GALVESTON, Texas — Singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani was in Galveston, Texas, Saturday to christen the new Carnival Jubilee cruise ship. The Jubilee is now the first cruise ship to be christened in Galveston.
Carnival honored Stefani by naming her as the ship's godmother.
In addition to being the first ship christened in Galveston, the Jubilee is the first newly built cruise ship to home-port in Galveston.
It's Carnival's largest ship with a capacity of 6,500 passengers and more than 1,700 crew members. The ship will make stops in Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico, as well as Mahogany Bay (Isla Roatan), Honduras.
Features include the BOLT roller coaster on the top deck and a three-deck atrium on the starboard side that overlooks the ocean and converts to an entertainment venue at night.
This Excel-class ship is four times bigger than the first Carnival Jubilee based in Galveston back in 2002. Carnival began resurrecting some names of previous ships to celebrate its 50th birthday in 2022.