45-516: Carnival Cruise Line is an international cruise line with headquarters in Doral, Florida . The company is a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc . Its logo is a funnel shaped like a whale's tail, with a red, white, and blue color scheme . This trademark funnel design is built onto the line's ships. Carnival is ranked first on the list of largest cruise lines based on passengers carried annually. As of June 2024, Carnival Cruise Line operates
90-547: A BBC documentary, Back To The Floor . Dickinson went to work at the lowest crew levels on the Imagination in the Caribbean, where he shadowed a Romanian cleaner, Alina. In October 2002, Carnival acquired P&O Princess Cruises for 3.5 billion euro. In 2001, Carnival transferred their first new build, the 1982 built Tropicale to Costa Cruises. Through the rest of the decade, the line would continue to sell, or transfer
135-422: A Senior US District Judge approved the deal, and confirmed that probation would continue for three years, after CEO Arnold Donald said, "The company pleads guilty. We acknowledge the shortcomings. I am here today to formulate a plan to fix them". The company promised to implement additional audits to check for violations, to provide improved training to staff, to start improved waste management practices and to set up
180-533: A fleet of 27 ships. Two ships will join the fleet from P&O Cruises Australia in 2025, as well as five new ships in 2027, 2028, 2029, 2031, and 2033. Carnival is one of ten cruise lines owned by the world's largest cruise ship operator, the American-British Carnival Corporation & plc. In 2021, Carnival Cruise Line was estimated to hold a 7.6% share of cruise industry revenue and 18.2% of passengers. It has 24 vessels and
225-492: A more effective method for reporting pollution incidents to government agencies. In June 2019, Carnival Corporation and its Princess subsidiary agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $ 20 million for further environmental violations that include dumping plastic waste into the ocean. Princess Cruises had already paid $ 40 million over prior deliberate acts of ocean pollution . On September 19, 1999, Tropicale's engine room caught fire en route from Cozumel to Tampa. While disabled in
270-438: A new name and the updated Carnival livery. On the same day, Carnival also announced that an Excel class ship previously under construction for AIDA Cruises would be transferred to Carnival. Later in the year, the name was revealed to be Carnival Jubilee. On July 31, 2021, after numerous delays, the highly anticipated Mardi Gras entered service, sailing year round from Port Canaveral . In early 2022, Carnival would announce
315-533: A reduction in its fleet. The company intended to dispose of 18 of its ships, a full 12% of the group's fleet. By that time, several ships had already been scrapped, including the Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Inspiration . In September 2020, Carnival announced that Carnival Fascination and Carnival Imagination had been sold as well. Carnival Corporation also said that it was delaying the delivery of several ships already on order. The adjusted net loss in
360-755: A week. In response to this controversy, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Brendan Barber , commented: "It's high time the disgraceful practice of allowing the shipping industry to pay poverty wages to workers who don't live in the UK was stopped. Exploitative rates of pay for those working on British ships have no place in a modern society." In October 2013, Carnival revoked retirement benefits for cruise staff. In May 2012, Carnival dismissed 150 crew members from India for protesting low wages. Since 2017, Carnival Corporation has been on probation, after having been found to "illegally dumping oil into
405-444: Is now Galveston. On May 10, 2010, Carnival selected a name for their new Dream -class vessel in 2012 – Carnival Breeze . On October 26, 2012, it was announced that Carnival had ordered a new 133,500 GT ship. This ship, built by Fincantieri , was the largest ship they have ever built. The new ship was named Carnival Vista , and sailed her maiden voyage on May 1, 2016, from Trieste, Italy . In January 2017, Michael Thamm
450-683: Is the largest fleet in the Carnival group. The ships fly flags of convenience : 17 of the ships fly the Panama flag and seven that of the Bahamas . Its headquarters are in Miami, Florida , United States . The North American division of Carnival Corporation has executive control over the corporation and is headquartered in Doral, Florida. Carnival Cruise Line was founded in 1972 by Ted Arison . To finance
495-593: The Carnivale . The success of the two ships led to the acquisition of their third ship in 1978, the TSS Festivale , another former ocean liner. With the success of the three ships, Carnival decided to build new ships to be able to compete with the rival Miami cruise lines. In 1982, Carnival introduced their first purpose-built ship, the Tropicale . This was the first ship on which the iconic winged funnel
