Carnival’s Latest Vessel to Have Dr. Seuss-Themed Waterpark

The Grinch is taking a vacation from Whoville with surf board in hand at a new water park debuting on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Horizon next spring.

He and other characters from Dr. Seuss’ children’s books, including the Cat in the Hat and Thing 1 and Thing 2, will be central features at the new Dr. Seuss WaterWorks, a thematic take on the water slide complex traditionally found on Carnival ships.

The Doral-based cruise line announced the new addition Thursday at Cruise3Sixty, an annual gathering of travel agents in Fort Lauderdale.

Among the new features: a 450-foot, red and white Cat in the Hat water slide, a blue and white polka dot, 213-foot Fun Things water slide with special lighting effects, a 150-gallon tipping bucket patterned after The Cat’s hat, a kiddie zone and water spray toys.

The water park expands on Carnival’s fleet-wide Seuss at Sea program, a partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises that features themed youth, family, dining and entertainment experiences.

The 3,934-passenger Carnival Horizon debuts in April 2018 and will sail from New York before moving to Miami for a year-round schedule of six- and eight-day Caribbean cruises beginning in September of next year.

Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy, right, leads Dr. Seuss characters holding a rendering of a new Dr. Seuss-themed water park at a news conference Thursday, April 20, 2017, at the Cruise3Sixty travel agent convention in Fort Lauderdale. Dr. Seuss WaterWorks is to be installed on the 3,934-passenger Carnival Horizon, slated to debut in April 2018. Andy Newman Carnival Cruise Line

Source: The Miami Herald