Permitting the practice is entirely in line with Carnival’s brand personality. They are a brand that embraces the word “fun.” Listening to a vocal minority of duck-haters would be the opposite.

My first cruise ever was in the early 1980s on one of Carnival Cruise Line 's first ships, Carnivale. I swear our cabin was actually a crew cabin. It was on Deck 1 and had four metal bunks ...

Shaquille O'Neal, in his celebrity spokesperson role of CFO, "Chief Fun Officer," for Carnival Cruise Line, welcomed Carnival Horizon to its new home port of Miami. (Richard Tribou/Orlando ...