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Introducing Carnival Vista

Carnival Vista is the name selected by Carnival Cruise Lines for its new 135,000-ton ship scheduled to enter service in 2016. The announcement was made today by Carnival President and CEO Gerry Cahill during a media briefing aboard Carnival Sunshine…

Carnival Responds to the USCG Report on the Carnival Splendor

Here are Carnival’s official responses to the five recommendations that the U.S. Coast Guard included in their report on the Carnival Splendor fire. Coast Guard Recommendations from the Report Carnival Cruise Lines Response 1. Carnival should remove 40-second delay in…

Port of New Orleans Closes; Carnival Conquest Diverted

The 48ft tugboat C-Pec capsized and sank yesterday on the Mississippi, forcing the Coast Guard to close the river at mile marker 8. The Carnival Conquest was due in this morning for her weekly turnaround, but has been diverted since…

FinanceFriday:Carnival Corp Q2 2013 Results

Carnival Corp. reported better than expected Q2 profits of $41m, up from $14m in the same period of last year. As of this post, their Stock has been floating around $34 upon this good news. While short term has been…

Carnival Swapping Sunshine for Dream in New Orleans

via Carnival: Carnival Cruise Lines today announced new ship deployments taking effect in 2014 in several key markets resulting in exciting new product offerings from Port Canaveral, Fla., and New Orleans. Carnival will now feature the widest selection of seagoing…

Carnival Corp Modifies Its President and CEO Roles

Carnival Corp has announced today that Micky Airson will step down as CEO of Carnival Corp. He will remain on the Board and in fact sill be Chairman, but will relinquish his duties as CEO. That role will be filled…

Final Details of Carnival UK Shakeup

Earlier in the month Carnival made a surprise shakeup in the leadership of their UK brands. They removed P&O Cruises Carol Marlow and Cunard’s Peter Shanks. Now their replacements (kind of) have been named. There exact positions, as presidents of…

Travel Weekly Interviews Bob Dickinson

Here’s an excerpt from a fascinating interview by Carnival’s recently re-hired Bob Dickinson. I’ve always enjoyed listening to what he has to say. Q: What will you be doing for Carnival? A: I’m going to look at the North American…

More Bad Luck For Carnival Sunshine

click for larger After suffering what is being described as a “minor technical glitch,” the Carnival Sunshine was delayed on her arrival to Messina, Italy. Fortunately no further impact is expected. Any small event on the Sunshine will be exacerbated…

Carnival Brings in Former President as Consultant

Some people are blowing this out of proportion, but this is just a smart strategic move. Seatrade is reporting that Carnival Corp. will be bringing back their former President and CEO of subsidiary Carnival Cruise Line, Bob Dickinson. He was…

Carnival Triumph Leaves Freeport

After months of repair after the famed fire, the Carnival Triumph is making her way back to Galveston. As of writing, she’s just passing the breakwarter and heading to sea. Shes schedules to arrive in Galveston Jun 11, 2013 @…

Peter Shanks and Carol Marlow Out at Carnival UK

A surprise restructuring has hit Carnival UK. Carnival UK CEO David Dingle has let go of Carol Marlow of P&O Cruises and Peter Shanks of Cunard Line. Mr. Dingle now assumes the role of CEO of both lines. Carnival states…

Carnival Sunshine Still Not Done With Her Drydock…..

Some bad news here for Carnival. CruiseCritic is reporting that due to ongoing construction onboard the vessel, the line is rolling some bookings. Contractors are needed onbaord the vessel to work full time in complete the work. The only space…

Carnival Dream Assists Stranded Boaters

  On Saturday evening while sailing off the coast of Florida, Carnival Dream was alerted by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) that a small craft was experiencing mechanical issues and in need of assistance. Carnival Dream deviated course and…

PHOTO: 1998 vs 2013

July 20, 1998 May 27, 2013 Both involved the mooring deck. The bulk of the black smoke in both cases was due to the ignition of the polypropylene mooring lines.

Carnival Triumph Drydock Update

Carnival will be using the Carnival Triumph’s unscheduled drydocking to complete the following when she shifts over to Freeport: Guy’s Burger Joint, a complimentary poolside venue serving fresh-made burgers and hand-cut fries created by Food Network personality and chef Guy Fieri.…

Carnival Sunshine Impressions

Her are my thoughts now that she’s set sail. On a positive note, the insides look fantastic. Very bright and open. Lots of light colors used. Basically the exact opposite that Joe Farcus designed it with. You can view some…

Carnival Sunshine Wasn’t Ready to Receive Pax This Morning

The newly renovated, and practically new ship, Carnival Sunshine set sail on its “inaugural” voyage today. However, it seems not all the work was done in time. Pax were reporting that their cabins were not ready upon check-in. UPDATE: Cruise…

Carnival Triumph Snaps Mooring Lines in Mobile

  photo via wkrg Carnival Twitter Confirms the Details: Due to strong winds in Mobile, Carnival Triumph, which was docked @ Mobile shipyard, broke away from its moorings. US Coast Guard is on site Carnival Triumph is now secure &…