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via PRNewswire: Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest travel and leisure company, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China Merchants Group (CMG) to explore the possibility of two joint ventures designed to accelerate the development and growth of…
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This event has ended Carnival is currently holding a meeting for press and travel agents in both the UK and in New York. Here’s the highlights from the current announcements. Carnival Vista will sail in Europe in 2016. Homeported out…
These look legitimate. There’s a bunch of interior shots as well, however I found these to be quite a bit more interesting. The addition of the aft pool area explains the reasoning in lengthening the LOA of the ship. This…
from Carnival: Kathie Lee Gifford, former spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Line, returned to “The World’s Most Popular Cruise Line®” Sunday to introduce her GIFFT Collection of wines at a tasting event for cruise guests on Carnival Breeze at PortMiami. The…
Carnival has just announced the Carnival Miracle Fun Ship 2.0 drydock enhancements. When completed she’ll sail yearound from Long Beach, CA. via Carnival: The new features – part of the line’s ongoing Fun Ship 2.0 product enhancement initiative – will…
From Carnival Corp: Carnival Corporation & plc announced non-GAAP net income for the full year 2014 of $1.5 billion, or $1.96 diluted EPS, compared to non-GAAP net income of $1.2 billion, or $1.58 diluted EPS, for the prior year. Full…
Carnival announced just now that they have come to an agreement with longtime partner Fincantieri for the construction of one vessel for Carnival and one for Holland America. Carnival’s ship will be 3,954 pax and set for delivery in March 2018.…
Carnival has announced that the CEO of CLIA, the special interests and lobby group of cruise lines, has been named the President of Carnival Cruise Lines. She’ll be replacing the departing Gerry Cahill, who is retiring. Official Statement added below.…
Carnival announced a new port of call, Amber Cove, Dominican Republic. I wonder what this does for their Haiti plans. from Carnival: Amber Cove, an exciting new destination located in the heart of the Dominican Republic’s breathtaking North Coast,…
via Carnival: Carnival Cruise Lines will offer a series of 10- to 14-night voyages on six different ships between October 2015 and February 2016 that feature extended calls at magnificent destinations throughout the Caribbean, Bermuda, Mexican Riviera and The Bahamas.…
Whoever thought this up is a genius. Royal Caribbean is currently in the middle of a PR frenzy with the debut of the the Quantum. While not as big as the Oasis and the Allure, one can argue that Quantum…
Via Carnival: Gerry Cahill, president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines, announced today that he is retiring, effective November 30, after 20 years of service. Cahill, 63, has been CEO of Carnival Corporation’s largest cruise brand since 2007, growing the…
Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest ship, the 3,954-passenger Carnival Vista, recently celebrated another construction milestone. Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy laid the fist block of the 133,500-ton vessel. She is still on track to debut in spring 2016. The 25th vessel…
Carnival Corp. signed an MOU with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). The purpose of the understanding is to explore the possibility of a joint venture between the two firms and to explore the possibility of accelerating the development and growth of…
Carnival Corporation & plc announced non-GAAP net income of $1.2 billion, or $1.58 diluted EPS for the third quarter of 2014 compared to non-GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2013 of $1.1 billion, or $1.38 diluted EPS. For…
from Carnival: Beginning in March 2015, the Carnival Liberty and Carnival Valor will swap homeports with the Carnival Liberty shifting to San Juan to operate year-round seven-day Caribbean cruises, a program currently operated by Carnival Valor. At the same time,…
Carnival Corp. announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Haitian government to exclusively develop a cruise port on Ile de la Tortue on the north coast of Haiti. The deal is said to be just north…
Carnival Corporation & plc announced non-GAAP net income of $80 million, or $0.10 diluted EPS for the second quarter of 2014 compared to non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2013 of $57 million, or $0.07 diluted EPS. For…
In a great article at Travel Weekly, Tom Stieghorst ponders what lines will be doing with their older tonnage. I’ve often wondered what carnival will be doing with the Fantasy class. The first ship, Carnival Fantasy, first started sailing in 1990…
The Carnival Dream and Carnival Sunshine (ex-Destiny) recently swapped homeports. The Dream jsut started her yearound cruises out of New Orleans, and now it’s the Sunshine’s chance to start with weekly cruises out of Port Canaveral. Here’s photos of the…
from Carnival: New Orleans’ largest year-round cruise ship, the 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream, will depart on its inaugural six-day cruise from New Orleans this afternoon, further solidifying Carnival’s distinction of the port’s largest cruise operator with two ships carrying more than…
From Carnival: For the very first time, Carnival Cruise Lines is offering 10- and 11-day cruises between Galveston and San Juan featuring visits to six different Caribbean destinations on one itinerary. Two 11-day cruises sail from Galveston to San Juan…
From Carnival: Carnival Freedom will undergo an extensive multi-million-dollar makeover this spring that will add the first-ever Bookville family reading venue – part of the recently launched Seuss at Sea program in partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises – along with…
Carnival Corporation & plc announced non-GAAP net income of $2 million, or $0.00 diluted EPS for the first quarter of 2014 compared to non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2013 of $67 million, or $0.08 diluted EPS. For…