Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Cruise Lines were founded in 1972 and headquartered in Miami, is the world’s largest cruise line. The company’s humble origins pigeonholed the line as the cruise industry’s version of a floating fraternity party for a long, long time.

But that was yesterday, and while Carnival still commands a certain reputation for a flashy, neon atmosphere — and by no means skimps on elaborate lounges and discos — its ships continue to evolve.
Home of the family-friendly Fun Ships, the cruise line are resorts in their own right, packed with entertainment.

Carnival Breeze Reporter: Lesley Walster’s winning entry

Lesley Walster - Carnival Breeze Reporter

Over the last couple of months, we asked you to tell us about your most memorable holiday for a chance to win a place on the maiden sailing of Carnival Breeze. We were overwhelmed by the number of responses and it was tough to choose a winner, but Lesley Walster’s lovely piece about a surprise holiday to Barbados was in the end a unanimous choice! Lesley's winning entry: "The first time I danced with my husband was to 'Going to Barbados' … [Read more...]

Video of Carnival Breeze’s 5D cinema!

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Watching a movie won't be the same again once you've watched the action on Carnival Breeze's amazing 5D cinema in Thrill Theater! … [Read more...]

EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Carnival’s legendary John Heald

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Carnival Cruise Line's senior cruise director John Heald didn't even know what a blog was when he was asked to write one back in 2008. Fast forward four years and John Heald's Blog has had 13.5 million page views, regularly gets 50,000+ views a day and last year he was up against Bill Gates for the Social Media Personality of the Year Award. In an exclusive interview with Cruise International he tells us how it all happened, why he prefers writing … [Read more...]

Carnival Breeze: Countdown to launch!

Carnival Breeze

Carnival Breeze is one of the most exciting launches of 2012! Keep up to date with the latest news, videos and previews right here. COPY PHOTO / CARNIVAL BREEZE PICTURES FUN FACTFILE European Home Port: Barcelona, Spain Home Port: Miami, FL Length: 1,004 feet long Capacity: 3,690 guests (double occupancy); Total staff: 1,386 Features all the best of its sister ships Carnival … [Read more...]

Carnival Breeze Review

Carnival Breeze

Carnival Breeze is the third of Carnival’s “fun” ships – and promises to be the most exciting yet Carnival Breeze is the third of the line’s “Dream-class” of ships, and a sister ship to last year’s Magic. The 3,690-capacity ship will be largely similar to her “fun ship” siblings, but with three new features and a few tweaks. The big addition is a world first, the first 5D – yes 5D – cinema at sea: Thrill 5D Theatre, … [Read more...]

Carnival Destiny to undergo $155m refit and name change

Carnival Destiny

Carnival Destiny will undergo a $155 million dry dock makeover next year Carnival Destiny (pictured above) will be transformed into one of the line’s “Fun Ships” and take a new name Carnival Sunshine in 2013. The new ship will be completely transformed, with a reconfigured layout, the addition of a partial deck, the expansion of two other decks and 182 extra cabins. The new-look ship will also incorporate all of Carnival’s most popular … [Read more...]

The Ultimate Shore Excursions

Shore Excursions Kayaking

Try horse riding in the Caribbean, visit a volcano in Iceland or race through river rapids in Canada- cruise excursions are reinventing themselves in a big way. … [Read more...]

Carnival Breeze

Breeze

Carnival’s new ‘Fun Ship’, Carnival Breeze, arrives in June 2012 with a debut schedule of 12-day Mediterranean voyages before repositioning to Miami in November for year-round six- and eight-day Caribbean departures.   We are counting down to the Carnival Breeze Launch here with the latest news and an amazing competition to win a cruise! During its first year at sea, Carnival Breeze photographers will snap more than 1.5 million digital … [Read more...]

Themed Cruises Guide

Best Themed Cruises

Cook with Marco Pierre White and P&O, learn to lindy hop with Saga or trace your family history with Voyages of Discovery … [Read more...]

Carnival announces biggest ever European programme

Carnival Legend

Carnival Cruise Lines has announced its widest range of European itineraries ever next year. The 2,680-passenger Carnival Legend (pictured above) will offer the line’s first Norwegian fjords itinerary and its first extended programme from the UK, as well as cruises to the Baltic, Mediterranean and British Isles, beginning in spring 2013. Carnival Legend’s schedule will encompass 12-day voyages to Norway/Western Europe, the British Isles … [Read more...]