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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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 @…
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…
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 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.…
Couldn’t they have just done this and fixed her appearance? original source photo
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…
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…
She’s currently berthed at the cruise terminal.
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 &…
This morning Seatrade posted excerpts from a letter they obtained from Micky Arison going back to Sen. Jay Rockefeller. It’s a must read.
Here’s a really cool video done by Carnival showing the current status of the drydock of the Destiny in Italy.
Jim Walker, from Cruise Law News, is never shy about calling out cruise lines. As a professional maritime plaintiffs lawyer, its his job after all. If you frequent his blog, you’ll see what I mean. Today he put up a…
CruiseCritic is reporting that the Carnival Triumph will be out through early June. She will remain in Mobile until the end of April/early May. Then she will sail to Freeport Bahamas to finish out all repair work. I’d Imagine that…
The Carnival Dream departed St. Maarten over the weekend and will arrive in Port Canaveral tomorrow.
via Carnival: Carnival Cruise Lines Update March 16, 2013 We would like to share an update with you regarding the status of Carnival Dream, Legend and Elation and to answer your questions and clarify many misperceptions that are being driven…
Here’s a crazy story. According to one of my sources, the Captain of the Oasis of the Seas (Capt Patrik Dahlgren I believe) was onboard the Carnival Dream when she had the ‘blackout.’ He was enjoying a lunch and then…
Carnival Corp announced today non-GAAP net income of $65 million, or $0.08 diluted EPS for the first quarter of 2013. Reported U.S. GAAP net income, which included net unrealized losses on fuel derivatives of $28 million, was $37 million, or…
It’s being reported in Cruise Business Online that the Carnival Legend is experiencing propulsion problems and will need to skip its last port in order to make Tampa in time for the turn-around. The ship is on the last leg…