Funday Cay - Coming Soon??

[Beezo]

I saw yesterday at Carnival has registered the trademark “Funday Cay.”  I’m wondering if there is an upcoming revamp of either Half Moon Cay or Princess Cay?

 

I’ve wondered when/if Carnival would finally have its own branded island (since HMC was acquired by HAL and Princess Cays by Princess). 
 

Or - could this be the new port on Grand Bahama??

 

 

 

 

[CarnivalShips480]

This is interesting,  It would be great to see a complete new Carnival private island! We will see what happens!

Edited January 3, 2023 by CarnivalShips480

[kelkel2]

Oh interesting! I was always wondering if they were going to plan something similar to RCL’s that has a water park and such.

[Beezo]

My guess is that it would be Grand Bahama area. https://carnivalgrandport.com/home
 This would be more of a branded experience rather than Going by Carnival Grand Port. 
 

 

[Beezo]

Better image below 

 

 

[ShakyBeef]

Ugh.😠  Yet another cruise line encouraging people to mispronounce the word cay.  Like RCI with their "Perfect Day at Cocoa Cay".  Irritates the crap out of me.😖 

[mz-s]

3 minutes ago, ShakyBeef said:

Ugh.😠  Yet another cruise line encouraging people to mispronounce the word cay.  Like RCI with their "Perfect Day at Cocoa Cay".  Irritates the crap out of me.😖 

 

I blame Arkansas for getting all this going.

[BlerkOne]

Does the new port Carnival is building in Belize have a name?

[hard_eight]

2 hours ago, ShakyBeef said:

Ugh.😠  Yet another cruise line encouraging people to mispronounce the word cay.  Like RCI with their "Perfect Day at Cocoa Cay".  Irritates the crap out of me.😖 

What's the proper way?

[ShakyBeef]

1 minute ago, hard_eight said:

What's the proper way?

 

Key.

 

ETA: phonetic spelling: kē.

 

It's a homonym of key, which, not coincidentally, is how it's spelled when referring to the same types of islands in Florida. 

 

But this is the Bahamas, and it should be pronounced the Bahamian way.

 

Edited January 3, 2023 by ShakyBeef

[jsglow]

1 minute ago, hard_eight said:

What's the proper way?

Key

[hard_eight]

O-cay

😜

[EngIceDave]

1 hour ago, ShakyBeef said:

 

Key.

 

ETA: phonetic spelling: kē.

 

It's a homonym of key, which, not coincidentally, is how it's spelled when referring to the same types of islands in Florida. 

 

But this is the Bahamas, and it should be pronounced the Bahamian way.

 

Florida native and resident snob, this is correct.

 

It is NOT "Kay" it is "Key"

[slavens_09]

1 hour ago, BlerkOne said:

Does the new port Carnival is building in Belize have a name?

The port in Belize being built which is called Port Coral as I understand it is not Carnival specific. I believe it will be available for any cruise line to use.

 

https://www.portcoral.com/

 

[BlerkOne]

13 minutes ago, slavens_09 said:

The port in Belize being built which is called Port Coral as I understand it is not Carnival specific. I believe it will be available for any cruise line to use.

 

https://www.portcoral.com/

 

Guides on a couple of excursions indicated that Carnival was building it, but now that I think about it, they were Carnival excursions. I wouldn't be surprised if Carnival was paying for some of it.

[Illbcruzn4life]

4 hours ago, kelkel2 said:

Oh interesting! I was always wondering if they were going to plan something similar to RCL’s that has a water park and such.

sounds like they are playing follow the leader. Once one cruise line does something the others follow.

[BossyKat]

It's not a secret that Carnival is building a new port in the Bahamas.  Two more years of construction.

[sunonfire]

https://stocks.apple.com/AyIiX1L-6TM-3_os1uc_4Lg

[Beezo]

1 hour ago, BossyKat said:

It's not a secret that Carnival is building a new port in the Bahamas.  Two more years of construction.

Correct. The question is if this is a name for the area on Grand Bahama Island, or a rebrand of either HMC or Princess Cays. 

[Eli_6]

Urban dictionary tells me that a cay is: the remainder of the green and smokable bud in a piece/joint.

 

Perhaps, "Funday Cay" is named after that rather than a "key."  (I kid. I kid.)