On Tuesday 22 December, the brand new Mardi Gras will sail into Cruise Port Rotterdam. It is Carnival Cruise Line’s largest cruise ship and the first to be powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas). Having set out from Meyer Turku, Finland – the shipyard where it was built – the vessel, which isn’t carrying any passengers, is calling at Rotterdam on its way to Port Canaveral, Florida. Next year, it will set off on cruises from there.
The Mardi Gras is coming to Rotterdam to bunker. The arrival of...