MIAMI, Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PortMiami will be
the year-round homeport for Carnival Cruise Line's largest ship to
date, the 133,500-ton Carnival Vista, when it launches six- to
eight-day Caribbean cruises
beginning in December 2016.
Currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in
Italy, Carnival Vista will take
cruising to new heights, introducing groundbreaking features such
as SkyRide, a suspended open-air cycling experience; the world's
first IMAX® Theatre on a ship; Kaleid-O-Slide, the
line's first water tube slide; and RedFrog Pub, including the
line's first onboard brewery.
Carnival will further bolster its leadership position in
Galveston, repositioning Carnival
Breeze and Carnival Liberty to Texas in 2016, joining Carnival Freedom which
arrives in Galveston this
Saturday. Carnival Breeze and Carnival Liberty will replace
Carnival Magic and Carnival Triumph, respectively, in Galveston. Details on new homeports for
Carnival Magic and Carnival Triumph, as well as year-round
departures from San Juan, will be
provided over the coming weeks.
With Carnival Breeze, Carnival Liberty and Carnival Freedom,
Galveston will be home to three of
the line's most innovative ships offering the widest array of
cruise durations and itineraries to top destinations in
Mexico, Belize, Isla Roatan and The Bahamas. These three ships will carry 600,000
passengers annually from Galveston
– more than any other cruise operator.
"Miami and Galveston are among our most popular points of
embarkation and deploying our newest, most innovative ships to
these homeports speaks volumes about our confidence in growing
these markets," said Christine
Duffy, Carnival's president. "These ships not only offer our
guests incredible on-board experiences but also provide our valued
travel agent partners with exciting new choices to market to their
clients," she added.
Island-Intensive Caribbean Cruises from Miami on Carnival Vista
Carnival Vista kicks off its new schedule from PortMiami with a
special four-day cruise to Grand Turk departing Nov. 29, 2016. The ship will then launch
year-round six- and eight-day cruises beginning with an eight-day
voyage departing Dec. 3, 2016.
Six-day cruises feature Ocho Rios,
Grand Cayman and Cozumel, while a mix of different eight-day
itineraries visit some of the Caribbean's most sought-after destinations,
including Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Grand Turk, San Juan, St.
Kitts, St. Maarten and La
Romana (Dominican Republic).
The ship will also offer a combination of one-time voyages,
including a five-day cruise departing Dec.
11 and seven-day voyages departing Dec. 17 and 24, 2016, that offer an exciting
selection of ports including the Caribbean's newest destination, Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic, as well as Mahogany Bay,
Grand Turk, Belize, San Juan, St. Thomas and Cozumel, depending on the itinerary.
In addition to visiting breathtaking Caribbean destinations, guests can experience
all the Carnival Vista has to offer – from the colorful
Havana area with tropics-inspired
staterooms and suites and Family Harbor with special accommodations
and a new family concierge to delicious choices like Seafood Shack
and new al fresco options at the Fahrenheit 555 steakhouse,
Bonsai Sushi and Cherry On Top,
featuring a mixed-to-order premium ice cream bar.
Three- to 11-Day Carnival Vista Sailings from the Big
Apple
Prior to the start-up of year-round service from Miami, Carnival Vista will operate a pair of
voyages round-trip from New York
beginning with a three-day cruise November
4-7, 2016, followed by an 11-day voyage departing
Nov. 7, 2016, and visiting Grand
Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas,
Antigua and St. Maarten.
Carnival Vista will then offer a spectacular 11-day cruise from
New York to Miami Nov. 18-29,
2016, with calls at Grand Turk, Bonaire, Aruba and St.
Maarten, an unmatched combination of great destinations not
available on any other cruise from New
York.
Carnival Vista is slated to operate an inaugural season of
European cruises May to October 2016
before repositioning to New York,
then launching year-round Caribbean cruises from Miami in November
2016.
Exciting New Options in Galveston
Carnival Liberty and Carnival Breeze will shift to Galveston in 2016, providing consumers with
Texas-sized fun on departures from
the Lone Star State.
Carnival Liberty will launch year-round four- and five-day
cruises to Mexico from
Galveston beginning March 21, 2016. Four-day "long weekend"
cruises depart Thursdays and feature a stop at Cozumel, while five-day voyages depart Mondays
and Saturdays visiting Cozumel and
Progreso. Prior to the start-up of
its new Texas-based program,
Carnival Liberty will offer a special three-day cruise round-trip
from Galveston March 18-21, 2016.
Carnival Breeze – the line's newest ship – will offer three
different week-long itineraries visiting popular ports in the
Caribbean, Mexico and Florida beginning Dec.
11, 2016. Western
Caribbean voyages call at either Montego Bay, Grand
Cayman and Cozumel or
Belize, Mahogany Bay (Isla Roatan)
and Cozumel, while a Bahamas/Florida route includes Nassau, Freeport, and Key West. Carnival Breeze
will also offer a special two-day cruise from Galveston Dec. 9-11,
2016, before kicking off its new year-round seven-day
schedule.
Carnival Breeze and Carnival Liberty bring exciting new choices
to Galveston, each with an array
of on-board features. Carnival Breeze offers such innovations
as a multi-dimensional cinema experience called Thrill Theater,
Bonsai Sushi full-service Asian restaurant and WaterWorks
highlighted by a 312-foot-long slide, while Carnival Liberty offers
a classic American steakhouse, the cocktail pharmacy-themed Alchemy
Bar and a 14,500-square-foot spa.
New Value-Packed 12-day Cruises Offer Exciting
Destinations
In preparation for their new deployments, Carnival Liberty and
Carnival Breeze will each operate a unique 12-day cruise in 2016,
visiting a variety of exotic Caribbean destinations. These departures
have been created especially for those guests who are looking for a
longer-length cruise vacation providing more time to enjoy the
ships' wide range of amenities while visiting less frequently
traveled islands throughout the Caribbean.
Carnival Liberty will offer a 12-day cruise from San Juan to Galveston March 6-18,
2016, calling at St. Thomas, Barbados, Tobago, Grenada, Aruba and Grand
Cayman. Carnival Breeze will operate a 12-day cruise
departing Miami Nov. 27, 2016, and arriving in Galveston Dec.
9, 2016. Featured ports on this one-time voyage
include St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Curacao, Aruba and
Cozumel.
Additional Information and Reservations
Reservations are currently being accepted for these new
deployments. For additional information and reservations,
contact any travel agent, call 1-800-CARNIVAL or visit
carnival.com.
Additional information on the Carnival Vista is available at
www.carnival.com/carnivalvista with regular Twitter updates
@CarnivalVista.
Carnival can also be found on:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/carnivalcruise
Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/carnival
YouTube: www.youtube.com/carnival
Instagram: www.instagram.com/carnival
Journalists also can visit Carnival's media site,
www.carnival-news.com or follow the line's PR department on Twitter
at www.twitter.com/CarnivalPR.
About Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:
CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 24
ships operating three- to 16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Europe, Australia, New
Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The company currently
has two 133,500-ton ships on order - Carnival Vista, scheduled to
enter service in 2016, and an as-yet-unnamed vessel set to debut in
2018.
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