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Carnival Jubilee, Cruise Ship Design by Bigtime Design Studios

Carnival Jubilee

Carnival Jubilee is Carnival Cruise Line's flagship, and two of her most talked-about rooms are ours. The Golden Mermaid is a 1920s jazz room in gold leaf and dark wood, built to ship weight and fire codes without losing an ounce of glamour. Dr. Inks Ph.D Bar answers a serious...

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The Golden Mermaid - Carnival Cruise Line - Designed by Bigtime Design Studios

The Golden Mermaid, Carnival Jubilee

Tucked away on Deck 6 of Carnival Jubilee, The Golden Mermaid is a 1920s jazz room: gold leaf, dark wood, velvet armchairs, and a marble bar wrapped in a cascading golden coil like a fishing net made of light. Designing glamour at sea means beating weight restrictions, fire codes, and...

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Front view of DR INK Ph.D. bar on Carnival Jubilee, featuring underwater-themed decor with octopus design details.

Dr. Inks Ph.D Bar, Carnival Jubilee

Important question: can an octopus enjoy a cocktail underwater? Don't ask how it works. The answer is yes. Dr. Inks, Ph.D., the cleverest of sea creatures, proved it through extensive research, and her bar aboard Carnival Jubilee serves the findings: color-changing cocktails, layered shots, jellyfish drinks, garnishes of boba pearls...

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Carnival Celebration Cruiseship - Emeril's Bistro - Interior Design by Bigtime Design Studios

Gateway, Carnival Celebration

A corridor is usually dead space. Aboard Carnival Celebration, we made it the show. The Gateway takes its cues from the golden age of travel, train stations, ocean liners, grand terminals, and runs it through architectural lighting, kinetic surfaces, and programmed sound and media that shift as the day does....

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Carnival Celebration Jubilee Jazz Bar Interior Design by Bigtime Design Studios

Jazz Bar, Carnival Celebration

The Jazz Bar aboard Carnival Celebration is our love letter to 1920s New Orleans and the old ocean liners: indigo blues, polished brass, warm wood, velvet seats pulled close to the music. The light fixtures are shaped like gramophones and trumpet bells, and the bar carries a geometric Deco pattern...

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Carnival Vista Horizons Restaurant - Cruise Ship Design

Horizons Restaurant, Carnival Vista

Horizons Restaurant aboard Carnival Vista, designed by Bigtime Design Studios, throws out the banquet-hall playbook. This is cruise dining run like a modern urban restaurant: open, fluid, full of natural light, and zoned for both big parties and quiet corners. The layout supports Carnival's Your Time Dining flexibility while keeping...

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