Houston-Area High Schools to Compete for $10,000 Prize from Carnival and Performance Aboard a Texas-based ‘Fun Ship’
HOUSTON -- The search is on for the most spirited band in
Houston! Carnival Cruise Lines, Texas’ largest cruise operator, is
partnering with CBS affiliate KHOU 11 for “The Battle of the
High School Marching Bands” competition in Greater Houston.
The fun
contest celebrates the musical talent of local area students, and will
award one talented band a $10,000 cash prize from Carnival and the
opportunity to perform aboard one of Carnival’s “Fun
Ships” in Galveston on a turnaround day this fall.
For
the next three weeks, high school marching bands in the greater Houston
area are invited to showcase their school spirit and musical talent in a
video in which they perform their school’s fight song, alma
mater or original piece of music.
The video must be three minutes or
less, identify the name of the school and reference “The Battle of the
High School Marching Bands” contest. Bands can upload their video to
YouTube, and email the link to their performance
to bands@khou.com as their submission. Contest entry form and details can be found at
www.khou.com/features.
The deadline for entry is Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. CDT. Carnival
will select five finalists based on sound, musical ability and style.
“Carnival
is truly excited to provide this fun and unique opportunity to
Houston-area high school students to show off their musical talent, win
money for their school and enjoy a terrific day of fun aboard
a Carnival ship this fall,” said Jim Berra, chief marketing officer for
Carnival Cruise Lines. “We are strong believers in supporting our
homeport communities and Houston is our number one source market for our
cruises from Galveston which currently carry
more than 475,000 guests a year. With the addition of a third
year-round ship in 2015, that number is expected to increase to more
than 600,000, making Galveston our second largest homeport,” Berra
added.
Beginning October 13, fans can rally around the KHOU 11 Facebook page (www.facebook.com/KHOU11)
and vote for their favorite band out of the five finalists, up to one
time per day through October 22. Viewers can tune into KHOU 11 “News in
the Morning” the week of October 27 to learn which local band is the
grand prize winner, receiving $10,000 from Carnival
to help fund the school’s music program and the opportunity to perform
aboard one of Carnival’s “Fun Ships” on a turnaround day in Galveston
this fall. The four additional band finalists will each receive a $1,000
cash prize from the line.
Carnival
is the cruise line leader in Texas with two ships, Carnival Magic and
Carnival Triumph, sailing year-round from Galveston, Texas. Starting in
February 2015, Carnival Freedom -- which recently underwent
an extensive multi-million dollar transformation -- will be the third
year-round “Fun Ship” to homeport in Galveston.
Guests can learn more about Carnival cruise vacations from Texas by contacting their travel agent or visiting
www.carnival.com.
Carnival can also be found on:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/carnivalcruise
Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/carnival
YouTube: www.youtube.com/carnival
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 16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican
Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Australia, New
Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The company’s 25th ship, the
135,000-ton Carnival Vista, is scheduled to enter service
in 2016.
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