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#1732780975974540-569: The Elation , was the first cruise ship to have the innovative azipod propulsion, used on most new cruise ships today. The Paradise also debuted in 1998, and was the first completely non-smoking cruise when it originally debuted. In 2001, the new Panamax size Spirit class debuted with the Carnival Spirit , the first of the four-ship class within the Carnival fleet. In 2001, Robert H. Dickinson, then President and CTC, participated in
585-613: The Holiday in 1985, followed by the Jubilee in 1986 and Celebration in 1987. Beginning in 1990, Carnival introduced the popular Fantasy class , beginning with the Fantasy , and completed with the eighth in the class Paradise in 1998. When completed, the Fantasy was one of the largest ships at the time and had the largest atrium at sea. After having done design work on all
630-604: The Carnival Destiny . At 101,000 GT , it became the largest passenger ship in the world at the time and first to exceed 100,000 tons. The Destiny -class platform continued to be used in various iterations all the way to the Carnival Splendor in 2008. The same year the veteran ship Festivale , the last of the original second-hand fleet, was retired. In 1998, the seventh ship in the Fantasy class,
675-615: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prohibited cruising in the U.S. until October 31, 2020, at the earliest. Members of the Cruise Lines International Association , including Carnival Cruise Line, had announced in early August that its members were extending a voluntary suspension until October 31; that applied to cruises that were to depart from the U.S. or planned to stop at U.S. ports of call. On September 16, 2020, Carnival Cruise Line extended
720-689: The Meyer Werft shipyard. On May 29, 2023, the Carnival Venezia made its debut in Barcelona, Spain , ahead of its maiden season from Manhattan, New York . In June 2024, it was announced that P&O Cruises Australia would close in early 2025 and operations would be merged into Carnival Cruise Line. Two of their ships, Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter will be rebranded into Carnival ships and absorbed into Carnival Cruise Line from March 2025. These ships will continue to sail in
765-583: The 1990s has led to many companies being bought by much larger holding companies and to operate as "brands" within larger corporations. Brands exist partly because of repeat customer loyalty, and also to offer different levels of quality and service. For instance, Carnival Corporation & plc owns both Carnival Cruise Line , whose former image were vessels that had a reputation as "party ships" for younger travellers, but have become large, modern, yet still profitable, and Holland America Line , whose ships cultivate an image of classic elegance. A common practice in
810-531: The Australian region alongside Carnival Splendor and the seasonally based Carnival Luminosa . Carnival estimates that the transfer of the two ships, and the delivery of the two Excel-class ships by 2028, will result in a capacity increase of 50 percent since 2019. In July 2024, Carnival announced the order of three new vessels from Fincantieri, each weighing approximately 230,000 GT and holding nearly 8,000 passengers. These ships are expected to be delivered in
855-572: The Caribbean with stops at St Lucia, St, Vincent, Jamaica, Mexico, and Panama, where it received crew from Carnival Miracle . Carnival Fantasy sailed to Colon, Panama with the crew transiting to Central and South America from there. Carnival Dream and Carnival Conquest both sailed to east Asia with stops in Durban, South Africa and Manila, Philippines. Carnival Fascination , Carnival Liberty , and Carnival Ecstasy all sailed to Mumbai, India and Durban, South Africa. Carnival Panorama sailed from
900-731: The Gulf of Mexico, the ship was struck by Tropical Storm Harvey . The Tropicale spent two days without propulsion. Cruise line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships that operate on ocean or rivers and which markets cruises to the public. Cruise lines are distinct from passenger lines which are primarily concerned with transportation of passengers. Though cruise packages provided by cruise lines vary, there are some features most have in common, such as accommodation, all meals and entertainment. They may include alcohol and shore excursions, sometimes on additional payment. Among cruise lines, some are direct descendants of
945-589: The company confirmed that it had sold the Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Inspiration (which were to be scrapped) and that Carnival Fascination and Carnival Imagination would move to long term layup (storage). In April 2020, 18 Carnival ships meet up in the Bahamas in order to sail the crew home. 12 ships were used. Carnival Breeze and Carnival Magic both sailed to Europe with stops in Southampton, UK; Cadiz, Spain; Civitavecchia, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and Istanbul, Turkey. Carnival Glory sailed to
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#1732780975974990-481: The countries listed in the most recent decree from the Prime Minister of Italy" according to a news report. The company had implemented strict health protocols to protect its staff and guests. The corporate parent's 4th quarter (ending November 30, 2020) financial statement released on January 11, 2021, indicated that one extra ship, in addition to the 18 previously planned, was to be sold. Carnival Corporation
