Carnival Corporation News
Friends of the Earth questions environmental impact of cruise tourism
Friends of the Earth has released the 2019 edition of its cruise ship report card, documenting the environmental footprint of the cruise industry and grading 16 cruise lines and their 185 ships.
Profits fall as Carnival cuts guidance for financial 2019
Carnival Corporation has announced an adjusted net income of $457 million for the three months to the end of May 31st. The figure is a slight fall from that of $489 million reported in the same period last year.
Carnival celebrates Mardi Gras keel laying in Finland
In keeping with maritime tradition, a keel-laying ceremony has been held at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, for Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras. The vessel is scheduled to enter service in August next year.
Canaveral Port Authority breaks ground on new $163m Terminal 3 facility
At a space-themed ceremony, the Canaveral Port Authority and long-time cruise partner Carnival Cruise Line have broken ground for on the new Cruise Terminal 3 complex.
Carnival Corporation reports strong 2018 but casts doubt on 2019 growth
Carnival Corporation has announced United States GAAP net income for the full year of $3.2 billion for 2018, or $4.44 diluted earnings per share.
Carnival Panorama celebrates construction milestone with coin ceremony in Italy
With its California debut now less than a year away, Carnival Panorama’s exterior completion was celebrated at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy, during which a commemorative coin was welded to the ship’s mast in a time-honoured maritime tradition.
AIDAnova takes to seas for first time
The ship becomes the world’s first cruise vessel to be powered at sea and in port by liquefied natural gas and is Carnival Corporation’s fourth new ship of 2018.
Mardi Gras returns to the seas with Carnival Cruise Line
The naming of the next ship to join the fleet brings back the name of the first Carnival Cruise Line ship that entered service in 1972 and started the wave of cruise holiday popularity in the United States.
Carnival Corporation to take up Tenerife cruise port concession
Carnival Corporation has announced an agreement with the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife to be the first concession-holder to operate the Canary Islands’ newest cruise terminal.
Executive shake up at Carnival UK
P&O Cruises has confirmed vice president of marketing, Christopher Edgington, will be leaving the Carnival-owned company. At the same time, Cunard vice president of UK sales and international development, David Rousham, will also depart.
Carnival Corporation Chinese joint venture to launch this week
Carnival Corporation has announced that its cruise joint venture with China State Shipbuilding Corporation will launch this week under the name CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping.
AIDAnova welcomed to fleet in Papenburg, Germany
The vessel will debut with innovative guest experience features and as the world’s first cruise vessel to be powered at sea and in port by liquefied natural gas, the world’s cleanest burning fossil fuel.