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 [...]

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.

Governor Rick Scott Serves as Guest DJ on Carnival Imagination

CIN: Three New Ships for Port of New Orleans Ummm….You do realize that the Carnival Conquest sailed out of New Orleans when she was first lunched in 2002. She sailed there until Katrina displaced her to Galveston in 2005.

The Carnival Liberty recently emerged from her Freeport drydock with all the FunShip 2.0 upgrades that were touted in the NYC announcement. Over the weekend, Carnival opened her up to journalists, press, and travel agents. Those lucky people were the first to experience the enhancements to Carnival’s product. Two members of the cruising press I [...]

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