You’ll find at least one of its ships sailing out of pretty much every major port city around the country. Related: The 8 classes of Carnival ships, explained Destinations and itinerariesĬarnival is all about cruises from U.S. They'll sail from New York and Los Angeles, respectively. In addition, the line will begin operating two ships currently in the fleet of its sister line Costa Cruises - Costa Venezia and Costa Firenze - in 20, respectively.īoth of the Costa ships will initially maintain their Costa branding but be marketed to Carnival’s core North American passenger base. As noted above, the line has ordered another sister vessel to Mardi Gras and Carnival Celebration that will be ready to sail in late 2023. Note that the Carnival fleet is scheduled to grow significantly over the next two years with three more new vessels. Unlike Royal Caribbean, Carnival doesn’t always drastically change the design of its ships from class to class. Many of those classes have a lot in common. One more ship in the series - Carnival Jubilee - will arrive in late 2023.Ĭarnival’s 24 current ships can be broken down into eight classes: Fantasy, Spirit, Conquest, Splendor, Dream, Sunshine, Vista and Excel. At 181,808 tons, they are tied as the 14th-largest cruise ships in the world and 35% bigger than the line’s next-biggest ship. The arrival of Mardi Gras and Carnival Celebration over the past 18 months has marked a major turning point for the line. Related: 6 ways to get a deal on a cruise Mardi Gras and Carnival Celebration are now the only Carnival ship on the list of the 50 biggest cruise ships. However, for many years it chose not to follow rivals such as Royal Caribbean and MSC Cruises in building ever-bigger ships. There was a time when Carnival operated some of the biggest cruise ships in the world. This is a notable change for the brand from just a couple of decades ago. Seven of the line’s 24 vessels measure less than 100,000 tons, which makes them almost midsize by today’s cruise ship standards. That’s about 40% smaller than the biggest ships operated by Royal Caribbean. However, the line’s next-biggest vessel, the 4,008-passenger Carnival Panorama, measures just 133,868 tons. However, with two exceptions, they’re not giants by today’s standards.Ĭarnival has just begun operating its first truly giant ship in years, the 181,808-ton, 5,282-passenger Mardi Gras and sister vessel Carnival Celebration.
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