January 15, 2008

Carnival’s New ‘Read My Valentine’ Contest Awards Couple Free ‘Fun Ship’ Cruise For Most Romantic Story

As part of a unique Valentine’s Day promotion, Carnival Cruise Lines is awarding a free “Fun Ship” cruise to a couple who submits the most romantic story to the line’s Web site, carnival.com. Through the “Read My Valentine” on-line contest, which runs from Jan. 14 – Feb. 14, 2008, couples can recount a romantic story…

Carnival Makes Headlines

As most of you already know, we recently launched a multi-million dollar branding campaign encouraging guests to “Let the fun begin.”  Naturally we’re excited and proud of our efforts, but we’re happy to see that bloggers and journalists feel the same! But, don’t take our word for it, check out what these folks had to…
January 9, 2008

Making Beautiful Music and Dreams Come True

Our love of the arts is highly well-known with every ship boasting excellent examples of art, music, drama and more (just take a walk through our art galleries; sit at the lobby bar and enjoy the piano players; or check out an after dinner show).  But our affinity and support goes much further than that. …
January 7, 2008

Carnival Cruise Lines Launches New Multi-Million-Dollar Branding Campaign to Promote ‘Fun Ship’ Cruising

Wide-Ranging Effort Includes New Television Commercials, Brand New Look and Feel for Advertising, Marketing and Collateral Materials Carnival Cruise Lines will launch a new multi-million-dollar branding campaign that injects a fresh new look and feel into the company’s various advertising, marketing and collateral materials. The centerpiece of the wide-ranging initiative is a series of new…
January 3, 2008

New Year, New Resolutions

Happy New Year to all!  The holidays are officially over and New Year resolutions are top of mind for most.  Whether you’ve decided this will be the year you learn how to play golf, spend more time with family, travel the world or lose a few extra pounds we’ve got something that’ll help.  Our onboard…
January 2, 2008

Carnival Earns ‘Best Cruise Line’ Honors in Southern Living Magazine’s Annual Readers Choice Awards

Carnival Cruise Lines has been named the number one cruise line in Southern Living Magazine’s 2008 Readers Choice Awards. The annual awards are based on surveys available to the publication’s 15 million readers who are asked to designate their number one choice in a variety of travel-related categories. Carnival was cited as the preferred cruise…
December 28, 2007

More fun from the Southern Caribbean than ever before!

Starting in March 2008, the Carnival Destiny will have six new ports of call on her Southern Caribbean cruises from San Juan, including: St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Dominica, and St. Thomas/St. John. And, beginning November 2008, the Carnival Victory will offer year-round seven-day Southern Caribbean voyages from San Juan. 
December 24, 2007

2008 Cruise Planning

As the start of a New Year approaches many vacation ready folks around the world are beginning their 2008 vacation plans.   With tons of options to choose from research is key.  That’s why we launched Funshipisland.com.  The interactive cruise experience gives both new and experienced cruisers a real feel of what it’s like to cruise…
December 18, 2007

An Interview with Gerry Cahill

As the New Year approaches, Carnival Cruise Lines enters a new era.  With the esteemed Bob Dickinson retiring in 2007, Gerry Cahill, former CFO for Carnival Corp. recently stepped into the captain’s chair (a.k.a. role of CEO) of Carnival Cruise Lines.  In an interview with American Chronicle Cahill discusses how he first arrived at Carnival…
December 17, 2007

Carnival Pride to Kick Off Schedule of Seven-Day Caribbean Cruises From Miami in Spring 2009

14-Day Panama Canal Cruise, Special Six-Day Caribbean Voyage to Precede Start-Up of Special Seven-Day Miami-Based Schedule Carnival Cruise Lines’ 2,124-passenger Carnival Pride will operate a series of seven-day eastern and western Caribbean cruises from Miami beginning in April 2009. Three different week-long itineraries will be offered on this unique program, which will run through August…