<font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Who knew that Carnival President and CEO Gerry Cahill was also a surfer dude, too?<span>&nbsp; </span>The leader of the &ldquo;Fun Ship&rdquo; fleet is shown here &ldquo;hanging ten&rdquo; at the new FlowRider attraction at the Grand Turk Cruise Center.<span>&nbsp; </span>On the short board, not only did he &ldquo;hang ten,&rdquo; but &ldquo;walked-the-nose&rdquo; and pulled off a &ldquo;spiner&rdquo; before wiping out.<span></span></font></font> <p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span></span>The attraction &mdash; the only one of its kind at a cruise ship facility &mdash; offers participants a chance to catch some gnarly waves and experience some bodacious wipeouts while they enjoy both body boarding and stand-up surfing.<span>&nbsp; </span></font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span></span></font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2">Part of a $5 million renovation to the island, the FlowRider is an artificial wave created by a pair of high-pressure water jets that produce a thin, two- to three-inch layer of water moving over a pre-formed and cushioned surface at high speed. </font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"></font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2">Cahill was on the island of Grand Turk for the grand opening of the FlowRider* attraction, which is operated by Grand Turk&rsquo;s Margaritaville restaurant and bar.&nbsp; </font></span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2">Tickets to the FlowRider are sold on board through the shore excursion desk on ships calling at Grand Turk.<span>&nbsp; </span>Carnival expects to offer FlowRider tickets online in the near future. Prices are $24 for body boarding for a half-hour on the ride and $34 for hour-long stand-up surfing sessions. </font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"></font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"></font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span></span></font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span>&nbsp;<img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/cruisenews/gt-flow-rider-overall.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="268" /></span></font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span></span></font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2">The FlowRider attraction is currently available in conjunction with all cruise ship calls at Grand Turk, including Carnival Cruise Lines&rsquo; Carnival Imagination, Carnival Liberty and Carnival Triumph.<span>&nbsp; </span>Additional cruise lines that call at the island include Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, the Yachts of Seabourn, and Costa Cruises, among others. </font></span></span></p>