Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Cruise Line will operate its largest Bermuda season ever in 2019-2020, with more than 40 voyages visiting the nation, including eight week-long cruises departing from Baltimore …

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Representatives of Carnival Cruise Line’s sales team recently visited 617 UK travel agencies in two weeks in order to educate them about the product and highlight the benefits of the cruise…

Carnival Cruise Line will provide its guests with more laughs than ever in 2017, hosting a record 25,000 shows at its Punchliner Comedy Clubs featured across its 25 ship fleet. Boasting…

Carnival Cruise Line has commenced a multimillion-dollar renovation of its Long Beach Cruise Terminal facility to accommodate larger ships and enhance terminal operations. At a launch…

LOTHAR NESSMANN has been appointed as Pan Pacific Hotels Group' new CEO, following the departure of Bernold Schroeder. Nessmann has almost 30 years of hospitality experience in Asia and…

The Carnival Legend cruise ship completed its inaugural New Zealand sailing last week. The 88,500-tonne ship headed to the country on 10-day roundtrip cruise from Sydney earlier this…

Sean Kenny, has been named senior vice president and chief information officer for Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line. Kenny begins January 15 and will report to James Heaney, chief financial…

A new 133,500-ton cruise ship, which will be the third vessel in the company's Vista class series, will join the Carnival Cruise Line fleet in late 2019. The ship, under contract with…

To celebrate the U.S. arrival of its newest and largest ship, Carnival Cruise Line held an overnight gala event this week in New York. The event also included the ship's official naming…

Carnival Corporation has placed its first order for new cruise ships to be built in China. The company's Chinese joint venture has signed a non-binding memorandum of agreement (MoA)…

Carnival Corporation has signed an agreement for three new cruise ships that will be powered using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), the world's cleanest burning fossil fuel. The deal will…

Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of its 24th cruise ship, the Carnival Vista, which becomes the largest vessel in its fleet. The 133,500-tonne ship was officially handed over to…

Carnival Corporation will launch four new ships in 2016, across four of its cruise brands. These additions form part of an expansion plan that will see 17 ships delivered to the…

Carnival Corporation has posted an impressive net profit of US$2.1 billion for 2015, largely due to falling fuel prices. The company, which operates several of the world's leading…

Carnival Cruise Line has confirmed that it will commit two ships to the Chinese market in 2017 and 2018. Following the recent announcement that Carnival will make its debut in China…

Two more cruise brands will make their debuts in China in 2017. Carnival Corporation has revealed that its Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA Cruises brands will both start homeporting in…

Carnival Corporation has expanded its onboard connectivity system to create the cruise industry’s largest Wi-Fi network. The company’s expanded ‘WiFi@Sea’ network features high-bandwidth…

Carnival Corporation has celebrated the launch of P&O Cruises UK's newest ship, Britannia, in a naming ceremony held in Southampton on Tuesday.  Britannia, the first of two new…

Carnival Cruise Lines has announced a return to Europe with new ship Carnival Vista. The new vessel, which will be the cruise line’s largest, will debut in the region on 1 May 2016…

Carnival Cruise Line has announced a new app and social media internet package as it looks to appeal to more tech-loving customers. The Carnival Hub app has been unveiled on a pilot…

Carnival Miracle will be the latest ship to go through Carnival Cruise Line’s Fun Shop 2.0 upgrades. The ship will enter drydock for two weeks on 7 March where the RedFrog Pub and…

Carnival Cruise Lines CEO Gerry Cahill has announced his retirement. Cahill, 63, will leave the cruise line on 30 November after 20 years of service including seven in his current…

Carnival Cruise Lines has announced its passengers will now be asked if they have recently travelled to the three countries affected by the Ebola virus. Those that have visited Sierra…

Eight in 10 British travel agents are optimistic about their business prospects going into 2015, in a new index released by Carnival Cruise Lines. A nationwide poll found 83% of…

The Carnival Legend cruise ship has sailed into Sydney Harbour, marking the start of the Carnival Corporation’s largest ever seasonal deployment in Australia. The 88,500-tonne vessel…

Carnival Cruise Lines has joined the TIPTO organisation to work more closely with independent travel agents. The cruise line will now participate in TIPTO events to share its messages…

Crystal Cruises has announced one of its itineraries will navigate the Northwest Passage in 2016. The cruise line will be the first in the luxury category to take on the 900-mile route,…

Norwegian Cruise Line has ordered an additional two new Breakaway-Plus cruise ships. The new ships will be built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany that will delivered in the second…

Carnival Cruise Lines has unveiled a new marine-themed children’s programme across its fleet. The Camp Ocean concept will debut on Carnival Freedom on 24 May with new activities and…

Carnival Freedom will feature the first Bookville area as part of a multi-million dollar revamp this spring, Carnival has revealed. The ship will include all the recently-launched…

Dr Seuss characters and themed areas have been introduced on Carnival Splendor as part of a ship-wide partnership. The Seuss at Sea partnership includes the Green Eggs and Ham…

Carnival Cruise Lines has set a new record for passengers booked in a single month. The Miami-based cruise line has taken net bookings of more than 565,000 guests throughout January…

