Carnival Cruise Line’s second latest ship, Carnival Luminosa, has formally entered service with Carnival.
The vessel departed Brisbane, Australia on Sunday, marking the kickoff of its first Australia program and its very first voyage with income passengers beneath the Carnival Cruise Line model. Beforehand, the ship sailed as Costa Luminosa with Carnival’s sister line Costa Cruises.
“Bringing a Carnival ship to Queensland has been a long-term aim of ours, so this can be a special day because it meets that aim 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 rejoice 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‘s maiden season will run by April 2023, with the ship providing principally three, 4, and seven-night Australia voyages, in addition to seven and 11-night South Pacific sailings. Later this month, Luminosa will even supply an 11-night crusing to New Zealand.
Within the spring, Luminosa will cross the Pacific to Seattle to spend the summer season season working seven-night voyages to Alaska, that are very profitable for cruise traces and have gained recognition within the final a number of years.
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In September, the ship will set sail on a 31-day journey again throughout the Pacific from Seattle to Brisbane. The voyage will embody ports in Alaska, Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Carnival Luminosa was transferred to Carnival from Costa in September, and underwent a significant refit the place basic Carnival venues have been added — akin to Alchemy Bar, Punchliner Comedy Membership, Serenity Retreat, and RedFrog Rum Bar — and furnishings and interiors have been up to date to be extra according to the Carnival model.
The yellow funnel was painted in Carnival’s basic purple, white, and blue, though it retained its authentic form and doesn’t characteristic the “whale tail” funnel that different Carnival ships have.
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