Cruise strains across the globe embraced the playful spirit of April Fools’ Day, unveiling a sequence of whimsical and totally fabricated improvements designed to tickle the flowery of cruise lovers all over the place. From Carnival’s soggy pizza savior to Royal Caribbean’s sea-plunging slide, the creativity on show April 1st knew no bounds.
Carnival Cruise Line’s Pasta Queen and the Fetta d’Acqua
Imagine having fun with your poolside pizza with out the concern of it getting soggy from splashes or spills. This is how Carnival Cruise Line, in collaboration with the celebrated Pasta Queen, launched the Fetta d’Acqua.
The best-selling creator and famend Pasta Queen influencer requested viewers, “Do you ever wish your poolside pizza would just stay dry? Say goodbye to soggy pizza and hello to Fetta d’Acqua.”
The pretend waterproof bag promised to maintain pizza slices protected from “cannonballs, spilled spritzes, and soggy towels,” together with a bunch of different wet-makers that may wreck a very good factor whereas sitting poolside on the upcoming Italian-style Carnival Firenze, slated to set sail this month from Long Beach, California.
Carnival Cruise Line Australia’s Air Force Fun
Down Under, Carnival Cruise Line Australia took the prank a notch larger with its Air Force Fun idea. The new faux airline promised to whisk passengers on to their subsequent Carnival Cruise.
The concept was met with a mixture of amusement and longing from followers, main Carnival Cruise Line to disclose its April Fools’ nature and playfully reminding vacationers, “While we’d love to take you to the skies, we can only elevate your experience while cruising with us. Air Force Fun might be a dream, but remember fun is the ultimate destination.”
Carnival’s jet was a followup to its 2023 April Fool’s prank, the Carnival Velocity, the “fastest cruise ever” that that would go to 20 seashores in in the future and provides company a 5-minute cruise to Cozumel.
Carnival Cruise Line’s New Homeport
Everyone’s favourite Carnival model ambassador, John Heald, stated, “April Fools Day is so over-rated and childish, you won’t find me indulging in such tomfoolery” earlier than asserting Carnival Valor’s new homeport could be in Cleveland, Ohio.
Commenters didn’t suppose the joke was such a nasty concept, saying they partake in a Great Lakes cruise.
Fred Olsen Cruise Line’s Slippery Slide to Fun
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines shared its too-good-to-be-true slide-to-bar function, providing a one-way, thrilling experience from its largest Olsen Suites located simply behind the bridge, on to the S-Lido Bar and pool.
Accompanied by a convincingly edited picture, the announcement sparked conversations concerning the practicality and sheer pleasure such a slide would carry, together with a humorous name for two-way slides and onboard healthcare for individuals who would possibly indulge within the new function a bit an excessive amount of.
Royal Caribbean’s Ship n Slide
Royal Caribbean International additionally promised an adrenaline-pumping slide for its April Fool’s prank. Teasing a brand new stage of pleasure, the cruise line “introduced” a 620-meter slide that might take passengers straight from the pool deck into the ocean.
Calling the brand new attraction “Ship n Slide,” Royal Caribbean introduced the expertise could be arriving in Australia on a new Quantum Class ship.
The response was combined with disbelief and intrigue, just for RCL to guarantee everybody it was only a playful jest and that security stays their prime precedence, even within the realm of April Fools.
“Don’t worry, if we were to bring you the world’s first Ship n Slide, the water safety net would be in place as well as an additional elevator to help you get back onboard,” the cruise line replied.
It’s not the primary time Royal Caribbean’s Australian social media staff pulled our leg. Last yr, it introduced a brand new Quantum Class ship, Crikey of the Seas. That pretend Australian-themed ship would function a number of firsts at sea, together with a cricket area, Budgie Beach for tight-fitting males’s swimwear, BBQs on balcony suites, and Aussie-inspired cocktails just like the Vegemite mojito.
MSC Cruises and the Zero-Gravity Experience
MSC Cruises leaped into the long run for April 1 with its pretend video that unveiled plans for a “zero-gravity cabin.” The unbelievable (actually) cabin would enable passengers to expertise weightlessness at sea “at the touch of a button” by means of patented know-how.
The far-fetched function, illustrated by floating hairbrushes, pillows, and passengers, introduced the brand new expertise could be accessible in April 2025 for these “seeking thrills beyond the ordinary.”
Sometimes, essentially the most unforgettable journeys start with a very good chortle!