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Carnival Splendor to Sail from Norfolk in 2015

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Back in January, a Carnival spokesman said that they will return to Norfolk sometime in 2015. Today, Carnival has announced the details. This follows in the wake of Carnival’s decision to resume east coast routes. via Carnival: Carnival Splendor will…

Carnival Legend Arrives Back from Multi-Million Dollar Drydock

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  New features on Carnival Legend include: WaterWorks, an aqua park highlighted by Green Thunder – the only attraction of its kind in North America that features an 187-foot-long slide with a pulse-pounding 34-foot-long drop where riders obtain speeds of up…

Chairman of Carnival Corp to Sell 10 Million Shares of Company

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via PRNewswire Carnival Corporation & plc announced that Micky Arison, Chairman of the Board of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc, has advised Carnival Corporation that trusts organized for his benefit plan to sell up to 10 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock (“Shares”) in market sales, representing up…

Carnival Vista’s Construction Underway

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Taking place in Italy today, the first steel was cut for Carnival’s newest flagship. Not much is known about their newbuild at this point. It will be 135,000gt; putting her slightly larger than the 128,ooogt Carnival Dream-class. She is being constructed…

Carnival Announces New Onboard Concert Series

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From Carnival PR Carnival Cruise Lines unveiled a new entertainment offering to bring the best in live music to the seas. A first-of-its-kind experience in the cruise industry, the Carnival LIVE Concert Series offers Carnival guests the opportunity to enjoy…

Carnival Announces They Will be Back In Norfolk

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Vance Gulliksen Carnival Spokesperson: I can confirm that Carnival Cruise Lines is returning to Norfolk in 2015 to operate a series of cruises in the spring and fall. Specific ship, date and itinerary information is still being finalized.

Carnival Will No Longer Sail Year Round from New York

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Carnival has announced that the Carnival Splendor will reposition to Miami in November 2014 for the winter 2014-2015 season. This removes their only ship from yearound service out of New York City. She’ll be back in the summer 2015 for…

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,…

More Carnival Corp. Reorganization

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Today, Carnival Corp has announced another wave of restructuring within the top levels of the company. It all started back in June with it was announced that Peter Shanks and Carol Marlow were out at the top levels of Carnival UK.…

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…

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…