Features More Than 200 New Ocean-Inspired Activities Tailored for Kids Ages 2-11
MIAMI
(April 18, 2014) – Carnival Cruise Lines, the leader in family
cruising, today unveiled Camp Ocean – an exciting, new marine-themed
children’s program coming to its
fleet of 24 “Fun Ships.”
Set to debut on Carnival Freedom on May 24,
the expansive new program will immerse children ages 2-11 in the wonders
of the sea through fun, engaging and educational experiences.
More
than 200 new ocean-inspired activities will range
from educational games such as Sea Creature Discovery,
Marine Life Trivia,
Under the Sea Mad Libs and Ocean Artifacts Memory Tray to creative arts
opportunities such as Design Your Own Aquarium, Make Your Own Sailboat,
Sea Salt Art, and Create a Penguin from Oreos.
Camp
Ocean, which will replace the line’s existing Camp Carnival program,
will welcome youngsters in with light blue and white underwater colored
spaces and friendly, experienced
staff. Three age-related categories will each have their own identity:
children ages 2-5 will be dubbed “Penguins,” with those ages 6-8 called
“Sting Rays” while 9-11 year olds will be “Sharks.”
Distinctive
areas and activities have been custom-created for each of the new age
designations – from miniature play igloos for the Penguins to
interactive gaming stations
for the Sharks. On Carnival Freedom, which begins a multi-million
dollar refurbishment tomorrow, and Carnival Vista, which debuts in 2016,
a new purpose-built Camp Ocean play area will include Party Reef, a
common shared space that brings each of the groups
together, as well as Creative Cove, a breakout room for arts and crafts
activities.
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| Dr. Seuss Reading Room |
“While
our current children’s program consistently gets very high marks, we’ve
challenged ourselves to exceed expectations with a truly dynamic and
diverse program for our
youngest guests,” said Mark Tamis, Carnival’s senior vice president of
guest operations. “With our new highly tailored age groupings and themed
activities connected to the oceans and their fascinating underwater
habitats, we’re excited to invite kids to Camp
Ocean to have an extra special and memorable Carnival vacation
experience.”
Camp
Ocean also provides travel agents with an exceptional family-friendly
feature to market to their clients with children, he noted.
Introduction of Carnival Play Panel
In
developing the new Camp Ocean program, the company convened a Carnival
Play Panel comprised of experts in child education, media and play to
develop and curate the more
than 200 new activities to resonate with today’s children and to
continually review and guide updates to the children’s programming. The
panel includes:
·
Toni Linder,
professor emeritus at the University of Denver who consults on
child development and education for young children both nationally and
internationally and also serves as graduate coordinator at the College
of Education at the University of Denver specializing in child
engagement and education.
·
George Arthur Bloom,
who has more than 20 years of experience in children’s
media and programming including writing for longtime favorites such as
Magic School Bus, My Little Pony and the original Transformers TV
series.
·
Matt Brown,
recognized
expert in play who has been vice president of LeapFrog and senior vice
president of Scholastic, is an advisor for PBS Kids, and currently works
as chief gaming officer
of Conteneo.
·
Chris Byrne,
a
30-plus-year veteran of the toy industry and current partner in aNb Media LLC who also serves as content director for
TTPM.com.
·
April Norris, loyal Carnival Cruise Lines guest and mother of two who serves
as a trusted advisor to the brand.
The
new Camp Ocean activities span across 11 key categories of play,
including the core themes of active play, games, free play, arts and
crafts and digital, coupled with
additional categories such as role play, music, party time, science and
discovery, social and food fun, all designed to find the ideal
combination of activities catering to children’s varied interests.
New Badge Challenge
Carnival
will also introduce a Badge Challenge as part of Camp Ocean, which will
provide the opportunity for kids to earn and collect badges as a
special memento of their
cruise. Badge challenges will include a variety of unique activities
that provide an original way for kids to learn about their vessel,
experience onboard adventures and gain a sense of accomplishment. After
completing tasks which may include trying a new
food, making an aquatic towel animal or riding the water slide,
children will collect corresponding Camp Ocean badges.
Continued Leader in Family Cruising
The
new Camp Ocean program builds upon Carnival’s leadership position in
family cruising with more than 700,000 kids expected to sail on Carnival
ships in 2014. Another recently
announced enhancement to the line’s children’s programming is a
partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to introduce the family-focused
Seuss at Sea, with youth, family, dining and entertainment experiences
inspired by the amazing world and words of Dr. Seuss.
Carnival’s
popular programs for tweens and teens, Circle C (for 12-14 year olds)
and Club O2 (for 15-17 year olds) will continue across the fleet.
Rollout
of Camp Ocean will begin aboard Carnival Freedom in May 2014 following a
major refurbishment which will also include the line’s first Dr. Seuss
Bookville interactive
reading venue. Camp Ocean will be introduced on Carnival Magic,
Carnival Breeze and Carnival Triumph later this year with the balance of
the fleet implemented by 2016, including Carnival Vista which is set to
debut in early 2016.
For additional information, contact any travel agent, call 1-800-CARNIVAL or visit carnival.com.
Carnival can also be found on:
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www.twitter.com/carnivalcruise
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www.facebook.com/carnival
YouTube:
www.youtube.com/carnival
Journalists also can visit Carnival's media site,
www.carnival-news.com
or follow the line's PR department on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/CarnivalPR.
About Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:
CUK),
is "The World's Most
Popular Cruise Line®" with 24 ships operating three- to 23-day voyages
to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New
England, Bermuda, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and
Tahiti. The company’s 25th ship, the 135,000-ton
Carnival Vista, is scheduled to enter service in 2016.
Carnival
is a proud member of World’s Leading Cruise Lines. Our exclusive
alliance also includes Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises,
Costa Cruises and Seabourn. Sharing a passion
to please each guest and a commitment to quality and value, World’s
Leading Cruise Lines inspires people to discover their best vacation
experience. Together, we offer a variety of exciting and enriching
cruise vacations to the world’s most desirable destinations.
Visit us at www.worldleadingcruiselines.com.
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