Carnival Cruise Line announced on 24AUG that reservations are open for the inaugural season of its newest ship, Carnival Luminosa, formerly a Costa ship, which will debut from Brisbane, Australia 06NOV 2022 before repositioning for seasonal service from Seattle to Alaska in MAY 2023.
When Carnival Luminosa arrives to Australia, it will be the latest Carnival 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 the funnels 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.
Carnival Luminosa will be home to some activities and experiences from other Carnival ships that guests are already familiar with as well as some new spaces.
Featuring returning experiences 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.
Itineraries for Inaugural Season
As the vessel opens for booking, Carnival Luminosa will sail a variety of seasonal itineraries from Brisbane from 06NOV 2022 to 13APR 2023, including, three- and four-day cruises to popular Australian ports for a brief holiday; six- and seven-day Great Barrier Reef and South Pacific sailings; 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; as well as a Carnival Journeys transpacific voyage as Luminosa repositions to Seattle, stopping in Tahiti, Polynesia, among other sites.
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 ports 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 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.
Highlights include:
- 7-day Alaska sailing from Seattle (20JUL 2023) – Juneau, Alaska; Haines, Alaska; Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska; and Victoria, BC, Canada.
- 11-day Carnival Journeys Papua New Guinea sailing from Brisbane (19NOV 2023) – Conflict Islands; Alotau, Papua New Guinea; Rabaul, Papua New Guinea; and Kiriwina Island.
- 22-day Carnival Journeys Transpacific sailing to Seattle from Brisbane (13APR 2023) – Noumea, New Caledonia; Suva, Fiji Islands; Papeete (Tahiti), Polynesia; Moorea (Tahiti), Polynesia; and Honolulu, Hawaii.
- 30-day Carnival Journeys Transpacific sailing to Brisbane from Seattle (14SEP 2023) – Ketchikan, Alaska; Icy Strait Point, Alaska; Hubbard Glacier, Alaska; Kushiro, Japan; Aomori, Japan; Tokyo, Japan; Hiroshima, Japan; Nagasaki, Japan; Puerto Princesa, Philippines; and Bitung, Indonesia.
According to Carnival, more details are to be revealed about Carnival Luminosa’s dry dock and the reimagination of the ship as it continues to change over from Costa to Carnival ahead of its NOV 2022 service start up.
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