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Carnival Cruise Lines, to me, is not know for a diversity of itineraries. Don’t get me wrong, they have 24 vessels operating from more ports in the US than any other line. However, most of those ships sail the same…
The Carnival Glory just returned form a recent drydock as part of the fleetwide $500 million Funship 2.0 Upgrade. via Carnival PR
via Carnival PR
Now this is just awesome #Carnival! Those are all pumpkins!. Click for larger
Now that the Carnival Dream left yesterday on her first post-drydock cruise, here are some pics of the new additions.
In what is becoming a popular trend, and one I do enjoy, cruise lines have flocked to social media streams with updates from their ships drydockings. Here is an update from the Carnival Dream’s drydocking in Freeport, Bahamas. …
On the Carnival Breeze. via Carnival PR
Italy’s Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard has just delivered the Carnival Breeze to Carnival Cruise Lines. The 130,000grt ship will be one of the first Carnival Corp.’s ships post Joe Farcus and Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) first. The interiors were designed by…
The 130,000-ton Carnival Breeze, conducts sea trials in the Adriatic Sea in preparation for its inaugural June 3 voyage from Venice, Italy. More photos below:
Here’s the latest on Carnival Breeze’s new Dining options: Bonsai Sushi – Carnival’s first full-service sushi restaurant, Bonsai Sushi offers a wide variety of Asian-inspired delicacies with a contemporary decor featuring artwork by world-renowned graffiti artist Erni Vales, colorful koi…
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool: It’s little surprise that the company has failed to recapture pre-recession highs, as its key metrics look worse than they did before the crash. Free cash flow, again erratic over the five-year period, is up…
With Carnival’s first extended cruise program from Boston starting up in just six weeks, the line and Crusieport Boston announced that the Carnival Glory will return to the refurbished Black Falcon Cruise Terminal in 2013 to operate a series of…
This is a developing story and will be updated… Carnival Triumph currently docked in Galveston Blame this on the Concordia. Literally. Due to a $10 million lawsuit filed in federal court in Galveston by relatives of a German tourist who…
An odd choice, but exciting nonetheless. Carnival announced yesterday that the Carnival Conquest will reposition over to Miami in November 2013 to make room for the Carnival Sunshine (ex-Carnival Destiny) in NOLA. New Orleans originally lost the Conquest to Galveston…
Here is an exclusive render of what I think she will look like. This is purely based on the currently available deck plans.What do you think? click for larger
Carnival surprised us all when they announced that they will refurb, enhance, and alter the design of the Carnival Destiny. Oh and they are renaming her to the Carnival Sunshine. The $155 million ‘procedure’ (I think that word fits quite nicely) will…
Carnival Cruise Lines announced that the Carnival Legend will sail 17 European cruises between April 22 and Oct. 31. Departure ports include Dover (London), Venice, and Barcelona. She will spend the summer sailing Mediterranean, Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, and British Isles.…
Carnival Cruise Lines announced that march 2013, they will reposition the Carnival Miracle to the West Coast while the Carnival Splendor goes the other way to New York. Now the Miracle is a panamax ship but the Splendor is a…
5D…skipped right over 4D. Set to debut on the Carnival Breeze in June 2012, the new Carnival theater introduces passengers into total entertainment experience. Tanking its cue from the theaters in Orlando, the “multi-dimensional” experience combines a 3D projection system,…
Now this is cool (click for larger): If you want to check it our for yourself the location is Broadway and 49th. The purpose of the billboard is to promote and get the word out about the Miracle’s year-round trips…
Carnival Corporation & plc announced non-GAAP net income of $216 million, or $0.28 diluted EPS for the fourth quarter of 2011. Reported net income, which includes net unrealized gains on fuel derivatives of $1 million, was $217 million, or $0.28…
Here are a collection of cruise ship decorations. I was able to find some great quality Cunard and Carnival ones. I think the Cunard ones are the best. as always click for larger …
click for larger Seriously, this looks scary. Fun for some, but scary for me. Imagine being up there while the ship is in 10ft swells!
Believe it or not, Carnival Captain Giovanni Cutugno of the Carnival Magic, wants Jamaica to change their port for his ship. "It would be very nice to have something done to make the port [Montego Bay] a little cleaner in…
The Carnival Liberty recently emerged from her Freeport drydock with all the FunShip 2.0 upgrades that were touted in the NYC announcement. Over the weekend, Carnival opened her up to journalists, press, and travel agents. Those lucky people were the…