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GETTING READY TO THRILL: CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE’S NEXT ROLLER COASTER AT SEA

More Than 150,000 Carnival Guests Have Experienced BOLT

MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2023 – In celebration of National Roller Coaster Day, Carnival Cruise Line is preparing to welcome its third BOLT: Ultimate Sea Coaster as it takes shape atop its next new ship Carnival Jubilee. This week, at Meyer Werft in Germany where the ship is under construction, the roller coaster’s 800-foot track is being installed on Deck 19. The installation is expected to be complete next month and test runs are scheduled for October. Once complete, the track will carry two all-electric, two-person cars. The riders control the speed of the car, up to 40 miles per hour, through drops, twists and turns 187 feet above the water line.

BOLT is the centerpiece of the fun-filled Ultimate Playground on Carnival’s three Excel-class ships, and its already proven extremely popular on the first two. More than 150,000 guests have experienced the exhilaration of riding the only roller coasters at sea on Carnival Jubilee’s  sister ships Mardi Grasand Carnival Celebration.

BOLT is manufactured by Maurer Rides in Munich, Germany and its initial iteration became the first roller coaster at sea in 2021 with the debut of Mardi Gras. It has received rave reviews and several accolades, including an engineering award from Popular Science magazine.

Beginning Dec. 23, 2023, Carnival Jubilee will operate year-round from Galveston, Tex., sailing week-long Western Caribbean voyages and visiting popular destinations such as Mahogany Bay, Isla Roatan; as well as Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico.

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Two epic roller coasters are changing the game of catching thrills at sea! As it stands, there will be at least 2 different cruise ships with roller coasters at sea by the end of 2021. The Mardi Gras (from Carnival cruise line) and it will be called Bolt and the second will be on the Global Dream ship (from Dream Cruise line) and they are calling theirs, Space Cruiser. These roller coasters will have the most innovative settings available out there. They look like incredible user experiences, but which will be better?! We break down each coaster to do aside by side comparison to see which offers the most thrills, comparing speed, length, price, and other features.

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