Port Canaveral Welcomes Carnival Venezia, Record-Breaking 16th Homeported Ship
Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Venezia arrived at Port Canaveral today, becoming the record-breaking 16th ship to home port at the world’s second busiest cruise port.
Carnival Venezia is the fifth ship in Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet at Port Canaveral joining Carnival’s Mardi Gras, Carnival Vista, Carnival Glory, and Carnival Freedom to offer a broad spectrum of ship choices, itinerary options, and cruise durations from the Central Florida region.
“Our new fiscal year is taking off in grand style with the arrival of Carnival Venezia, which represents the 16th cruise ship to home port at Port Canaveral – the most in our history,” said Port Canaveral CEO Capt. John Murray. “We’ve have had a long and successful partnership with Carnival Cruise Line for nearly 35 years. We’re very proud of our collective growth and thrilled to play a role in their continuing success with Carnival Venezia added to our incredible lineup of homeported ships.”
To commemorate the arrival of Carnival Venezia, officials from Port Canaveral, including CEO Capt. John Murray joined Carnival Venezia Staff Captain Alessandro Poderoso in a traditional maritime plaque exchange on board.
Carnival Venezia will offer 7- and 14-day sailings from Port Canaveral that visit tropical destinations throughout the Eastern and Western Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico and Central and South America.
The diverse itinerary schedule includes:
Seven-Day Cruises
> Exotic Eastern Caribbean cruises visiting Grand Turk or Amber Cove (Dominican Republic), San Juan and St. Thomas
> Exotic Western Caribbean cruises featuring Mahogany Bay (Isla Roatan), Belize and Cozumel
> Western Caribbean voyages with stops at Nassau, Ocho Rios or Montego Bay (Jamaica) and Grand Cayman
14-Day Carnival Journeys Cruises
> 14-Day Southern Caribbean sailings featuring St. Thomas, Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, Barbados, St. Maarten, St. Kitts and San Juan or Grand Turk, Aruba, Curacao, Cartagena (Colombia), Colon (Panama), Limon (Costa Rica) and Grand Cayman
(Port Canaveral Welcomes Carnival Venezia, Record-Breaking 16th Homeported Ship – Port Canaveral)
