As we say good bye to another wonderful year, I thought I would take a moment to look back and go through a few of Carnival’s online initiatives in 2007. We launched quite a few sites. Here are some of the highlights:
Fun Ship Island – Millions of visitors can’t be wrong! If you have never been on a Carnival Cruise or want to be reminded of the fun you had, hands down this is the place to check out first. Funshipisland.com is as close as you can get to a Carnival Cruise without packing your bags. Just a heads up though, an experience as realistic as fun ship island has slightly longer page load times, but believe me the high definition Fun is well worth the wait. Explore every nook and cranny and you can find many freebies like: relaxing MP3’s for your iPod; a beautiful beach screen saver with live weather from the Caribbean; a Carnival ring tone you can customize to your liking; a “Fun Ship” Freddy Iron-on for the kids; and so much more. (Check it out and let us know what you think)
Carnival Connections 2.0 – Connections is the hub for all things community at Carnival. You can plan a group cruise and add photos and videos to your posts and profiles. With the addition of the Carnival Channel, all of the our blogs can be easily found in one organized area here, But there’s so much more- check it out.
Speaking of blogs we’ve launched quite a few this year:
John Heald’s Blog – Life onboard a Carnival Cruise Ship by Carnival’s Senior Cruise Director. John’s blog is always entertaining and gives a real behind the scenes look at life aboard a Carnival Cruise ship. Join the millions of visitors on John Heald’s fantastic blog here.
The Carnival Channel Blog – Get to know the driving force behind Carnival’s award winning cruise vacations. On the Carnival Cannel you’ll find lots of great video interviews from the folks that put the “Fun” in Carnival’s “Fun Ships”.
Splendid Things in Life – Here you’ll find lots of great guest generated content as Carnival passengers tell it like it is right after taking a fabulous Carnival Cruise. You could be the next guest blogger. Click here to find out more.
News from Carnival Cruise Lines Blog – With 22 ships (soon to be more) in the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with the latest cruising news. That’s why we launched the news blog! Read about the latest updates to our ships, itineraries, onboard activities and more or find out what other bloggers and online publications have to say about your favorite cruise line.
As far as Micro-Sites 2007 kept us busy.
Carnival Splendor Micro-Site – Web pages dedicated to the upcoming Carnival Splendor.
Carnival Freedom Micro-Site – Web pages dedicated to our newest Funship the Carnival Freedom.
“Evolutions of Fun” Micro-Site – Web pages dedicated to our amazing Multi-million dollar Fantasy class refurbishment Program.
You know Carnival has always been social and as you can expect we were all over the social networks in 2007…
Twitter – A cross between blogging and instant messaging, check out our Twitter account for short updates on the latest happenings at Carnival Cruise Lines.
YouTube – Lots of great Carnival video content, including crew interviews, tours of the ships, peeks at what our shore side employees are up to, and much more!
Flickr – Browse our collection of fantastic photos. From ship and destination images to photos taken by Senior Cruise Director John Heald, you’re sure to feel like you’re back onboard.
Facebook Fan Page – Facebook users can now become “official” fans of the Fun Ships by adding our Fan Page! Post a message in the forum thread, watch a video, or check out our photos.
“I love Carnival Cruise Lines” Facebook Group – Another great way for Facebook users to stay connected with Carnival and other Fun Ship fans.
And that’s only the half of it. Just wait till you see what we have in store for you in 2008! There are lots of surprises coming so, stay tuned!
From all of us here at Carnival, have a wonderful New Year!
