Carnival Cruise Line has welcomed its first guests to experience “Carnival Fun Italian Style” aboard the cruise line’s latest addition to the fleet, Carnival Venezia, as the ship began sailing in Europe on its way to New York City. The ship departed Barcelona, Spain on a two-week transatlantic Carnival Journeys sailing on May 29 and will arrive to its new homeport at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal on June 13. Carnival President Christine Duffy greeted the first guests embarking from Barcelona’s cruise terminal onto the ship Monday. Duffy is joining the guests and Carnival’s friendly crew for th ..read more

Carnival Cruise Line is introducing a tremendous business growth opportunity for travel advisors through its new Your Winning Plan program. The eight-part event and competition series brings renowned experts in small business and entrepreneurship to help travel advisors build winning business plans to fast track sales and income. Experts from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and SBA’s resource partner, the America’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, will provide business advice at each event. As part of the only cabinet-level federal agency dedicated to small busine ..read more

Carnival Pride is embarking today on her first sailing of the Europe summer season, sporting the signature Carnival red, white and blue hull design for the first time, after undergoing extensive enhancements that include bow-to-stern upgrades to enhance accessibility on the ship for guests with disabilities. Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy and Chief Culinary Officer Emeril Lagasse visited the ship in Barcelona, before she set sail. “I’m so proud of our team. They have done amazing work refreshing and enhancing Carnival Pride just in time for her Europe sailings,” said Christine ..read more

Carnival Cruise Line ships will serve up nearly 30,000 tasty burgers – which is about the daily average fleetwide at Guy’s Burger Joint – this International Burger Day on May 28. In celebration of burgers beloved worldwide, the cruise line is revealing which of its menu items guests order most. Guy’s Burger Joint, a Carnival mainstay created by longtime partner, celebrity chef and restaurateur Guy Fieri, will serve an estimated 10.5 million burgers this year. Here’s how the popular options stack up: 5.) Pig Patty: 577,000 orders – This burger has many traditional toppings, including lettuce, t ..read more

ST. ANN, JAMAICA, May 23, 2023 – Carnival Cruise Line renovated the Pediatric Ward Learning Centre of St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital in St. Ann, Jamaica, dedicating volunteer time and donating needed items as part of the hospital’s Labour Day Volunteer Project. A group of 20 Carnival Horizon crew members spent the day cleaning up, painting and making repairs in the Learning Centre. They also read to children being treated in the Pediatric Ward, helping brighten the day for those young patients. “We are proud to have been bringing visitors to Jamaica for more than 50 years, and care deeply abo ..read more

Carnival Dream’s crew helped rescue 17 people stranded in the Belize Channel Wednesday, after the group’s boat capsized. Carnival Dream was heading for Cozumel, Mexico, when the ship’s officers spotted the capsized boat and the group in distress. Carnival Dream Captain Francesco Fiorentino’s officers and crew immediately alerted the Belize Coast Guard, lowered one of its shipboard tenders into the water in conjunction with local Belize tenders, and helped to rescue all 17 people. Each member of the group rescued was in good condition before a transfer with the Belize Coast Guard was coordinate ..read more

As Carnival Cruise Line prepares to debut its new ‘Carnival Fun Italian Style’ experiences on its latest addition to the fleet, Carnival Venezia, the cruise line is opening future sailings for the ship that include a series of departures from Port Canaveral, Fla. as the ship heads south for winter of 2024-25 like millions of other Northeasterners, before returning to New York in the spring of 2025. “The sailings we’re opening today will allow us to share this new signature fun with more guests and bring another truly dynamic offering to one of our most popular homeports,” said Christine Duffy ..read more

Carnival Cruise Line is beginning its longest deployment yet in Norfolk, Va. today, with Carnival Magic sailing its first cruise of an extended season that is expected to bring the highest volume of cruise guests to the city in its history. Carnival Magic is set to welcome 100,000 guests embarking through Norfolk’s Half Moone Cruise Center this season. The ship will operate a series of 26 cruises, ranging in length from four- to 10-days, through Oct. 27, 2023. “It’s wonderful to be back in Norfolk, our home for this extended season over the next five months,” said Carnival Magic Captain Bruno ..read more

HOUSTON, May 12, 2023 – Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy delivered the 2023 spring commencement address to graduates of the Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership at the University of Houston today. In underscoring the growing importance of hospitality in the global economy, Duffy stressed to graduates the importance of thinking about the future of travel and hospitality in the same regard as the future of medicine, technology, aerospace and transportation infrastructure. To read the full transcript of Duffy’s address, click here. “It is an honor to congratulat ..read more

At Carnival Cruise Line this Mother’s Day, two Carnival moms who share a special bond with their children as part of the shipboard team are sharing about motherhood as well as working and living at sea. The two profiles that follow feature mother-daughter and mother-son pairs working on different ships across the Carnival fleet while serving the same mission of helping to provide fun and memorable vacations for families every day. Madelein Marais and Charnè Madelein Marais and her daughter Charnè are from South Africa. Madelein works in guest services on Carnival Valor, and Charnè works in hum ..read more