Carnival Cruise Lines has announced it will resume year-round departures from Baltimore after Carnival Pride completes a multi-million dollar makeover. The ship is currently based at…

Jennifer Hudson and Olivia Newton-John are amongst the stars signed up to perform on Carnival Cruise Line's ships this year as part of a new concert series.  Forty-nine paid-for…

Carnival Cruise Lines has announced a new partnership with Dr Seuss to bring his quirky characters onboard its ships. Carnival Seuss at Sea will include the Green Eggs and Ham…

Lin Arison, the wife of Carnival Cruise Lines late founder Ted Arison, is to become the godmother of Carnival Sunshine.  The vessel, which is currently undergoing a renovation from its…

A lawsuit has been filed against Carnival Cruise Line over suspected bacteria in its ship’s hot tubs. Class action on behalf of several passengers has been made against the cruise…

Carnival Cruise Lines has changed the itinerary on two of its ships because of tropical storms in the Caribbean. The 2,974-passenger Liberty was due to call at St. Thomas but instead…

Carnival Corporation, the world’s biggest cruise company, has instigated legal proceedings against BAE systems in Mobile, Alabama, over the incidents which led to its ship, the Carnival…

Carnival Cruise Line’s UK managing director is to move back to Miami after a two-year stint in the UK. Adolfo Perez will continue to hold the role of managing director in the UK…

Carnival Corporation is bringing back Bob Dickinson as a special consultant to chief operating officer Howard Frank. Dickinson was president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines until…

Carnival Corporation has hired Richard J. O’Hanlon as its vice president of nautical and safety operations for Carnival Cruise Lines. A former rear admiral in the US Navy, O’Hanlon…

Carnival Cruise Lines has pulled out of Europe and will be sending no ships to either the UK or the Mediterranean next year, it has been revealed. The US line made the announcement in…

Police in Australia have called off the search for a missing couple who fell from the balcony of a Carnival Cruise Lines ship last week. Paul Rossington, 30, and Kristen Schroder, 27,…

Carnival Corporation has revealed details of the first phase of its fleet review following the problems recorded on the Carnival Triumph, Dream, Elation and Legend. The company –…

Carnival Corporation has confirmed that it in the process of conducting a fleet wide review of Carnival Cruise Line after a number of widely reported technical difficulties led to a…

Carnival Cruise Line has released an updated statement regarding its ship, the Carnival Dream, and its recent technical issues. The news comes just over a month after the Carnival…

Carnival Cruise Lines has released a statement from the line’s CEO and President Gerry Cahill confirming the damage which was caused by a fire last Thursday. The ship, which sustained damage…

Carnival Cruise Lines has released a statement confirming it set a one week reservations record in late January, taking bookings for 187,283 passengers between 28 January and 3 February…

Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Victory has now arrived in PortMiami to begin its year round sailings of four- and five- day voyages running from Miami to the Caribbean and Bahamas.  The…

Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that it has launched a virtual tour of Carnival Sunshine – its most recently renovated vessel. The ship – which underwent a huge US$155 million…

Carnival Cruise Line has cancelled five European cruises, all due to sail between September and November 2013. The cancelled voyages were due to take place on the 2,124-passenger Carnival…

The Port of New York has closed in preparation of Hurricane Sandy – meaning that cruise lines, including Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Disney and Carnival have all had to alter…

Carnival Corporation has reached an agreement for the construction of two new cruise ships – a 99,000-tonne liner for its Holland America Line brand and a 135,000-tonne vessel for Carnival…

Sydney Harbour has welcomed the Carnival Spirit to its waters, the biggest and newest ship ever to be homeported in Australia. The decision to bring the 2,680-passenger vessel to the…

The Martinique Tourism Authority is hosting a team from the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) in a drive to increase the island’s cruise traffic. The delegation, which is visiting…

Tropical Storm Isaac’s forced closure of the Port of Miami – which shut its doors late on Saturday – has meant that many cruise itineraries have been severely affected. Companies including…

It has been reported that Carnival Cruise Lines is rolling out a programme of passenger ‘perks’ similar to those in operation by airlines where, for an additional fee, customers can pay for…

Carnival Cruise Lines is trialling a new system aboard to stop people hogging sun lounger and deckchairs on pool decks. The company’s senior cruise director John Heald posted on his…

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Despite the economic slowdown, the British cruise industry bucked the trend and managed to grow in 2011, according to data just released by the European Cruise Council (ECC). The cruise…

Carnival Cruise Line has unveiled details of its revamped guest loyalty programme, called “Very Important Fun Person (VIFP) Club”. The programme is divided into five levels based on the…

Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of the new Carnival Breeze at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy last week. The vessel is the 24th to join Carnival’s fleet and left Venice on Sunday for…

Travel agents are confident about sales this year despite continued economic problems in the UK, according to Carnival Cruise Line. In the line’s Carnival Travel Agent Mood Index, 70% of…

Carnival confirmed that its next vessel the 3690-passenger Carnival Breeze will feature the line’s first full service sushi eatery, to be called Bonsai Sushi. To date, Carnival has only…