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2025 Carnival Cruise Line will add two ships to its fleet, transferred from P&O Cruises Australia.
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.
March 26 2024 Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Carnival Legend was rerouted to Norfolk, Virginia.
May 29 2023 Carnival Venezia made its debut in Barcelona, Spain, ahead of its maiden season from Manhattan, New York.
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 delayed the debut of Carnival Jubilee from October 2023 to December 2023 due to supply chain issues at Meyer Werft shipyard.
November 2022 Carnival Luminosa began sailing for Carnival Cruise Line.
November 6 2022 Began voyages in Australia, sailing from Brisbane.
June 14 2022 Announcement made that Costa Luminosa would be transferred to Carnival Cruise Line and renamed Carnival Luminosa.
May 26 2022 Carnival Freedom suffered a fire within its funnel while docked in Grand Turk, which was extinguished with no injuries reported.
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.
July 31 2021 Mardi Gras entered service, sailing year-round from Port Canaveral after numerous delays.
June 2021 Carnival stock shares fell by 6% after some early passengers from the first cruises of 2021 tested positive for COVID-19.
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.
September 2020 Carnival Corporation announced a significant fleet reduction, planning to dispose of 18 ships (12% of its fleet), including scrapping Carnival Fantasy, Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Fascination, and Carnival Imagination.
September 16 2020 Carnival Cruise Line extended the suspension of four of its ships' sailings beyond October to complete required dry-dock enhancements.
April 2020 18 Carnival ships gathered in the Bahamas to repatriate crew members, with ships sailing to multiple global destinations including Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa.
April 7 2020 A Miami lawyer filed a lawsuit against Costa Cruises for mishandling the cruise and allowing passengers with flu-like symptoms to sail.
March 2020 All Carnival cruises were cancelled worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 55 passengers ultimately reported as having died from the virus.
March 23 2020 Passengers were disembarked at Savona, with many of them being sick.
March 21 2020 Local news in Puerto Rico reported the death of a quarantined Italian woman who was a passenger on the ship.
March 13 2020 Confirmed first known coronavirus cases in Puerto Rico from two passengers who had disembarked from the ship.
March 12 2020 The Health Services Authority of the Cayman Islands announced the first confirmed coronavirus case from the ship's passenger.
March 5 2020 The vessel left Fort Lauderdale for a transatlantic cruise, with two people later discovered to have coronavirus symptoms.
February 29 2020 A 68-year-old Italian man in critical condition was transferred from Costa Luminosa to a hospital in the Cayman Islands due to heart issues.
December 20 2019 Carnival Legend was struck by Carnival Glory while docked in Cozumel, with one passenger on the Glory sustaining a minor injury.
December 11 2019 Carnival Panorama entered service as the cruise line's flagship, becoming the first new ship to homeport on the West Coast since 1998.
September 20 2019 The former Carnival Fantasy collided with a lock wall while passing through the Panama Canal, sustaining damage to the aft superstructure during a 10-day Panama Canal cruise.
June 2019 Reports revealed Carnival was building their first terminal in Japan, in the port city of Sasebo, named Uragashira Cruise Terminal.
June 4 2019 A Senior US District Judge approved Carnival Corporation's plea deal, continuing probation for three years and mandating improved environmental practices and reporting.
June 3 2019 Chairman Micky Arison signed proposed settlement documents agreeing to pay $20 million in fines for environmental violations.
April 2019 Carnival Corporation was accused of violating probation rules, with allegations of 800 pollution incidents between April 2017 and April 2018, risking potential severe fines and port docking bans.
May 23 2018 Queen Latifah christened Carnival Horizon as the ship's godmother.
May 3 2018 A pipe burst in the Carnival Dream's fire suppression system, flooding 50 staterooms.
April 2 2018 Carnival Horizon made its inaugural voyage from Barcelona, Spain.
February 2018 Carnival officials unveiled a major port development project in Ensenada, Mexico.
February 2018 Violent brawls erupted during a 10-day South Pacific journey, resulting in six men and three teenage boys being removed from the ship during an unscheduled stop in Eden, New South Wales. Up to 30 people were injured.
April 2017 Carnival Corporation was placed on probation after Princess Cruises was convicted of illegally dumping oil into the ocean and lying about the scheme, resulting in a $40 million fine.
January 2017 Michael Thamm was appointed CEO of Carnival Asia to oversee operations in China and surrounding regions.
August 29 2016 During a sailing to Victoria, British Columbia, the ship experienced a turning valve failure in one of its four engines, causing a hard port side turn and list. Captain Giuseppe Gazzano manually controlled the ship as a safety precaution, resulting in a two-hour delay to the scheduled arrival.
May 1 2016 Carnival Vista completed its maiden voyage, sailing from Trieste, Italy.
2015 Christine Duffy became president of Carnival Cruise Line, succeeding Gerald R. Cahill, and began an effort to emphasize the brand as 'America's Favorite Cruise Line'.
December 27 2015 An electrician working on the Carnival Ecstasy was crushed to death in an elevator incident, which gained significant media attention after a video was posted online.
May 2015 Carnival Legend began seasonal Alaskan cruises from Seattle during the summer season, expanding its operational routes.
September 2014 Carnival Legend began seasonal cruising from Sydney, offering 8-day and 12-day cruises to the Pacific Islands, continuing until April each year.
August 2014 Carnival Legend departed Tampa and traveled through the Panama Canal to reposition to Australia, marking a significant route change for the cruise ship.
February 2014 Carnival Legend underwent a major dry-dock refurbishment, updating and improving the ship's facilities and appearance.
2013 After completing Mediterranean and Baltic cruises, Carnival Legend transitioned to 7-day Western Caribbean cruises departing from Tampa, Florida.
April 2013 Carnival Legend began offering a series of Baltic and Mediterranean cruises, running from April through November.

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