Carnival Cruises News
Carnival brings Texas flair to Carnival Jubilee’s keel laying ceremony
Carnival Jubilee is fixing to start sailing from Galveston, Texas, next year and Carnival Cruise Line’s third cruise ship to be powered by liquified natural gas (LNG) got its first taste of Texas today with the keel laying ceremony at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany.
Carnival Cruise Line launches ‘Loyalty Rocks!’
Continuing to expand its rewards programs for the travel advisor community, Carnival Cruise Line is launching its first-ever Loyalty Rocks! merchandise store where travel advisors can redeem their Loyalty Rocks! reward points for a variety of unique Carnival-branded merchandise or for a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Carnival selects fans favourites to lead fun aboard Carnival Celebration
Carnival Celebration will offer a long list of highly anticipated features taking cruise vacations to the next level, from her BOLT rollercoaster to her unique new zones and dining venues, and now guests have two more reasons to be excited about the next new ship from Carnival Cruise Line: Lee Mason as Carnival Celebration’s cruise director and Calvyn Martens as the ship’s entertainment director.
Guy Fieri launches new Funderstruck burger across Carnival fleet
Guests sailing on any Carnival Cruise Line ship can now enjoy a new Funderstruck Nacho Burger created by chef, restaurateur and Carnival partner Guy Fieri.
Costa ships in U.S to sail as part of Carnival fleet
Costa Cruises announces a new program for the next seasons for Costa Venezia and Costa Firenze as the Company teams up with Carnival Cruise Line creating a new concept for Carnival’s North American guests when COSTA® by CARNIVAL® debuts in the spring of 2023 and Costa Venezia joins the Carnival fleet. Costa Venezia will be followed by Costa Firenze arriving in the spring of 2024.
Carnival to bring Costa Venezia to the U.S. in 2023
Carnival Cruise Line is teaming up with Costa Cruises creating a new concept for Carnival’s North American guests when COSTA® by CARNIVAL® debuts in the spring of 2023 and Costa Venezia TM joins the Carnival fleet sailing from New York. Costa Venezia will be followed by Costa Firenze TM arriving in the spring of 2024 to sail from Long Beach.
Rolls Royce on Carnival Ecstasy gets a new home on Carnival Celebration
For three decades, an antique Rolls Royce has been sailing the high seas – on board Carnival Ecstasy. Now, the well-known fixture will continue its travels on Carnival Cruise Line’s next new ship, Carnival Celebration.
Carnival Cruise Line returns to Big Apple
Carnival Cruise Line marks its return to operations starting from New York City after more than two years, and celebrates the restart in all 14 of its US homeports.
Carnival marks next step in Carnival Celebration’s completion with coin ceremony
Marking another milestone toward the completion of Carnival Celebration, the second of Carnival Cruise Line’s new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered ships, a coin ceremony was held today at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. The coin ceremony is a centuries-old custom in shipbuilding, symbolising good fortune for the ship and its crew.
Carnival announces Costa Luminosa will transfer to Carnival fleet
Carnival Cruise Line has announced that Costa Luminosa will join the Carnival fleet in September and will start guest operations as Carnival Luminosa™ in November 2022 from Brisbane, Australia. The acquisition of Luminosa is an update to the previously announced plans for Carnival to take Costa Magica, which will now remain at Costa Cruises.
Carnival helps family return to New Jersey
The family boarded Carnival Horizon on May 31 in Aruba during its scheduled port of call visit and they arrived in Miami last Sunday before being driven back home to New Jersey by KultureCity volunteers.
Carnival Cruise Line reveals The Gateway on latest ship
Carnival Cruise Line’s next ship, Carnival Celebration, will feature The Gateway, an entirely new area on two decks that celebrates travel and the excitement of exploring new destinations. The zone was revealed during a virtual press conference today hosted by Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy.