Carnival Cruise Lines is tapping into Australians\u2019 thirst for quality craft beer with the launch of its own bespoke ale, available exclusively on its Sydney-based ships.<\/p>\n
Created in partnership with Sydney\u2019s award-winning Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel, the cruise line\u2019s ground-breaking Thirsty Frog Summer Ale is a refreshing beer which captures the spirit of a holiday at sea.<\/p>\n
The 100 per cent natural ale will be on tap across 14 bars on the cruise line\u2019s Sydney-based Carnival Spirit from June 1 as well as onboard its latest Australian ship, Carnival Legend, when it debuts in Sydney in September.<\/p>\n
Launching Thirsty Frog Summer Ale at the Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel in Sydney today, Carnival Cruise Lines Vice President Australia Jennifer Vandekreeke said the beer was sure to be a favourite among guests.<\/p>\n
\u201cCarnival Cruise Lines has put a lot of effort into \u2018Aussifying\u2019 our ships for the local market, so we are thrilled to create our own authentic craft ale which really acknowledges Australians\u2019 appreciation of a quality beer,\u201d Ms Vandekreeke said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the world\u2019s largest cruise line, it\u2019s been a great adventure to partner with the nation\u2019s oldest pub brewery to create Australia\u2019s first beer for cruising. This really is the ideal beer to relax with as you enjoy all the sun and fun of a South Pacific cruise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel owner Blair Hayden said the brewery had put a lot of work into crafting the ale, which appropriately combines Australian and American hops.<\/p>\n
\u201cThirsty Frog Summer Ale is a very drinkable beer with subtle malt flavours and floral citrus aromas,\u201d Mr Hayden said. \u201cIt\u2019s perfect on its own or with a meal, and the fact that it\u2019s naturally brewed, with no added sugars and preservatives, really adds to its appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Months in the making, Thirsty Frog Summer Ale takes its name from the Red Frog pubs featured across Carnival Cruise Line\u2019s fleet. The cruise line\u2019s Vice President Beverage Operations Edward Allen visited Australia to work with the Lord Nelson team to develop the right taste for Australian guests.<\/p>\n
Lord Nelson was selected for the partnership because of its experience and reputation for craft beers, with the brewery ranking as one of New South Wales\u2019 biggest craft beer seller. The creation of Thirsty Frog Summer Ale will make Carnival Cruise Lines the brewery\u2019s biggest outlet in Australia, outside is premises in The Rocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Carnival Cruise Lines is tapping into Australians\u2019 thirst for quality craft beer with the launch of its own bespoke ale, available exclusively on its Sydney-based ships. Created in partnership with Sydney\u2019s award-winning Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel, the cruise line\u2019s ground-breaking Thirsty Frog Summer Ale is a refreshing beer which captures the spirit of a holiday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cruise"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-01-18 00:20:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358\/revisions\/2388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}