Carnival Cruise Line and International Game Technology PLC (“IGT”)  have partnered to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the IGT Wheel of Fortune slot machines, featured aboard all Carnival ships and in casinos worldwide. 

The World’s Hottest Cruise Line and the world’s leading end-to-end gaming company will reward players with free cruises and numerous exciting giveaways throughout 2016. The brands also are partnering with essentially the most successful syndicated game show in television history, Wheel of Fortune, on a first-ever Carnival Cruise Line-themed week featuring an exhilarating viewer sweepstakes.

Carnival Cruise Line and IGT

During 2016, Carnival and IGT’s partner casinos will give away hundreds of free cruises at the Carnival Magic.  The winners will take part in the onboard Spin N Sail slot tournament featuring the IGT Wheel of Fortune slot machines exclusively during an eight-day Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Magic from Port Canaveral, Fla., in November 2016.  The $200,000 prize pool, provided by IGT, features a $100,000 grand prize to be taken home by one lucky winner.  IGT customers around the U.S. and Canada will host qualifying events where winning players are awarded a free cruise for 2 and an entry into the grand finale $200,000 tournament. 

“Wheel of Fortune slots and Carnival cruises are synonymous with fun and excitement, so IGT’s partnership with Carnival Cruise Line provides the proper option to celebrate TWENTY YEARS of Wheel of Fortune slots,” said Victor Duarte, IGT global chief product officer, gaming.  “We appreciate the continuing partnership between Carnival Cruise Line and IGT.  Featuring Wheel of Fortune slots on all 24 Carnival cruise ships gives the games great exposure to millions of people, and has played a valuable role in helping IGT’s Wheel of Fortune slots become the most well liked casino slot brand of all time.”

“We’re delighted to team up with IGT to commemorate the 20 th anniversary of the wildly popular Wheel of Fortune slot machines and supply consumers with various fantastic prizes, including the chance to win $100,000 within the Spin N Sail tournament,” said Mike Hunssinger Turek, vp of casino commercial operations for Carnival Cruise Line. “We’re also excited to provide various special Wheel of Fortune-themed activities on board and join Spin & Sail Week in this iconic show,” he added.  

Introduced in 1996, the Wheel of Fortune slot machines became a player favorite in shipboard casinos, including all 24 Carnival Cruise Line vessels, in addition to in casinos on land.  IGT has placed greater than 200 versions of Wheel of Fortune slots in casinos across the world, and the sport has awarded greater than $3 billion in jackpots and minted greater than 1,000 millionaires.  Players enjoy how Wheel of Fortune slots capture the spirit and creativity of the preferred television game show produced by Sony Pictures. 

Throughout 2016, Carnival may even host various Wheel of Fortune-themed events around the fleet with a view to include special branded items and on-board activities and games every sailing, including the preferred Wheel of Fortune scratch-off game where guests can win as much as $30,000.  Additionally, each sailing will feature a Wheel of Fortune prize wheel offering quite a lot of prizes, everything from Carnival logo items and Casino Cash to entry into the $200,000 Spin N Sail slot tournament.

Wheel of Fortune

The 20th anniversary Wheel of Fortune slot festivities will even include a “Spin & Sail Week” with five Carnival Cruise Line-themed shows airing this spring at the iconic game show that inspired the slot machine. Spin & Sail Week” airing March 21-25, 2016, will feature a custom, tropical-themed set with high-definition Carnival ship images and pictures.  Contestants could be capable of win Carnival cruises to quite a few exotic destinations including the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska.

In preparation for the broadcast, Pat Sajak, Vanna White and the Wheel of Fortune crew went on location to shoot customized segments aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship. 

The “Wheel of Fortune Spin & Sail Sweepstakes,” will encourage viewers to look at “Spin & Sail Week” on Wheel of Fortune and enter each night’s bonus puzzle solution at www.wheeloffortune.com. Twenty winning entries may be selected, and the grand prize can be an eight-day Caribbean cruise aboard Carnival Magic to be taken in November 2016 with a guaranteed spot within the Spin N Sail $200,000 slot tournament.

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