So, if somebody suggested you go on a cruise because a man named Ted Geisel was going to be on the ship, you'd rush off to the nearest cruise travel agent, right?
Oh, you wouldn't.
Okay, how about Dr. Seuss?
That's what Carnival has been telling everybody for a while, and now we know it's going to happen between now and the first week of May. The Carnival Freedom will 
be the first ship in the fleet of 23 to introduce the legendary kids book author to its passengers. Its multi-million-dollar remake starts next weekend in the Bahamas, and the Freedom is due to emerge on May 3.
Eventually, all 23 ships will have Bookville, which is where you'll find Seuss At Sea, the name Carnival has given to its reading venue. That means it's also where you'll find Cat In A Hat, along with Green Eggs And Ham, arguably the two most famous books in the series. And it's also where you'll find an interactive reading event called Seuss-a-palooza Story Time.
On the promenade, a Seusss-a-palooza character parade.
The fun starts in Fort Lauderdale, from where the Carnival Freedom will regularly sail Caribbean cruises of six and eight days.
Ted Geisel?
That would be Theodor Seuss Geisel, the gifted writer, cartoonist, animator, artist and book publisher whose final pen name was Dr. Seuss.
Sadly, he won't be there. Ted Geisel died in 1991.
Dr. Seuss, however, will live forever.
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Norwegian Breakaway
7 nights
May 4, 2014
New York (return): Bermuda
Inside: $449
Cost per day: $64
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