1035-431: The cruise industry in listing cruise ship transfers and orders is to list the smaller operating company, not the larger holding corporation, as the recipient cruise line of the sale, transfer, or new order. For example, Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line are the cruise lines whereas Carnival Corporation & plc and Royal Caribbean Group are considered holding corporations. This industry practice of using
1080-618: The first new ship to homeport on the West Coast since Paradise (now Carnival Paradise ) in 1998. Both ships sailed from Long Beach, California . In February 2018, the company's officials unveiled a major port development project in Ensenada, Mexico . Reports in late June 2019 stated that Carnival was building their first terminal in Japan, in the port city of Sasebo, to be named Uragashira Cruise Terminal. Local officials were hoping that
1125-466: The ocean from its Princess Cruises ships and lying about the scheme." Carnival Corporation also had to pay a $ 40 million fine. The court summary states that "Princess was convicted and sentenced in April 2017, after pleading guilty to felony charges stemming from its deliberate dumping of oil-contaminated waste from one of its vessels and intentional acts to cover it up". In April 2019, Carnival Corporation
1170-538: The other 1980s built ships to other lines, with the Jubilee in 2004, Celebration in 2008, and Holiday in 2009. In 2004, Carnival Corporation initiated a development program for Carnival's new ships, the Pinnacle Project, calling for a 200,000 GT prototype, which would have been the world's largest cruise ship at the time. The ship was cancelled, but they then developed a project called Next Generation. In 2009, Carnival released their biggest ship at
1215-685: The passenger is vaccinated and boosted. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina , three of the Carnival cruise ships were chartered by the United States government for six months to serve as temporary housing, until houses could be rebuilt. After being chartered for six months, their planned voyages were cancelled, and passengers were refunded. Holiday was originally docked in Mobile, Alabama , and later Pascagoula, Mississippi , and Ecstasy and Sensation were docked at New Orleans, Louisiana . The six-month contract cost $ 236 million. The contract
1260-415: The previous Carnival ships, Joe Farcus continued as the lead designer for the entire class. In 1993, Carnival began to get rid of their older second-hand tonnage, and sold their first ship, Mardi Gras , after 21 years of service with the line. The Carnivale followed the same year, going to newly created Carnival subsidiary Fiesta Marina Cruises . In 1996, the new Destiny class was introduced, with
1305-478: The retirement of Carnival Sensation and Carnival Ecstasy , with Sensation being sold for recycling immediately, and Ecstasy remaining in the fleet until October 2022. In June 2022, it was announced that Costa Luminosa would join the fleet as Carnival Luminosa replacing the previous announced plans of moving Costa Magica which would remain with Costa. It began cruises from Brisbane, Australia on November 6, 2022. It then does Alaskan cruises from Seattle in
1350-458: The ships and announced that the ships would get Carnival names, becoming Carnival Venezia and Carnival Firenze. It was also announced that they would receive the blue livery with twist, having a yellow stripe instead of the red and white ones found on the other Carnival ships. In December 2022, Carnival announced it had been forced to delay the debut of Carnival Jubilee from October 2023 to December 2023 because of ongoing supply chain issues at
1395-495: The summers before returning to Australia in the winters. It was further announced in June 2022, that Carnival would create a new concept; Fun Italian Style, and bring over Costa Venezia and Costa Firenze and have the pair sail under the Carnival brand, while retaining their Italian designs and Costa funnels. Both ships will join the Carnival fleet in 2023 and 2024 respectively. On October 21, 2022, Carnival released renderings of
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1440-416: The summers of 2029, 2031, and 2033. Carnival has had five presidents since its foundation in 1972. In a filing with regulators, the company stated that as of July 31, 2020, it had $ 7.9 billion in "cash and cash equivalent" available. An industry news item estimated that this would enable Carnival to continue operating for roughly a year in a situation where none of the ships was sailing. A few days earlier,
1485-476: The suspension of four of its ships sailings well beyond October to complete required dry-dock enhancements. Costa Cruises began new sailings on September 6, 2020, in Italy, initially with two ships, Costa Deliziosa and Costa Diadema , At that time, the line required all passengers to be from Italy. By September 27, 2020, however, "Costa Cruises will be available for all European citizens who are residents in any of
1530-546: The terminal would be open by late July 2020. In 2020, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival Fantasy , Carnival Imagination , Carnival Inspiration were all sold for scrapping. Carnival Fascination was initially sold to another line, only to be resold for scrapping a year later. In June 2021, it was announced that the Costa Magica would move from Costa Cruises to the Carnival fleet, and would receive
