For the primary time, Carnival Cruise Line is opening up bookings on a 31-day voyage that may take passengers throughout three continents, beginning in Australia and ending on the US west coast. This shall be one of the distinctive journeys supplied by the Miami-based cruise line, and can set sail in spring 2024.
Carnival Luminosa to Sail 31-Day Cruise
The lately refurbished Carnival Luminosa that transferred from the Costa Cruises fleet as a part of the brand new “Carnival Enjoyable – Italian Type” initiative will take visitors on an epic journey spanning three continents throughout 31 days. It’s one of many longest and most original voyages within the cruise line’s historical past and a part of its Carnival Journeys choices.
“This itinerary reads like a journey lover’s want checklist. This transpacific voyage on Carnival Luminosa is a really distinctive providing,” stated Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “As we proceed to develop our fleet and our choices, our group is taking each alternative to create distinctive new experiences for our visitors. This crusing is an ideal testomony to that.”
The Carnival cruise ship will start the lengthy cruise on April 1, 2024, out of Brisbane, Australia, which is the place the ship is at the moment based mostly. In whole, the voyage will embrace 9 port visits and 19 sea days. There may even be someday of cruising the Hubbard Glacier for distinctive vistas and views.
There shall be a go to to Guam, time in Tokyo, and stops in a number of the hottest Alaskan ports of name, together with Seward, Juneau, and Ketchikan. Of particular curiosity is the cease in Okinawa, Japan, which shall be Carnival Cruise Line’s first-ever go to to that historic and culturally-rich vacation spot.
The cruise will conclude in Seattle, Washington on Might 1, 2024, the place the ship will stay homeported by mid-September for the Alaskan crusing season, providing 7-night roundtrip itineraries to the Final Frontier. After Alaska, Carnival Luminosa will return to Australia to homeport as soon as extra from Brisbane.
One of many Freshest Ships within the Fleet
The Spirit-class Carnival Luminosa is likely one of the latest ships within the Enjoyable Ship fleet, and wasn’t initially a Carnival ship in any respect. The ship was transferred from Costa Cruises to Carnival in November 2022, turning into the primary ship of the brand new “Costa by Carnival” program that may even revitalize and renovate the upcoming Carnival Venezia, which is able to start crusing from New York in June 2023.
Carnival Firenze would be the third ship within the fleet switch, setting sail with Carnival in 2024 from Lengthy Seashore, California.
To organize for the switch, Costa Luminosa turned Carnival Luminosa with an in depth refit that introduced common Carnival-branded areas to the vessel, together with the Punchliner Comedy Membership, Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse, Bonsai Sushi Categorical, the Chef’s Desk eating expertise, and the adults-only Serenity retreat.
The ship additionally acquired new gold-and-blue livery throughout her refit, much like the red-white-and-blue livery that debuted with Mardi Gras and is being added to the complete Carnival fleet.
With a contemporary new really feel and distinctive Italian vibes all through, Carnival Luminosa is a surprising vessel good for this gorgeous new itinerary, with the house to welcome 2,260 visitors aboard with service from 926 worldwide crew members.
