Service Dog Earns Top VIFP Status on Carnival Celebration
Carnival Cruise Line has a unique new member joining the top ranks of its loyalty club – a retired U.S. Army service dog named “Sarge”. (more…)
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Carnival Guests Share in Special Valentine’s Day Vow Renewals As Chief Fun Officer Shaquille O’Neal Virtually Officiates. All 24 Carnival Ships Welcome Couples to Join Carnival’s Largest Vow Renewal at Sea
This Valentine’s Day, thousands of couples are symbolically renewing their vows, while sailing on Carnival Cruise Line voyages, during special onboard ceremonies virtually officiated by Chief Fun Officer Shaquille O’Neal. (more…)
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Carnival Elation Returns to JAXPORT with New Red, White and Blue Hull Design
Carnival Elation returned to guest operations at its homeport in Jacksonville, Fla. this weekend sporting a new look – the new Carnival livery with a stunning red, white and blue hull design. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Unveils Ultimate Bucket List Transpacific Cruise, Spanning Three Continents in 31 Days
Carnival Cruise Line is introducing a once-in-a-lifetime 31-day cruise on Carnival Luminosa that will take guests to three continents, sailing from Brisbane, Australia to Japan and then across the Pacific Ocean to Alaska, ending in Seattle, Washington. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Opens For Sale Unique Cruises From Long Beach to Tokyo and Sydney to Singapore
Carnival Cruise Line opened reservations today for sailings which will mark two first-ever port visits for Carnival – with unique itineraries for cruises between Long Beach, Calif. and Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan, as well as between Sydney, Australia and Singapore. (more…)
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PEPSI® Zero Sugar and Ja’Marr Chase Team Up to Say Bon Voyage to “Rookie” Cruisers
Reigning Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Year, Ja’Marr Chase, knows what it’s like to make a strong debut – after a fantastic rookie season, he is officially a full-fledged pro, turning in a dominant sophomore campaign and establishing himself as one of the NFL’s most exciting young talents. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Launches Rock The Wave Booking Contest Ahead Of Wave Season For Travel Advisors
Carnival Cruise Line announced today that as part of its Travel Agents Rock program, it is launching a new booking contest for Wave season. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Raises Record $3.5 Million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Cruise Line Breaks Its Own Record for Donation to St. Jude in 2022
Underscoring the strength of its business and the deep generosity of its guests, Carnival Cruise Line broke its annual fundraising record for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 2022. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Ship Headed to Dry Dock Later This Week
Carnival Cruise Line’s second oldest ship, Carnival Elation, is headed to a three week dry dock at the end of the week. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Brings Back Amp Up Commission Challenge for Travel Advisors in Time for 2023 Wave Season. Program Provides Opportunity to Increase Commissions Up to 15 Percent in the New Year
Back by popular demand, Carnival Cruise Line announced today the return of its Amp Up Commission Challenge which will allow travel advisors to qualify for higher commission rates in 2023. (more…)
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Miss Universe Ukraine Receives ‘Spirit of Carnival’ Award during the Miss Universe competition, held in New Orleans
Miss Universe Ukraine Receives ‘Spirit of Carnival’ Award
During the 71st annual Miss Universe competition, Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy presented Miss Universe Ukraine Viktoriia Apanasenko with the “Spirit of Carnival” award for embodying the company’s values of fun, friendship, diversity and inclusion. (more…)
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Carnival, Celebrity cruise crews rescue dozens of migrants drifting in small boats off Florida, videos show
Crews aboard two Carnival and Celebrity cruise ships rescued about two dozen migrants drifting at sea in small boats off the coast of Florida just days after hundreds of other migrants arrived at boat landings in the Florida Keys. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Names Emeril Lagasse Chief Culinary Officer. Another Emeril’s Bistro Will Be Part of the Dining Experience on Carnival Jubilee
Emeril Lagasse our new Chief Culinary Officer
Carnival Cruise Line announced today that renowned chef and restauranteur Emeril Lagasse will serve as its Chief Culinary Officer. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Kicking Off 2023 With Times Square and Fleetwide New Year’s Eve Celebrations
Carnival Cruise Line will usher in 2023 on land and at sea as Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy will light the famous New Year’s Eve Ball in New York’s Times Square, and nearly 100,000 guests sailing on Carnival’s 24 ships will join in the celebration to welcome in the new year. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Opens 2025 Bookings From Norfolk, Steering Toward Port’s First-Ever Year-Round Sailing Program
