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Carnival Unveils ‘Carnival Studios’

In a move designed to further elevate its award-winning entertainment offerings across the fleet, Carnival Cruise Line unveiled “Carnival Studios,” a state-of-the-art 44,500-sq.-ft. rehearsal venue in Davie, Fla., near the company’s Miami headquarters.

Three years in the making, Carnival Studios brings entire bands, casts and technical teams from every ship together shoreside for intensive rehearsals as a team, while providing additional opportunities to conceptualize innovative new shows on site. More than 500 entertainers and performers will convene at Carnival Studios to rehearse new shows that are constantly being rolled out across the fleet.

The expansive space encompasses eight dedicated music studios, five full-stage dance studios, a training room, a green room and offices for the line’s entertainment department.

At Carnival Studios, the main theatre stages within the fleet have been replicated within five full-scale studios. One of the dance studios boasts a massive 480-sq.-ft. LED screen that is an integral part of the line’s high-tech Playlist Productions shows.

In addition to Playlist Productions and live bands that span all musical genres, Carnival’s fleetwide entertainment lineup includes the Punchliner Comedy Clubs, Lip Sync Battle based on the hit SpikeTV show, Hasbro, The Game Show with larger-than-life adaptations of the company’s iconic games, and Carnival LIVE featuring top-name musical and comedy acts who perform on board.

(http://www.Carnival.com)