Category: News Blog
September 30, 2022
After Nearly Three Years Away, Sydney-Based Carnival Splendor Arrives Home
Carnival Splendor arrived in Sydney Harbour today, the first ship to enter Australian waters with international passengers in nearly three years, completing its 23-day transpacific voyage to its Australian homeport, and will now resume year-round service from Sydney. Carnival Splendor was welcomed with a special escort by sister-brand P&O Cruises Australia’s ship Pacific Adventure before…
September 29, 2022
Carnival Cruise Line Hosts Bahamian Maritime Students Aboard Carnival Dream for Day of Education and Fun
Event Held in Honor of Bahamas Maritime Week Carnival Cruise Line today hosted a group of 40 Bahamian students and maritime industry leaders aboard Carnival Dream in Nassau for a day of education and fun. In honor of Bahamas Maritime Week, the Carnival Dream crew spoke to the LJM Maritime Academy students about shipboard careers…
September 27, 2022
Carnival Updates Guests on Hurricane Ian’s Impact on Sailings
Saturday, Oct. 1 at 9 AM ET: Carnival Cruise Line’s Fleet Operations team in Miami is continuing to closely monitor the potential impacts of Hurricane Ian. Our thoughts are with our guests and local residents who are affected by the storm. Because of closures at Port Canaveral, the Port of Tampa Bay and the…
September 26, 2022
Carnival Luminosa Sets Sail for First Time with New Livery
Carnival Luminosa set sail today for the first time with her new livery and funnel, making her one step closer to being ready for vacationing guests. Already added to half of the Carnival fleet, the stunning new livery now showcased on Carnival Luminosa was introduced on Mardi Gras in 2021, and features the red, white and blue…
September 22, 2022
Carnival Splendor Crosses International Dateline While Sailing on Transpacific Return Voyage to Homeport in Sydney, Australia
The guests and crew on Carnival Splendor, currently sailing a Transpacific Journeys cruise on its way to restart Carnival Cruise Line’s operations in Australia, can (sort of) consider themselves time travelers now that the ship has crossed the International Dateline, while sailing westward in the southern Pacific Ocean. By crossing this internationally recognized calendar boundary,…
September 21, 2022
Carnival Luminosa Officially Registered with The Bahamas
As part of its transition to the Carnival Cruise Line fleet, Carnival Luminosa was officially registered today with the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA). During the ceremony, Carnival Luminosa’s senior leadership team and the classification society completed all necessary registration processes, and Deck Cadet Mark Casson, a Bahamian citizen from Freeport, raised the new Bahamian flag.…
September 12, 2022
Carnival Cruise Line’s Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast Returns Fleetwide Starting Oct. 1 for First Time Since Pause in Guest Operations
For the first time since the line’s pause in guest operations, Carnival Cruise Line will officially bring back its Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast with The Cat in The Hat and Friends across its fleet on sailings beginning Oct. 1. The breakfast is part of the many exciting experiences in Carnival’s Seuss at Sea program,…
September 7, 2022
Carnival Splendor Departs Seattle for Sydney
Carnival Splendor is returning to her homeport of Sydney, Australia after a lively send-off from Seattle, Washington that followed a successful deployment as part of Carnival’s largest-ever cruise season in Alaska. Carnival Splendor will be the first Carnival ship returning to guest operations in Australian waters in nearly 1,000 days. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, a…
September 2, 2022
Carnival Gives First Taste of Carnival Celebration, Highlights Local Miami Partnerships
For all the many toast-worthy moments to come on board Carnival Celebration, set to debut at PortMiami in November, Carnival Cruise Line is giving a glimpse at some of the special cocktails created to flavor future vacations on board its next new ship with an homage to the cruise line’s hometown homeport. Carnival Celebration’s homecoming…
September 1, 2022