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CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE ANNOUNCES THAT COSTA LUMINOSA WILL TRANSFER TO THE 
               CARNIVAL FLEET AND START SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 2022 
 
Ship to be Renamed Carnival Luminosa, Sailing Seasonally from Brisbane, 
Australia and Then Moving to Seattle for Alaska Itineraries From May-September 
 
MIAMI, June 14, 2022 -- Carnival Cruise Line announced today that Costa 
Luminosa will join the Carnival fleet in September and will start guest 
operations as Carnival LuminosaT in November 2022 from  Brisbane, Australia. 
The acquisition of Luminosa is an update to the previously announced plans for 
Carnival to take Costa Magica, which will now remain at Costa Cruises. 
 
After this delivery, Carnival Luminosa will operate seasonally from October 
through April from Brisbane, then reposition to  Seattle, where it will sail 
Alaska itineraries from May through September, before returning to Brisbane. 
 
Luminosa is a sister ship to the four other popular Spirit class ships that 
already sail for Carnival.  Entering service in 2009, the ship accommodates up 
to 2,826 guests and 1,050 crew at 92,720 gross tons. 
 
"With our full fleet back to guest operations and the pent-up demand for 
Carnival we are seeing every week aboard our ships, the chance to expand with 
Luminosa and then the arrival of Carnival Celebration in November provides our 
guests with more choices and new ways to enjoy a Carnival vacation," said 
Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. "Our Spirit class ships are 
very popular with our guests and Luminosa will be a great addition given the 
large number of balcony cabins which make her an ideal ship for this 
deployment.  And equally important, this will allow Carnival to finally start 
our highly anticipated itineraries from Brisbane, so we'll have two ships 
operating in Australia for the high season Down Under." 
 
Given the short timeline to get Carnival Luminosa ready for service, the ship 
will go through some modest updates to change over from Costa to Carnival over 
the next few months ahead of the November service start-up. The ship will not 
initially have all of the Funship 2.0 branded spaces that are seen across the 
Carnival fleet. The entire vessel will be staffed by the Carnival Cruise Line 
crew, renowned for their outstanding hospitality and fun. Cruises out of 
Brisbane will be announced shortly, and Carnival will sail a variety of 
itineraries that will initially include visits to  Australian favorites such as 
the Great Barrier Reef and Airlie Beach, and, as destinations open over time, 
ports of call such as Noumea and Lifou Isle in New Caledonia, Port Vila and 
Mystery Island in Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. 
 
Duffy said, "The opportunity to deliver these bucket list itineraries will be 
exciting for our guests and we are thrilled to see the growing number of guests 
from the U.S. sailing on Carnival in Australia." 
 
In addition to Carnival Luminosa out of Brisbane,  Carnival Splendor will 
arrive in  Sydney to resume sailing year-round on October 2, 2022.  With the 
arrival of  Carnival Celebration this November, Carnival's fleet will number 24 
ships, and its lower berth capacity will be seven percent higher than at the 
end of November 2019. 
 
Related to this announcement, the cruise programs for Costa Luminosa from 
September forward will be cancelled and Costa will be informing guests with a 
specific re-protection plan.  Costa Magica will continue to be a part of the 
Costa fleet and its cruise programs will be announced shortly. 
 
For additional information on Carnival Cruise Line and to  book a cruise 
vacation, call 1-800-CARNIVAL, visit  www.carnival.com, or contact your 
favorite travel advisor or online travel site. 
 
ABOUT CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE 
Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: 
CUK), is proud to be known as America's Cruise Line and currently sails 23 
ships from 14 U.S. homeports and employs more than 40,000 team members 
representing 120 nationalities. Carnival's newest ship, Mardi Gras, featuring 
the first roller coaster at sea, is the first cruise ship in the Americas 
powered by eco-friendly Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).  As part of its 50th 
Birthday festivities, Carnival Celebration, sister ship to Mardi Gras, is 
scheduled to debut in late 2022 from PortMiami, as well as Carnival Jubilee 
from Galveston in 2023.  Carnival returns to Australia in October 2022. 
 
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