New Carnival Freedom to Launch Cruises from Miami

Carnival Cruise Lines announced that the 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom will operate year-round seven-day Caribbean cruises from the Port of Miami beginning in November 2007, becoming the newest “Fun Ship” to operate from that port.

Currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Maghera, Italy, the 2,974-passenger Super Liner will launch alternating weeklong eastern and western Caribbean cruises from the Port of Miami beginning November 17, 2007.

Prior to the startup of this program, Carnival Freedom will operate a special one-time four-day cruise from Miami to Key West and Cozumel November 12 to 16, 2007.

Carnival Freedom will replace Carnival Triumph which will be deployed from Miami to New Orleans to begin year-round, seven-day Caribbean departures beginning in September 2007.

Including Carnival Freedom and the line´s four other Miami-based ships, Carnival will have 12,810 total lower berths at that port –the most of any of its 18 North American departure points.