Now Accepting Reservations for Australia and Alaska
Sailings from Nov. 6,
2022 through April
2024
MIAMI, Aug. 24,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Cruise Line announced
today that reservations are open for the inaugural season of its
newest ship Carnival Luminosa which will debut from
Brisbane, Australia Nov. 6, 2022 before repositioning for seasonal
service from Seattle to
Alaska next May.
When Carnival Luminosa arrives to Australia in just three short months, it
will be the latest Carnival ship to be adorned with the stunning
new livery that was introduced on Mardi
Gras in 2021 and has been added to half the Carnival
fleet, with the red, white and blue hues long associated with
Carnival Cruise Line. The ship will also boast a vintage funnel
design reminiscent of the funnels on Carnival's original ships like
Mardi Gras, Carnivale and
Festivale.
"We couldn't be prouder to welcome Carnival Luminosa to our
fleet and to start our highly anticipated sailings from
Brisbane followed by unique
bucket-list itineraries in Alaska," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise
Line. "To truly make Luminosa feel part of the Carnival Cruise Line
family, we are adding our beautiful new livery to her hull, of
course, and are keeping her throwback funnel design that once
adorned some of our most iconic earlier vessels. We'll be adding
some Carnival features in the upcoming dry dock and adapting some
existing features to align with Carnival's casual style, but
ultimately, our crew will make everyone feel right at home as soon
as they join the ship."
Carnival Luminosa will be home to many of the activities and
experiences from other Carnival ships that guests have come to know
and love as well as some new spaces.
Featuring guest favorites from entertainment, youth, and spa, to
casino, bars and dining, offerings will include Playlist
Productions, The Punchliner Comedy Club, Limelight Lounge, Piano
Bar 88, Alchemy Bar, RedFrog Rum Bar, Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse,
Chef's Table, Bonsai Sushi Express, Seaday Brunch, Serenity
Adult-Only Retreat, and Cloud 9 Spa, among others.
For more information on Carnival Luminosa's onboard offerings,
visit here.
Itineraries for Inaugural
Season
As she opens for booking, Carnival Luminosa will sail a variety
of seasonal itineraries from Brisbane from Nov. 6,
2022 to April 13, 2023,
offering something for everyone; including, three- and four-day
cruises to popular Australian ports for a brief holiday; six- and
seven-day Great Barrier Reef and South Pacific sailings;
longer eight- to 11-day voyages to top destinations like Noumea and
Lifou Isle in New Caledonia,
Port Vila and Mystery Island in
Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and New
Zealand; as well as a Carnival Journeys transpacific voyage
as Luminosa repositions to Seattle, stopping in Tahiti, Polynesia, among
other stunning sites.
From Seattle, Carnival Luminosa
will sail a four-month Alaska
schedule with 17 seven-day sailings as well as six- and eight-day
sailings to port favorites such as Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, Skagway, Icy Strait Point, and the scenic
cruising of Tracy Arm Fjord. Completing its season in Alaska, Carnival Luminosa will operate another
transpacific voyage back to Brisbane, stopping in exotic,
first-time-for-Carnival destinations, including Kushiro, Aomori,
Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, as well as Puerto Princesa, Philippines and Bitung, Indonesia.
Full details on Carnival Luminosa's itineraries can be found
here. Among the many exciting and fun-filled itineraries to choose
from:
- 7-day Alaska sailing from
Seattle (7/20/2023) –
Juneau, Alaska; Haines, Alaska; Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska; and Victoria, BC, Canada.
- 11-day Carnival Journeys Papua New Guinea sailing from
Brisbane (11/19/2023) –
Conflict Islands; Alotau, Papua New
Guinea; Rabaul, Papua New
Guinea; and Kiriwina Island.
- 22-day Carnival Journeys Transpacific sailing to
Seattle from Brisbane (4/13/2023) – Noumea,
New Caledonia; Suva, Fiji Islands; Papeete (Tahiti),
Polynesia; Moorea (Tahiti), Polynesia; and Honolulu, Hawaii.
- 30-day Carnival Journeys Transpacific sailing to
Brisbane from Seattle (9/14/2023) – Ketchikan, Alaska; Icy Strait Point,
Alaska; Hubbard Glacier,
Alaska; Kushiro, Japan; Aomori, Japan; Tokyo,
Japan; Hiroshima, Japan;
Nagasaki, Japan; Puerto Princesa, Philippines; and Bitung, Indonesia.
Additional Information and
Reservations
Carnival Luminosa is a sister ship to the four other
Spirit-class ships that are already popular among Carnival guests.
More details are to be revealed about Carnival Luminosa's dry dock
and the reimagination of the ship as it continues to change over
from Costa to Carnival ahead of its November service start up.
For additional information on Carnival Cruise Line and to book a
cruise vacation on Carnival Luminosa now, call 1-800-CARNIVAL,
visit www.carnival.com, or contact your favorite travel advisor or
online travel site.
ABOUT CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc
(NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is proud to be known as America's
Cruise Line. Since its founding in 1972, Carnival has
continually revolutionized the cruise sector, making a cruise
vacation an affordable and popular option for millions of
guests. Carnival operates from 14 U.S. homeports and employs
more than 40,000 team members representing 120 nationalities.
Carnival's newest ship, Mardi Gras,
featuring the first roller coaster at sea, is the first cruise ship
in the Americas powered by eco-friendly Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG). Carnival returns to Australia in October
2022 and will welcome four additional ships over the next
two years, including Carnival Celebration, which arrives to
Miami in November to close out
Carnival's 50th birthday festivities.
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