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Carnival Corp Q4 2013 Results

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Carnival Corporation & plc announced non-GAAP net income of $35 million, or $0.04 diluted EPS, for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 of $111 million, or $0.14 per share. For the…

Carnival Partners with Dr. Seuss

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NCL has Nickelodeon. Royal Caribbean has Dreamworks. Disney has…well…Disney. And now Carnival has Dr. Seuss. At a press event yesterday onboard the Carnival Splendor in New York, the Line announced that they have partnered with Dr. Seuss Enterprises. They will be bringing…

Carnival’s New Dining Initaitive

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Carnival has announced they they will be revamping their entire main dining room experience. American TABLE and American FEAST are Carnival take on upscale contemporary land based restaurants at sea. While the decor in the restaurants wont be changed yet,…

Carnival Sunshine Appearance

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Just found this Carnival Sunshine promotional picture. What do you think of her exterior appearance? For what its worth, I hear her interiors are fantastic.

Carnival Ship in Rough Seas [Video]

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UPDATE: Cruise Critic has an article from pax onboard that very cruise. They also have a pretty dramatic photo as well. BTW its the Carnival Pride in a winter storm in the Atlantic. I’ve always been fascinated by these types of…

Carnival Corp Q3 2013 Results

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Carnival Corp announced non-GAAP net income of $1.1 billion, or $1.38 diluted EPS for the third quarter of 2013 compared to non-GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2012 of $1.2 billion, or $1.53 diluted EPS. For the third quarter…

Cruise Line Quarterly Crime Stats Released

As they promised to do in the recent congressional hearing. Here are  the voluntarily released crime statistics form the big three. Carnival Corp Norwegian Cruise Line Royal Caribbean

Carnival Sunshine in Hot Water in Venice

Locals in Venice are claiming that the Carnival Sunshine sailed too close to the shore when sailing by Riva Sette Martiri, to give guests a view of the famous Piazza San Marco. The above photo via the DailyMail shows how…

Some Thoughts from Today’s Cruise Ship Safety Hearing

Sen. Rockerfeller will introduce legislation to “close the tax loophole.” This isn’t a good sign. If passed, then this means prices will go up. Carnival, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean will voluntarily post crime statistics of their ships on their websites. Sen. Rockefeller…

Today on Capitol Hill

Today in Washington, the congressional Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a public hearing titled “Cruise Industry Oversight: Recent Incidents Show Need for Stronger Focus on Consumer Protection.” Carnival’s Gerry Cahill and Royal Caribbean’s Adam Goldstein will appear…

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…

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 @…

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…

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.…