Carnival Cruise Line has announced that reservations are open for the inaugural season of its newest ship Carnival Luminosa, which will debut from Brisbane, Australia November 6 before repositioning to Seattle for an Alaska season next May.
Moving over from Costa Cruises, Carnival Luminosa is a sister ship to four other Spirit-class ships that are already part of the CCL fleet. More details will be revealed about changes to the ship ahead of its November service start-up.
When Luminosa arrives to Australia, it will be the latest ship to be adorned with the 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 those 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, as well as some new spaces.
Featuring guest favourites 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.
Carnival Luminosa will sail a variety of seasonal itineraries from Brisbane, from three- and four-day cruises to popular Australian ports to six- and seven-day Great Barrier Reef and South Pacific sailings. There are also longer eight- to 11-day voyages to destinations like Noumea and Lifou Isle in New Caledonia, Port Vila and Mystery Island in Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and New Zealand. The season will wrap up with a Carnival Journeys transpacific voyage, as Luminosa repositions to Seattle, stopping in Tahiti among other places.
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.
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