Carnival’s upcoming Carnival Vista, a ship packed full of innovative features and amenities, will sail year round from PortMiami to the Caribbean beginning in December 2016. The new flagship of the Carnival fleet will offer cruisers two uniqueĀ itineraries from PortiMiami. A shorter sixĀ night western Caribbean itinerary will offer calls in the popular ports of Ocho […]
Carnival Cruise Lines has announced four new, extended sailings between Galveston, Texas and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The new 10 and 11 night itineraries will operate as one way Caribbean sailings between the ports of Galveston and San Juan aboard the Carnival Triumph. The two new itineraries will feature unique ports throughout the eastern and […]
Following a major oil spill within the Galveston Bay last evening, both Carnival’s Carnival Magic and Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas are currently unable to return to their berths in Galveston, Texas. Princess’ Caribbean Princess is currently docked in Houston, Texas and is unable to depart due to the closure of the Galveston Channel. […]
Approximately two weeks ago, a video surfaced on YouTube showing a man jumping from the promenade deck of Carnival’s Carnival Conquest as the ship slowly sailed alongside Grand Turk. The video, which can be viewed above, shows an unnamed passenger standing on the exterior promenade aboard the Carnival Conquest. The video was reportedly taken as […]
Earlier this week at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard, the first plate of steel for Carnival’s soon to be newest ship, the Carnival Vista, was cut. According to Carnival, “Following the initial start-up of construction, workers will now begin building out the 4,000-passenger ship which will feature a variety of dining, bar and entertainment options that are […]
Earlier this week, a national morning show covered an overboard incident that occurred on a Carnival ship in 2012 that has now led to a lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines. According to the show’s report,Ā Sarah Kirby sailed on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Destiny during a 5 night Caribbean sailing in October 2012. One night of […]
Earlier today, the United States Coast Guard released their report on the cause of the 2010 fire aboard the Carnival Splendor,which caused the ship to lose power while at sea. According to the official report from the United States Coast Guard, the cause of the fire was purely mechanical, but the fire was able to […]
Earlier this weekend, the South Carolina Supreme Court dismissed lawsuits filed by the Preservation Society of Charleston, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and neighborhood groupsĀ against Carnival Cruise Lines. The lawsuits alleged that Carnival’s ship operations in the city violated local noise and pollution laws. The groups sought to have cruise operations blocked in the […]
Updates on the Carnival Triumph situation can be found below. To view an update, please click the + sign on the right side of the boxes below. The most recent update is already open. [divider] February 14, 2013 Updates [toggle title=”10:40 pm Update” state=”open” ]The Carnival Triumph has docked in Mobile at the Alabama Cruise […]
Just in time for the holidays, Carnival Cruise Lines has launched its first-ever gift card program ā a pre-paid card that can be used as payment toward a āFun Shipā vacation or a variety of shipboard purchases. Available online atĀ www.carnivalgiftcards.comĀ or on board Carnivalās ships, the cards are ideal for any occasion ā from weddings and […]
Earlier today, Carnival Cruise Lines announced the expansion of the newly named, “Cheers!,” all you can drinkĀ alcoholĀ program. Carnival recently rolled out the Cheers! program to the Carnival Dream, which now brings the number of ships with the Cheers! program to 4. The other Carnival ships that now offer the program include the Carnival Breeze, CarnivalĀ Splendor, […]
Carnival Corporation today announced it has reached an agreement for the construction of two new cruise ships ā a 99,000-ton ship for Holland America Line and a 135,000-ton vessel for Carnival Cruise Lines. A memorandum of agreement has been signed with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of a 2,660-passenger ship for Holland America Line […]