Carnival orders three more ships for new class of vessel
Carnival has placed an order for three new ships for its namesake Carnival Cruise Line brand for a new class of vessel, at nearly 230,000 gross registered tonnes. The agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri provides for the design,...
Tags: Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival shows off details of highly-anticipated Starfish Lagoon
Carnival Cruise Line continues to tease details on Celebration Key, including the recent announcement of plans for Starfish Lagoon. Opening July 2025, the destination on Grand Bahama is centred around one of the largest freshwater lagoons* in the...
Tags: Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival captain honoured with award for saving 16 lives at sea
Carnival Cruise Line Captain Niccolo De Ranieri and his team on Mardi Gras were honoured April 9 by the Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) for saving the lives of 16 people. Ranieri accepted the Cruise Ship Humanitarian Assistance Award at...
Tags: Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival is getting its fifth Excel-class ship in 2028
Carnival has signed an agreement with Meyer Werft shipyard for a fifth Excel-class cruise ship for its namesake Carnival Cruise Line brand, with the delivery set for 2028. In mid-February Carnival Corporation had announced the first newbuild...
Tags: Carnival Cruise Line
New Carnival sailing features Hawaii, South Pacific islands
Carnival Cruise Line has announced the opening of a new transpacific Carnival Journeys cruise for 2025 on Carnival Luminosa. When the ship repositions from its Alaska season and returns to Australia, it will sail a 22-day voyage that...
Tags: Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival welcomes 27th ship to fleet with Carnival Firenze
Carnival Firenze has officially joined the Carnival Cruise Line fleet from sister line Costa Cruises, growing the Carnival fleet to 27 ships. Carnival’s team will lead a refurbishment project over the next two months to bring many of the...
Tags: Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Jubilee joins the fleet as expansion plans continue
Carnival Cruise Line recently welcomed Carnival Jubilee, the third ship in its Excel-class, during a delivery event with ship builder Meyer Werft in Bremerhaven, Germany. As the 26th Fun Ship in the Carnival fleet, Carnival Jubilee begins its...
Carnival opens select 2025 cruises from New York
Rounding out the line’s 2025-26 deployment schedule, Carnival Cruise Line has announced the opening of a variety of summer and fall 2025 cruises aboard Carnival Venezia from New York. In addition, the line also unveiled its most robust...
Tags: Carnival Cruise Line