Carnival Fantasy Cruise Ship Coast Guard Rescue – March 2009

Posted on April 14th, 2010 by admin in carnival ship | 10 Comments »

Returning to New Orleans from Cozumel, Mexico on the Carnival Fantasy ( March 29th, 2009 ) and noticed the crew had caution taped the whole back of the ship. Hours later, in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico (depth 11,000 ft.) one of our HH-60 helicopters appeared. They did a fantastic job staying with the ship at about 20 knots. I caught the end on video, where the USCG rescuer was lifted back to the helicopter and they got on their way.

Duration : 0:2:41

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2009 09 Carnival Cruise to Cozumel Mexico from Galveston Texas

Posted on April 14th, 2010 by admin in carnival cruises | 3 Comments »

2009 09 Carnival Cruise to Cozumel Mexico from Galveston Texas

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Carnival of Rust by Poets of the Fall

Posted on April 14th, 2010 by admin in carnivals | 25 Comments »

POTF’s new video for Carnival of Rust.

http://www.poetsofthefall.com

Duration : 0:4:34

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Ship: Carnival Ecstasy Ports: Key West FL, Cozumel Mexico

Posted on April 2nd, 2010 by admin in carnival ships | Comments Off

Cruise Line�s Ecstasy is showcased by Porthole TV�s host Sidney Cohen. The fantastic four day Western Caribbean journey departs from Miami to Key West, a short stop to the island of Playa Del Carmen, then Cozumel.Also included is travel advice from travel professional, Mary Jean Tully and tips for cruising from Porthole Cruise Magazine�s Publisher and Editor in Chief, Bill Panhoff.�Key West boasts colorful bars, restaurants and people. Enjoy these destination favorites: Sloppy Joe�s Bar and Jimmy Buffet�s Margaretville. Ernest Hemmingway�s home and museum is one on the shore excursions.�Visiting the Mayan Ruins or snorkeling in the Chen Rio are exciting excursions for the port of Cozumel.Choose from over 10 exciting excursions in Cozumel including everything from a horseback tour to a swim with dolphins or perhaps shopping for the cigar lover in the waterfront town of San Mequel.

Duration : 0:23:27

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Carnival’s Fun City Baltimore, MD, USA – Part 1

Posted on April 2nd, 2010 by admin in carnivals | Comments Off

Please visit http://www.ourtripvideos.com/index.php?idx=69&itm=360 for full video and more free videos. Carnival Cruise Lines prides itself on delivering fun, memorable vacations to our guests by offering a wide array of quality cruises which present outstanding value for the money.

CARNIVAL – FUN FOR ALL. ALL FOR FUN.

CARNIVAL PRIDE – Now sailing year-round from Baltimore

Carnival was rated number one in seven categories by AOLs “Cruise Critic” in the “Best in Cruising 1999″ awards

For the past two years, the “Fun Ships” of Carnival Cruise Lines have been voted the number one cruise choice in Southern Living Magazines annual readers poll

Carnival received the “Gold Award of Excellence” based on the responses of more than 2,000 American Express Travel Network company

For the past six years, Carnival Cruise Lines has earned “best value” honors from the World Cruise and Ocean Liner Society

For the past four years, Carnivals group reservations and sales service departments were named the “best of the best” by CruiseOne

7/8 Day EASTERN CARIBBEAN
6/7 Day BAHAMAS

SHIP HIGHLIGHTS

Youll love pools and whirlpools, Carnivals Twister Waterslide and the CARNIVAL PRIDESS Sliding Sky Dome, which covers the aft pool in the event of a shower. Get pampered at Spa Carnival, play favorite games at the Winners Club casino and dine at Davids, the CARNIVAL PRIDE supper club. So if you see the CARNIVAL PRIDE crew beaming as you come aboard, thats just their confidence in knowing youre going to have a super, fantastic cruise vacation.

Baltimores Inner Harbor free day of fun sponsored by the Carnival Cruise Line. Baltimore is Carnivals newest fun city!

Celebrating the launch of a new, year-round cruise service from Baltimore, Carnival was hosting a Fun City event.

9 different “Fun Spots” set up around the Inner Harbor.

The Fun Spots include a Carnival Fun Booth, Sand Sculpture Station, 3-D Chalk Art, Live Music and Dance, a Guinness Book of World Records Beach Ball, and a Camp Carnival Kids Zone.

There will be giveaways, live entertainment, and even an interactive aquarium.

All of this leads up to the grand finale: the arrival of the Carnival Pride.

The Carnival Pride is slated to make its debute on Monday, April 27th.

You can come down and watch as the Pride of Baltimore II escorts Carnivals Pride into port!

The Carnival Fun Booth! – an interactive booth where people can digitally record their own karaoke performance.

Sand Sculpture – an intricate Sand Sculpture of the Carnival Pride created by Master Sand Sculptor Chuck Feld.