1575-411: The third quarter for Carnival Corporation & plc was reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as US$ 1.7 billion. For four straight fiscal quarters, Carnival Corporation & plc had quarterly revenues of $ 50 million or less (as low as $ 26 million in the first quarter of 2021), compared to more than $ 4.7 billion of revenue in previous quarters. As of September 2020, the no-sail rule by
1620-592: The time, the Carnival Dream , a new 128,000 GT ship. Carnival Dream entered service on 21 September 2009. After several voyages in the Mediterranean, she was set to offer weekly Caribbean cruises from Port Canaveral from December 5, 2009. A sister ship, Carnival Magic , debuted on May 1, 2011. On December 1, 2009, it was announced that Carnival had placed an order for a third Dream -class vessel. It entered service in June 2012 and its homeport
1665-432: The traditional passenger lines, while others were founded since the 1960s specifically for cruising. The business has been extremely volatile; the ships are massive capital expenditures with very high operating costs, and a slight dip in bookings can easily put a company out of business. Cruise lines frequently sell, renovate, or simply rename their ships to keep up with travel trends. A wave of failures and consolidations in
1710-551: The venture, Arison turned to his friend Meshulam Riklis , who owned Boston-based American International Travel Service (AITS). Arison and Riklis set up the new company as a subsidiary of AITS. AITS was to market and promote the new venture. In 1974, due to regulatory issues, Riklis sold AITS's interest in the company to Arison for $ 1, but subject to Arison taking over the substantial company debts. The split enabled Arison to enter into new relationships with independent travel agents. He also promoted his cruises to younger people. The format
1755-660: The west coast to the Philippines and Indonesia. Finally, after meeting up in Australia, Carnival Splendor sailed to Indonesia and Carnival Spirit sailed to the Philippines. All cruises were cancelled in March 2020 due to the worldwide pandemic and eventually, 55 passengers on ships owned by Carnival Corporation & plc were reported as having died. In September 2020, the corporation (the corporate umbrella of nine cruise ship companies, including Carnival Cruise Line) announced
1800-548: Was accused of violating probation rules. The allegations include 800 incidents from April 2017 to April 2018. A federal judge has threatened to impose severe fines which may increase tenfold. The judge also stated that Carnival ships may be temporarily banned from docking in US ports. In early June 2019, Carnival Corp. agreed to pay $ 20 million in fines in an agreement with federal prosecutors. The proposed settlement documents were signed by Chairman Micky Arison on June 3, 2019. The next day,
1845-503: Was appointed CEO of Carnival Asia to oversee operations in China and the surrounding region. A sister to Carnival Vista , Carnival Horizon , joined the fleet with her inaugural voyage from Barcelona, Spain on April 2, 2018. Queen Latifah is the ship's godmother, and christened her May 23, 2018. Carnival Panorama , another sister to Carnival Vista , entered service as the cruise line's flagship on December 11, 2019. She became
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1890-426: Was in an excellent cash position, with US$ 9.5 billion, but suffered an adjusted net loss of $ 1.9 billion in the quarter. In June 2021, Carnival stock shares fell by 6% after it was announced that some early passengers from the first cruises of 2021 had tested positive for COVID-19. More recently, as of October 23, 2022, Carnival Cruise line Passengers are not required to provide COVID-19 test prior to their arrival if
1935-572: Was introduced, which has since been used on all ships in the fleet; it was designed by Joe Farcus, who would become a longtime Carnival Cruise Line design collaborator. In 1984, Carnival would introduce a new television marketing campaign during this time, starring Kathie Lee Gifford , who continues to be a longtime collaborator with the line. Following the success of the Tropicale , and increased competition in Miami with newer ships, Carnival ordered
1980-489: Was very successful financially. Carnival Cruise Line commenced sailings from Miami with their first ship the Mardi Gras in 1972, a former transatlantic liner purchased from Canadian Pacific Line. Carnival would adapt and evolve the green Canadian Pacific livery for their new logo, changing the colors to red, white and blue as seen today. In 1975, Carnival acquired another former Canadian Pacific Line ship, renaming it
2025-405: Was widely criticized, because the vessels were never fully utilized, and Carnival received more money than it would have earned by using the ships in their normal rotation. In 2012, the company was reportedly paying cruise ship staff basic salaries equivalent to £ 0.75 per hour. For example, a junior waiter would earn a basic salary of £ 250 a month for shifts lasting at least 11 hours, seven days
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