Carnival Cruise Line announced today that the first series of year-round cruises from Norfolk, Va., are now opening for sale as Carnival continues to plan its biggest-ever operational schedule from Virginia. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Cancels a Month of Sailings on One Ship
Carnival Cruise Line announced the cancellation of a month of voyages on “Carnival Vista” in early 2024 so the vessel can go into dry dock. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Unveils New Details for “Carnival Venezia”. Ship Will Sail Year-Round from New York and Feature Unique Italian Cuisine, Special Staterooms, Exclusive Experiences
Carnival Cruise Line Unveils New Details for Carnival Venezia
Carnival Cruise Line unveiled today new details about what guests can expect when they board the next ship to join the fleet, “Carnival Venezia”. (more…)
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Shipbuilder Meyer Werft Notifies Carnival Cruise Line That Carnival Jubilee Delivery Will Be Delayed
Carnival Cruise Line today notified guests booked on the first six cruises of Carnival Jubilee that because of shipyard delays, delivery of the ship has been postponed and the first cruise will now be the Dec. 23, 2023 embarkation from Galveston, Tex. (more…)
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Carnival Celebration Kicks Off First Caribbean Cruise Season
Carnival Cruise Line’s new flagship has kicked off its first-ever sailing to the Caribbean. The new 6,000-guest cruise ship made its first stop in Grand Turk on a Thanksgiving-week cruise. (more…)
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Mestieri Wins Cruise Contracts in Europe
Mestieri, the business unit of Somec Group focused on the design and creation of interiors, announced that it has won a number of contracts in Europe estimated to be worth $13.4 million. (more…)
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Cyber Monday 2022 Outpaces 2019 as Carnival Cruise Line Posts Record Day. Carnival Cruise Line got a jumpstart on what it hopes will be a busy 2023 cruise season
Carnival Cruise Line got a jumpstart on what it hopes will be a busy 2023 cruise season as it posted a record Cyber Monday booking day yesterday that was 50 percent above volume for Cyber Monday 2019. (more…)
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Carnival Celebration Makes First-Ever Caribbean Call With Visit to Grand Turk During Inaugural Voyage
Carnival Cruise Line’s new flagship Carnival Celebration arrived in Grand Turk today, making the ship’s first call to a Caribbean port. The ship is currently sailing its inaugural voyage, a special six-day Thanksgiving cruise. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Christens New Flagship Carnival Celebration in Miami, Culminating Year-Long 50th Birthday Festivities. Terminal F at PortMiami Opens Ahead of Ship’s Inaugural Sailing
Carnival Cruise Line’s new flagship Carnival Celebration arrived at its PortMiami homeport and was christened by actress Cassidy Gifford Sunday evening. (more…)
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Carnival President Christine Duffy Picks Her Favorite Pieces to Launch Personalized Effy Jewelry Collection Aboard Carnival Celebration. Special “Return to Sea” Collection Includes 23 Pieces Inspired by Love for the Ocean
Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy knows her jewelry, and has worked with the designers at retail partner Effy Jewelry to curate a special collection of fine pieces that will be offered aboard the beautiful new Carnival Celebration starting this November. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Announces Significant Expansion in Norfolk to Bring Highest Guest Volume in Port’s History
Carnival Cruise Line today (November 14, 2022) announced it will more than double the fun and the cruises it offers from Norfolk, Virginia, in 2023, and extend sailings to a consecutive six-month period from May through October. (more…)
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Carnival Venezia Opens for Sale on Year-Round Cruises From New York. Sailing year-round from New York City starting June 15, 2023
Carnival Cruise Line today opened reservations for the inaugural season of its next new ship, Carnival Venezia™, which will begin sailing year-round from New York City starting June 15, 2023 and will showcase “Carnival Fun Italian Style.” (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Pulls Lever on Its First-Ever $1M Slot Tournament
Carnival Cruise Line Pulls Lever on Its First-Ever $1M Slot Tournament
Carnival Cruise Line’s $1M Slot Tournament, which featured the largest slots prize ever offered on a Carnival ship, took place on Mardi Gras this week with 100 prizes given to players in the competition, including the top prize of $500,000 awarded to first-place winner. (more…)
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Carnival Celebration Joins Bahamian Registry, she will fly the Bahamian flag as she arrives to her homeport of PortMiami on Nov. 20
Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Carnival Celebration, will fly the Bahamian flag as she arrives to her homeport of PortMiami on Nov. 20. The ship’s new Bahamian flag was raised yesterday during a ceremony while the ship was in port in A Coruña, Spain. (more…)
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Guests Depart on First Australian Sailing Aboard Carnival Luminosa, Carnival Cruise Line’s First Ship to Homeport in Brisbane
Carnival Luminosa, the first Carnival Cruise Line ship to homeport in Brisbane, officially began its first cruise from Queensland, Australia. (more…)
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Carnival Celebration Arrives in Southampton. Arrival Marks the First New Carnival Ship in the UK in 20 Years
Today (Nov. 6, 2022), marked a special occasion as Carnival Cruise Line’s most anticipated new Excel-class ship, Carnival Celebration, arrived to the Ocean Cruise Terminal in Southampton, UK, for a first-look event and marked Carnival’s first time bringing a new ship to the UK in 20 years. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Guests Bring HUB App to New Milestone, Surpassing 10M Downloads. Significantly More Guests Using Carnival HUB App Since Virtual Queues, Mobile Ordering Introduced
Carnival Cruise Line’s HUB App, one of the cruise industry’s most popular apps, has reached a landmark 10 million total downloads in its history of enhancing the fun for guests across the Carnival fleet. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Takes Delivery of Carnival Celebration, the fleet’s newest Excel-class ship and sister to Mardi Gras, at a signing ceremony at Meyer Turku
Carnival Cruise Line’s 50th birthday celebration is ready for the grand finale, and it involves a spectacular gift to its guests as the company took delivery of Carnival Celebration, the fleet’s newest Excel-class ship and sister to Mardi Gras, at a signing ceremony at Meyer Turku in Turku, Finland. (more…)
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Cruise Lines Further Relax COVID Rules. Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line have lifted more COVID-19 restrictions for passengers
Carnival no longer requires proof of vaccination or COVID testing for trips of 15 nights or less, the cruise line said on its website. (more…)
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Carnival Luminosa Arrives in Australia. First Carnival Ship to be Homeported in Brisbane Kicks Off Line’s Period of Growth
Carnival Luminosa officially arrived in Queensland, Australia, yesterday (Oct.30), marking the first ship from the fleet to be homeported in Brisbane. (more…)
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Carnival Conquest Debuts First Dedicated Pickleball Court in Carnival Fleet
Pickleball is one of America’s fastest-growing sports, and now it has a special place on board America’s Cruise Line, with Carnival Conquest debuting the first dedicated pickleball court in the Carnival fleet. (more…)
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Carnival Luminosa’s Special Features Include Unique Botero Sculpture. When Carnival Cruise Line guests start sailing on Carnival Luminosa, they will find an array of special features that make the ship unique to the fleet
Only found on Carnival Luminosa and serving as the centerpiece of the 10-deck-high atrium is a particularly monumental bronze sculpture titled “Reclining Woman 2004” that was specially commissioned for this ship from world-renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero. (more…)
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Get Ready For “Carnival Fun Italian Style” As Guests Can Register For First To Know Carnival Venezia And Carnival Firenze Information
In celebration of Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month, Carnival Cruise Line guests can register to be the “first-to-know” about on-sale dates and special promotions, including an exclusive offer for guests who sign up, as well itineraries and other announcements about “Carnival Fun Italian Style” on Carnival Venezia™ and Carnival Firenze™. (more…)
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Halloween Returns to Carnival Cruise Line Ships Through October 31
Halloween is quickly approaching, and Carnival Cruise Line is making sure guests have a spooky experience on their October sailings. (more…)
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After Taking 5.5 Million Guests on Vacation, Carnival Ecstasy Sets Sail for Final Voyage
Carnival Ecstasy is beginning its final cruise today (October 10, 2022), and the ship that has carried nearly 5.5 million guests on fun and memorable vacations since 1991 brought many longtime Carnival cruisers to Mobile, Ala. to embark on the farewell voyage. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line is threatening rowdy passengers with a $500 fine to tackle increasingly bad behavior on board its ships
Carnival Cruise Line has announced new rules that could lead to disruptive guests being fined $500 as it attempts to deal with increasingly rowdy passengers. (more…)
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