keeping for a while! Yep, it's finally time to introduce Gadling's Travel Talk TV!
Gadling's Travel Talk TV, episode 1 – Click above to watch video after the jump
Travel Talk TV is Gadling's version of a travel show. In each episode, we'll discuss hot travel news; share fun, useful tips for ...Rio's big fest: Carnival hits the streets
Feb 12th, 2010 at 11:02AM: Carnival hasn't officially started here in Rio, but the revelry has already been underway for days. Beginning last week, the first big street parties kicked off, filling many neighborhoods with revelers singing and dancing down the avenues. These are Rio's street parades -- known locally as bandas and blocos -- and are open to all who want to join the party. All you have to do is show up.
...Carnival in Rio: Behind the scenes of Brazil's famous fest
Feb 3rd, 2010 at 12:04PM: It's summertime in Rio de Janeiro, which brings hot, humid days--sometimes of breathtaking intensity. Afternoon thunderstorms provide occasional relief, though these often erupt without warning, sending everyone scattering for cover under the awning of the nearest juice bar as the skies open up.
Summer also coincides with the tremendous spectacle of Carnival, held in Rio on the days leading up ...Top Travel Trips: February
Feb 1st, 2010 at 9:00AM: There are hundreds of travel-related events and shows that take place during a given year, but we've simplified some of the best-known and most-popular travel trips so you can plan ahead. Each month we'll highlight the top travel trips taking place in the following 30 days - stop by any of these events and you just might run into a Gadling blogger on your journey...
Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, ...Carnival says "no way" to cougar cruises
Jan 10th, 2010 at 10:30AM: Back in September, Tom wrote about the first "cougar cruise". For those out of the loop - Tom describes a cougar as "an older women who happens to enjoy the ... ummmm ... "company" of younger men."
The cruise was on board the Carnival Elation and obviously the story made quite a bit of news. So much news in fact, that Carnival has now told the organizers behind the cruise that they are no ...
