Caribbean-focused Carnival is a starter brand for many cruisers — a line one sails a few times before moving on to more globe-circling operators such as Holland America or Princess.
Not so for Bernard and Janice Caffary. Carnival this month celebrated the Florida couple’s 200th cruise with the line — a record for the Miami-based company.
The Caffarys crossed the 200 cruise mark on a sailing of the 2,974-passenger Carnival Liberty out of Port Canaveral, Fla.
Carnival honoured the Caffarys’ 200th cruise with welcoming signage throughout the Port Canaveral terminal where the ship is based, and they were the guests of honour during special VIP celebrations.
The couple achieved the feat in just 15 years, meaning they averaged nearly 15 cruises a year with Carnival. In total, they have spent 878 days at sea with the brand — the equivalent of more than two and a half years.
According to the cruise line the couple already has 30 more Carnival sailings booked.
