{"id":381345,"date":"2026-06-30T23:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/381345\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T23:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:22:08","slug":"carnival-cruise-line-hosts-americas-250th-anniversary-celebration-in-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/381345\/","title":{"rendered":"CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE HOSTS AMERICA\u2019S 250TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN LONG BEACH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carnival.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carnival Cruise Line<\/a>, an official America250 partner, hosted a patriotic celebration today honoring the nation&#8217;s 250th anniversary aboard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/cruise-ships\/carnival-radiance\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carnival Radiance<\/a> at the Port of Long Beach, California. As America\u2019s cruise line, sailing from more U.S. homeports than any other line, the event kicked off a series of America250 homeport community celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Carnival welcomed local community partners, veterans, business leaders and government officials to commemorate the historic milestone and reinforce Carnival\u2019s deep connection to the Long Beach community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs America\u2019s cruise line, we\u2019re proud to celebrate America\u2019s 250th anniversary in our homeport cities,\u201d said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. \u201cWe\u2019re bringing people together to honor our nation, celebrate the local community and thank those who protect our freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guests were greeted with a spectacular 40-foot-tall inflatable patriotic red, white and blue star prominently displayed on the top deck of Carnival Radiance during the embarkation process. Grounded in Carnival\u2019s long-standing tradition of honoring military personnel, the celebration included a dedicated military tribute recognizing active-duty service members, local veterans and first responders in attendance. Each member of the military was presented with a specially designed, limited-edition America250 challenge coin. Adding to the fun, Dr. Seuss\u2019s The Cat in the Hat made a special appearance, donning a patriotic outfit to celebrate the anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach event is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnival-news.com\/2026\/06\/04\/carnival-cruise-line-celebrates-americas-250th-anniversary-from-sea-to-shining-sea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carnival\u2019s America250 patriotic events throughout the summer<\/a>, which include homeport community celebrations in Baltimore, Tampa and Jacksonville. Guests across the fleet will experience special onboard activities and several ships will meet up to watch spectacular fireworks shows on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. <\/p>\n<p>For additional information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/cruise-deals?icid=icp_ccl_deals_082319_hm_hd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carnival Cruise Line<\/a> and to book a cruise vacation, call 1-800-CARNIVAL, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carnival.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">carnival.com<\/a>, or contact your favorite travel advisor or online travel site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carnival Cruise Line, an official America250 partner, hosted a patriotic celebration today honoring the nation&#8217;s 250th anniversary aboard&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-381345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}