Carnival Corporation & plc
British–American global cruise operating company
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| April 2025 | Carnival announced that the next two Excel-class ships will be named Carnival Festivale and Carnival Tropicale, honoring historic vessels from the past fleet. |
| 2025 | P&O Cruises Australia was absorbed into Carnival Cruise Line. |
| 2025 | Star Princess cruise ship is expected to be delivered as part of Princess Cruises' fleet expansion. |
| 2025 | Carnival Cruise Line will add two ships to its fleet, transferred from P&O Cruises Australia. |
| December 2024 | Will begin operating week-long Caribbean voyages from Port Canaveral on a seasonal basis. |
| July 2024 | Carnival ordered three new vessels from Fincantieri, each approximately 230,000 GT and capable of holding nearly 8,000 passengers, with expected deliveries in summers of 2029, 2031, and 2033. |
| June 2024 | Carnival announced the closure of P&O Cruises Australia in early 2025, merging operations into Carnival Cruise Line. Two ships, Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter, will be rebranded as Carnival ships from March 2025. |
| April 2024 | Carnival Firenze debuted for Carnival Cruise Line as part of the new Venice-class ships sub-fleet. |
| April 25 2024 | Commenced operations a week earlier than originally scheduled, sailing to the Mexican Riviera, where she will operate year-round. |
| April 24 2024 | Christened by godfather Jonathan Bennett at a ceremony in Long Beach. |
| March 22 2024 | The ship left the Navantia shipyard and sailed to her new homeport of Long Beach, California. |
| February 2024 | Sailed her final winter season and left the Costa Cruises fleet. |
| February 2 2024 | Officially transferred into the Carnival fleet and renamed Carnival Firenze. |
| January 2024 | The ship began a 42-day refit and rebranding at the Navantia shipyard in Cádiz to prepare for Carnival Cruise Line service. |
| 2023 | Carnival Corporation sold their interest in Adora Cruises. |
| 2023 | Carnival Corporation announced the transfer of Costa Firenze to Carnival Cruise Line under the new 'Costa as Carnival' sub-brand, creating a 'Carnival Fun Italian Style' concept to boost domestic American cruise capacity. |
| October 2023 | Carnival Spirit was deployed to begin sailing from Mobile, Alabama after completing another Alaskan season in Summer 2023. |
| June 2023 | Completed an Alaskan sailing season. |
| June 2023 | Carnival Corporation restructured its corporate umbrella, creating six new separate units with full executive control over their respective brand portfolios. |
| June 14 2023 | Scheduled to be christened by American comedian Jay Leno. |
| May 2023 | Began Northern Europe deployment, which continued through September 2023. |
| May 29 2023 | Commenced operations with an inaugural two-week transatlantic voyage from Barcelona to New York. |
| May 29 2023 | Carnival Venezia made its debut in Barcelona, Spain, ahead of its maiden season from Manhattan, New York. |
| April 2023 | Completed her maiden South America season, which began after her Mediterranean deployment. |
| March 2023 | The ship began its refit and rebranding at the Navantia shipyard in Cádiz. |
| March 22 2023 | Carnival Venezia officially joined the Carnival fleet in a handover ceremony, where she was renamed from Costa Venezia to Carnival Venezia. |
| 2022 | Carnival Spirit moved to Seattle to sail Alaskan routes in summer, then to Caribbean from Miami from 2022 to 2023. |
| 2022 | Carnival announced the retirement of Carnival Sensation and Carnival Ecstasy, with Sensation sold for recycling and Ecstasy remaining in the fleet until October 2022. |
| December 2022 | Carnival revealed the creation of a new Venice-class sub-category for the transferred ships, combining traditional Carnival features with Italian-inspired design and amenities. |
| December 2022 | Carnival delayed the debut of Carnival Jubilee from October 2023 to December 2023 due to supply chain issues at Meyer Werft shipyard. |
| December 1 2022 | Costa Venezia halted service for Costa Cruises. |
| June 2022 | New York Department of Financial Services announced a US$5 million fine against Carnival for cybersecurity violations, including multiple data breaches between 2019-2021. |
| June 28 2022 | A large fight aboard the Carnival Magic around 5:30 am prompted NYPD response upon arrival in New York City. |
| June 22 2022 | Carnival Corporation announced the transfer of Costa Venezia to Carnival Cruise Line as part of a new 'Costa by Carnival' sub-brand, aiming to boost capacity in the American market post-COVID-19 pandemic. |
| June 22 2022 | Carnival Corporation announced the transfer of Costa Firenze to Carnival Cruise Line as part of the 'Costa by Carnival' sub-brand, aimed at boosting capacity in the American market. |
| May 2022 | After a period of inactivity, Costa Venezia was redeployed to Istanbul to sail in the Mediterranean. |
| May 26 2022 | Carnival Freedom suffered a fire within its funnel while docked in Grand Turk, which was extinguished with no injuries reported. |
| March 7 2022 | Carnival Spirit began operating four-to-five-day Bahamas itineraries from Jacksonville, replacing Carnival Ecstasy's voyages. |
| February 16 2022 | A 32-year-old woman leapt from the tenth deck of Carnival Valor after being detained by ship security. The United States Coast Guard suspended the search after 14 hours. |
| 2021 | Carnival Cruise Line was estimated to hold a 7.6% share of cruise industry revenue and 18.2% of passengers, maintaining its position as a significant player in the cruise industry. |
| December 2021 | Started her maiden circuit in the Persian Gulf, operating week-long voyages from Dubai through March 2022. |
| September 2021 | Began calling at ports in Spain and France. |
| July 31 2021 | Mardi Gras entered service, sailing year-round from Port Canaveral after numerous delays. |
| July 4 2021 | Costa Firenze sailed on her inaugural voyage with an all-Italian itinerary, calling at Savona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, Naples, Messina, and Cagliari. |
| June 2021 | Carnival announced the transfer of Costa Magica to the Carnival fleet and the acquisition of an Excel class ship previously under construction for AIDA Cruises, later named Carnival Jubilee. |
| June 2021 | Carnival stock shares fell by 6% after some early passengers from the first cruises of 2021 tested positive for COVID-19. |
| 2020 | Cunard Line celebrated its 180th anniversary. |
| 2020 | Carnival Spirit was the last cruise ship to sail from Sydney before the Australian Cruising Shutdown due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
| December 2020 | Carnival Firenze was constructed by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri in Marghera and delivered to Costa Cruises, originally intended for the Chinese market but never deployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| December 22 2020 | Ship delivery was completed, postponed from the original September 30 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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