Live Entertainment All Day – feature acrobatic teams, Motown-style singers, and dancers from Carnivals ships

A World Record! – Carnivals huge Guinness Book of World Records Beach Ball

Unique 3-D Chalk Art depicting Carnival Prides twister waterslide. Chalk artist Michael W. Kirby will spend several days creating his masterpiece!

Carnival Kids Zone – free biodegradeable balloon giveaways. It will feature face painting, candy art machines, arts and crafts, and games. A variety of live entertainment and music offered thoughout the day.

Be prepared to get wet! Carnival Water Wars, a game played with giant water balloons, will be available.

Interactive Aquarium – a computer animated undersea universe of plant life and fish will react to the motion of passersby. Visitors could also dial a number on their cell phones to create their own, personalized fish and swim them around the tank.

Live Dance Performances – A fast paced hip hop and acrobatic performance group will entertain visitors across from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Win a Carnival Cruise! Carnival Cruise Ambassadors will be distributing FREE “Fun Decoder” cards. Baltimore Families can register on-line for a chance to win a Carnival Cruise. The contest runs until May 9 and for every person who registers, a $1 donation will go directly to the Maryland Special Olympics.

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Carnival Cruise Line Ship The Valor – Sept 2009

Posted on March 27th, 2010 by admin in carnival ship | 5 Comments »

Carnival Cruise Line – The Valor Sept 2009 – Our 7 day cruise vacation aboard the Carnival Valor Dream

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Wynton Marsalis Carnival Of Venice

Posted on March 24th, 2010 by admin in carnival | 25 Comments »

Wynton Marsalis performing the Carnival Of Venice with the Boston Pops Orchestra. John Williams is conducting.

This was performed as an encore. Prior to this, he played the Haydn Trumpet Concerto in Eb. After the Carnival of Venice he then played two jazz pieces with Sarah Vaughn.

Duration : 0:3:45

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Carnival Fantasy Cruise To Mexico – March 2009 [HD]

Posted on March 18th, 2010 by admin in carnival cruise | 25 Comments »

8 years after visiting Hawaii, I finally get to take a real vacation again! This time it was with the Carnival cruise line on the Fantasy from New Orleans to Progreso and Cozumel, Mexico. The 5 day vacation was problem free and well worth the wait. Special thanks to my roommate, Burlian, Audry, Joey, Shannon and Rusty who invited me along. Music by IamTheadore.com. Recorded on the Canon Vixia HF100 HD camera.

Duration : 0:8:24

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Poets of the Fall – Carnival of Rust (Special Edition HD Remaster)

Posted on March 13th, 2010 by admin in carnival | 25 Comments »

A remastered HD version of the 2006 original that was voted the best Finnish music video of all time. The Special Edition adds lots of new details, depth and clarity. Remastered by Elmeri Raitanen, directed by Stobe Harju, produced by Nitro FX.

Duration : 0:4:34

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Carnival in Brazil: Vila Isabel (Narrated in English) Part 1 of 2

Posted on February 19th, 2010 by admin in brazilian carnival | Comments Off

Samba School: Vila Isabel – February, 2005.
Part 1 of 2.

Vila Isabel is a very old, traditional school which almost went into oblivion. It lingered in the Access Group for a long time until recently when it re-joined the Special Group in 1995, with an astonishing championship. After that, in 1996, it hired one of the most energetic up-and-coming carnival designers and has scored very high again in the last few years.

The highlight of Brazil Carnival is undoubtedly the Rio Samba Schools Parade, a totally unique event in the world.

The Rio Samba Parade is the review of a fierce competition between the Rio samba schools. The judges and spectators watch the principal parades in the Sambodromo which was especially built for this event.

The Samba Parade is something everybody should experience at least once in their life. The event is broadcast live to several countries.

The Rio Samba Parade is very distinctive from all other street parades held at some other places in the world. It is not a street happening where people move chaotically about as they like, but more of a highly orchestrated show of vast proportions. Every parader has a specific role and place according to his costume in a particular wing, of a particular section of the samba school he/she is parading in support of.

Each year each school chooses a different theme for the Samba Parade. It can be a celebration of a particular period, or, of famous figures of Brazilian history. It may highlight a special event or speak of anything that might move the spirit and imagination; like a special animal, or one of the elements; water or fire, etc. The school has to illustrate the chosen theme through all its work:

• the samba tunes, which are especially written for that year
• the richly decorated floats and costumes of their 3,000 to 5,000 parading members designed by the school’s Carnival Designer (the so called Carnavalesco).

The parade of every school is highly organized and designed. They line up in a unique way to present their pageant.

The costumes are extremely imaginative, colorful, elaborate and detailed. They are truly original, designed and made from scratch each year. They have mirrors, feathers, metallic cloth, silk and sometimes gems or coins. These costumes take months to make. The work starts roughly 8 months in advance.

You may think of the whole event as a tropical opera or rather like several operas happening on one night. It is beautiful to watch and the experience for the paraders themselves is so intense that the memories last for a lifetime.

Duration : 0:10:0

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