Carnival Cruise Line is preparing to welcome its third BOLT: Ultimate Sea Coaster as it takes shape atop its next new ship Carnival Jubilee. The roller coaster’s 245-metre track is being installed on Deck 19 at Meyer Werft in Germany where the ship is under construction, a process expected to be complete this month with 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 65 kph per hour, through drops, twists, and turns 578 m. above the water line.

BOLT is the centrepiece 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 ridden the only roller coasters at sea on Carnival Jubilee’s sister ships Mardi Gras and Carnival Celebration.

BOLT became the first roller coaster at sea in 2021 with the debut of Mardi Gras and 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.