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 take place in Italy, most likely at a Fincanteri yard, from February to April in [...]
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. This summer, Carnival will be represented in Europe by the brand new Carnival Breeze. This [...]
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 post-panamax ship (i.e. too big for the canal.) Therefore the 113,323grt Splendor will sail 3 [...]
Last night Carnival Corp. chairman and CEO Micky Arison tweeted: We just announced a comprehensive Audit &Review of Safety & Emergency Response Across All our Cruise Lines source Also last night, rival Royal Caribbean CEO Adam Goldstein also posed the following on his blog: By coincidence, half of our Captains and most of our Hotel [...]
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, blows right past 4D features such as feel and touch, and hits an unheard of [...]
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 out of the big apple.
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 diluted EPS. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $248 million, or $0.31 [...]
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 certain corners and whatever can be done in the channels because with a wind that [...]
