The Krewe of Rio is kicking off the Mardi Gras season with the cutting of the King Cake and the royalty toast, ahead of their ...

Mardi Gras season officially ramped up in Acadiana on Friday as the Krewe of Carnivale en Rio marked the start of festivities ...

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Travel writer Deborah Cicurel sat down with Metro to share her pick of alternative holiday inspiration for this year, from a ...

Mardi Gras brings parades, beads, king cake and a friendly debate over where it all began. Here’s what to know about the ...

The Krewe of Rio opens the 2026 Mardi Gras season in Lafayette with a traditional king cake cutting and its 21st Annual Ball ...

The FBI is investigating her death. The family of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, who was reported dead while aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship on Saturday, says they will remember her as a happy, ...

A rare blue parrot that was among the last wild-born members of its species and was believed to have inspired the movie Rio has died outside São Paulo, Brazil. The bird was a Spix's macaw named ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Carnival Dream, an adults-only Carnival Cruise Line ship, will sail from Galveston to Barcelona on Feb. 16, 2026, offering a one-of-a-kind repositioning voyage for Texas cruisers.

Carnival owns other brands in the ultra-luxury, luxury, and premium segments Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit ...

A former Senior Publishing Editor on the Dow Jones Newswires team at The Wall Street Journal, Aaron earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Master's in Journalism ...