Carnival Cruise Line will bring the fun at sea at the annual New Year’s Eve celebration as the official sponsor of Times Square New Year's Eve, musical sponsor, and countdown clock sponsor for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" on ABC. Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy will joinn the celebrations by lighting the iconic New Year's Eve Ball in New York's Times Square, together with nearly 100,000 passengers sailing on Carnival's 24 ships.

Duffy together with the renowned chef Emeril Lagasse, will flip the giant switch that will light the famous New Year's Eve Ball and invite everyone to "Choose Fun Together," which is also the theme of Carnival's 2023 advertising campaign that can be seen throughout Times Square. 

Guests across Carnival's fleet will have their own fun – in a much warmer climate – as they also celebrate the new year by getting a head start on choosing fun together with family and loved ones.

"As we head into 2023, we have even more reasons to celebrate and so it's appropriate that America's cruise line be part of America's most iconic New Year's celebration. We've got two new ships joining the fleet next year, including the start of year-round service from New York in June on Carnival Venezia, which will offer our upcoming Carnival Fun Italian Style experience, and then we'll end the year with Carnival Jubilee arriving in Galveston. We're looking forward to continuing this exciting period of growth and building on the success of the past year," said Duffy.

Leading up to the midnight countdown, Duffy will join the Times Square New Year's Eve host on the Countdown Stage during the 10 p.m. hour to share details about what guests sailing from New York can expect on the stunning Carnival Venezia, which will homeport at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal just a few blocks from Times Square and offer a wide range of sailing options.

Setting a tone of togetherness in the new year, Times Square's massive billboards will showcase the new Carnival campaign Choose Fun Together. The campaign underscores Carnival's appeal across any age group by showcasing various ways guests can Choose Fun, and find something of interest to everyone, whether sailing with family or a group of friends. The new ads highlight those special moments of fun that can only happen when people come together on a Carnival cruise – because we are our most fun selves when we choose fun, together.