Carnival Luminosa set sail on her first cruise since being transformed over to a Carnival Cruise Line Funship. The cruise ship was transferred over from sister cruise line Costa Cruises.
Carnival Luminosa departed from Brisbane, Australia yesterday on the primary of 28 cruises from the nation. Company on board this inaugural cruise from Brisbane, a seven-night Nice Barrier Reef cruise, are the primary to expertise the distinctive options Carnival Luminosa brings to the Carnival Cruise Line fleet after transitioning from sister-brand Costa Cruises in September and present process enhancements and updates over the previous two months.
“Bringing a Carnival ship to Queensland has been a long-term objective of ours, so this can be a special day because it meets that objective and completes our two-ship deployment plan for Australia by complementing Carnival Splendor’s year-round service choices from Sydney, whereas additionally underscoring our dedication right here as we have a good time 10 years of operations in Australia,” mentioned Carnival Cruise Line Chief Business Officer and Govt Vice President Ken Tate, who took half within the festivities forward of the ship’s departure.
Carnival Luminosa is a part of a big fleet enlargement for Carnival Cruise Line and commenced visitor operations on the identical day as the corporate’s latest Excel-class ship, Carnival Celebration, departed on its inaugural cruise from Southampton, England, to its homeport in Miami.
A 3rd Excel-class ship, Carnival Jubilee, will be a part of the fleet subsequent 12 months. One other a part of Carnival’s progress plan features a new idea, “Carnival Enjoyable Italian Fashion” – with two further ships from sister model Costa Cruises, beginning with Carnival Venezia crusing year-round from New York Metropolis in spring 2023 and Carnival Firenze following in 2024 with sailings from Lengthy Seashore, California.
After a season of crusing in Australia, Carnival Luminosa will head to Seattle for the 2023 Alaskan cruise season.
