The recently open celebration touch by Carnival Cruise Line is an exclusive beach destination on the Canival located on the island of Grand Bahama. For cruise families, a visit here means that you can choose to spend the day enjoying the beach, the freshwater swimming pool and other port equipment, Or Venture beyond the doors to enjoy visits and activities elsewhere on the island of the Bahamians. If you choose to stay in the celebration key, here is what your family will like experience.
Free access to the beach and the swimming pool just for families
The celebration key is divided into two areas. From the entrance gateway, Veer on the left at the beach and Calypso lagoon focused on adults, or head directly to the beach and lagoon Starfish, created by thinking of families. Here you can claim a few umbrella beach chairs for free, either along the gigantic freshwater swimming pool, either on the beach facing crystal clear waters with a view of cruising ships. Swimming vets are available for novice swimmers.
All attractions and restaurants focused on children are located in Starfish Beach and Lagoon. Children can detach themselves and parents can relax, knowing that if your companions on board do not want to be with children and adolescents, they can hide on their own island section.
Families with older children should also know that only half of the Calypso Lagoon is 18 and over. The area is oriented towards adults, but children are not refused if they stick to the area closest to the central square.

A tampon of splashes for the diaper assembly
Parents of the formation of apotty are often frustrated by cruise ships which do not allow swimming layers in the pools on board and play areas. That all the changes to the celebration key, where a splash cushion and a shallow swimming pool welcome babies and toddlers to get down and play. Families can access the free swimming layers available on the island during land excursions and rental kiosks.
The water play area is ideally located near the entrance to the port, as well as rows of lounge chairs and a bar where parents can have a drink while keeping an eye on the small exterior seats. You can thank Christine Duffy, president of Carnival, for this innovation; She wanted to make sure that her young grandchildren could enjoy a celebration key as much as the rest of the family.
The slides in a sand -shaped tower
Sensations of strong sensations of all ages can obtain a rush to adrenaline on the two water slides of the celebration. They are located in the signature structure of the port, a tower designed to look like a giant sand castle. You will have to buy a bracelet for a day access to slides; The current price of $ 15 seems to me reasonable, since the two slides are exciting but not extreme, therefore adapted to anyone who meets the height requirements (40 inches high).
I better liked red because you have zipped through different colored sections, while the blue slide had many sections in darkness. Pro advice: hold your nose while you splash the finish.


Catering choices abound
You will find dietary places relaxed with counterattacks all around the Starfish lagoon, and each member of your cruising party can eat a meal for free. (A meal consists of a main small, a cookie and sometimes fries.) Or, you can eat in a server restaurant and receive 25% of your entrance.
Families will appreciate that most of the restoration places are grouped, either in a catering area or in a collection of food trucks. So if children want pizza and a parent wants a burger while the other wants a Mediterranean salad with falafel, you can go to the only place and order everyone what they want.
For the sweet treats of the afternoon, there is a ice cream store on the family side of the main path to the celebration key by the Suncastle. For a local treat, do not miss the mini restoration truck King Donut King at the end of Starfish Lagoon. The donuts are made by a local Bahamian bakery, and the one I ate has shame for Krispy Kreme.
Family Cabanas of all shapes and sizes
Families wishing to make follies in a private meeting place have tons of choice in the star of the sea of the celebration key, both on the beach and by the lagoon.
The smallest options and the most affordable are the day beds for two people, long shaded carts and cushions with privacy curtains. The standard size huts are delivered with sofa seats in the shade and two regular projects in the sun, more water, soda and light snacks; The extra-light huts add a four-seater dining table and welcome additional guests.
For the real lagoon experience, reserve a hut too much water, where your lounge chairs are placed in a shallow area of the pool. Super villas are the ultimate indulgence with a large shaded living space and restoration, lounge chairs inside and outside the water, a hammock and a private shift in the swimming pool. Aquabanas float shelters with circular seats where your feet hang in the water. The huts and villas are also delivered with access to the free water slide.
Sports and play areas for dry pleasure
When the children are full of water, send them to the sports and play areas where they can play volleyball, basketball, babyball and other matches while they dry out. This area is not currently shaded, so it can become extremely hot. Locked your children in sunscreen and fill their water bottles before sending them to play.
Free tram transit
The ship walk at the entrance to the celebration key is a long trek under the hot sun, so if you have not failed a stroller during your vacation, enjoy the complementary trams running from the ship and around the island. The small legs of your beloved (and the general attitude) will benefit from jumping the walk. Your teenager could also enjoy the ride. In addition, if your toddler is as obsessed with cars and trains as mine, driving in the tram around the island can be a good entertainment option when the splash cushion ages.
The celebration key is accessible from 10 American attachment ports
Flying with a family can become expensive, but Carnival likes to make vacation by cruise more affordable by offering navigations from ports of the country. Currently, 10 cruise ports (including Galveston, Texas and New York, New York) offer routes to the celebration key. If you are ready for Road Trip to start and end your vacation, you can save on the plane ticket and use this money to improve your beach day to the celebration key – or may even visit twice, if you prefer.
