Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy welcomed the first guests to board Carnival Luminosa from a U.S. port in Seattle Thursday. The ship arrived at the port after a 23-day transpacific journey from Brisbane, Australia, to begin a series of sailings to Alaska.
Carnival Luminosa is one of three Carnival ships sailing to Alaska this season, part of a deployment that will see 100,000 guests visit destinations including Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan, as well as Victoria, B.C., and the cruising of Tracy Arm Fjord.
The lines says it has seen an extraordinary response for its upcoming Alaska cruises, so to welcome guests and help kick off the season, Duffy held a special event at the Port of Seattle's Pier 91 cruise terminal.
"Not only is Carnival Luminosa completing our Alaska deployment for this season, which was so successful last year after we expanded it to three ships that we decided to bring her all the way from Australia to do it again, but she's also front and center in another important effort for us as well," Duffy said.
"Work starts today on getting Carnival Luminosa shore power ready so she can hook up to the port when she's docked here in Seattle. Shore power is one of our overall sustainability initiatives and Carnival Luminosa is now part of that important investment in our future."
Carnival expects the ship will be ready to plug in and operate on electric power while at the port of Seattle by early June. Once the work is complete, the Luminosa will join her sister ships also deployed to Alaska this season that are already utilizing shore power - Carnival Spirit, which is also homeporting in Seattle, and Carnival Miracle, homeporting in San Francisco.
Carnival Luminosa is one of Carnival's latest additions to the fleet, having joined the Carnival fleet in November of 2022 from sister line Costa Cruises. The ship underwent a series of refurbishments and began homeporting in Brisbane, Australia.
Retaining much of its European styling, the ship boasts a unique aesthetic and some exclusive features, such as a Cloud 9 Spa spanning two decks with one of the fleet's most expansive thermal areas.
Next year, between two transpacific cruises that feature visits to Japan and Hawaii, Carnival Luminosa will again join Carnival Spirit to homeport in Seattle, operating seven-, eight- and 14-day sailings, while Carnival Miracle will return to San Francisco , where 10- and 11-day cruises are available.
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