A special inflatable turkey featured aboard the Carnival Breeze

Miami locals were treated to a rather unusual spectacle yesterday (November 21st) when a Carnival Cruise ship arrived in port with a special guest onboard – a giant inflatable turkey.

The blown-up bird was in attendance as part of the cruise provider’s nod to this week’s Thanksgiving holiday celebrations, arriving aboard the company’s Carnival Breeze liner.

Measuring 55 feet in height and weighing 1,250 pounds, the rather fetching fowl was adorned in a straw hat and snazzy Caribbean shirt.

Fortunately for the big bird in question, she was soon back at sea before anyone caught wind of her rather delicious looking presence in port.

The Carnival Breeze set off on a two-day cruise today to mark the annual occasion.

From Saturday the vessel will then begin a year-round series of six and eight day Caribbean cruises, setting off from the same Miami port.

The Carnival Cruise Lines made travel headlines earlier this month when the Carnival Glory returned to action following a multi-million pound renovation.