With a present fleet of 27 ships, Carnival Cruise Line will probably be including two extra to the rising household of “enjoyable ships”.
It was initially introduced in June 2024 that Pacific Journey and Pacific Encounter of P&O Cruises Australia could be absorbed by Carnival. Whereas P&O Cruises Australia was a part of Carnival Corp. & plc, the Australian model is being closed and folded into the Carnival Cruise Line model.
These two ships will endure a refurbishment in a two-week wet-dock which is able to happen in March 2025.
Shortly after these enhancements and identify adjustments, the ships will start providing cruises to the Australian market.
Pacific Journey will probably be renamed Carnival Journey, and Pacific Encounter will probably be renamed Carnival Encounter. Each ships have been initially constructed as Grand-class vessels.
Carnival Journey
Initially christened as Golden Princess for Princess Cruises earlier than becoming a member of P&O Cruises Australia, Carnival Journey will probably be a 109,000 gross ton vessel with a passenger capability of two,600.
The ship is anticipated to obtain expertise upgrades together with Carnival rebranding that may function in live performance with Carnival’s Hub app.
Carnival Journey will homeport in Sydney, Australia, alongside sister ship Carnival Splendor.
Carnival Encounter
Carnival Encounter, which started as Star Princess for Princess Cruises earlier than being transferred to P&O as Pacific Encounter, will proceed to function a 109,000 gross ton ship with a passenger capability of two,600 like her sister Carnival Journey.
Encounter will obtain the identical sorts of expertise and model updates as Journey, and will probably be homeporting in Brisbane, Australia, providing year-round sailings within the area.
Updates to the ships
Though we don’t have many particulars about what additions and transformations will probably be made throughout the two-week refurbishment, Carnival did reveal a couple of onboard options for the 2 ships.
- Carnival’s ‘Enjoyable Squad’: The onboard leisure group will convey the enjoyable with comedy exhibits, manage energetic deck events, and lead participating video games.
- Turtles Children’ Membership: A brand new childcare possibility for teenagers beneath two, that includes actions like arts and crafts, story time, dancing, and sensory play.
- Traditional Carnival Enjoyable: Sit up for Construct-A-Bear workshops, the Conga for Children line dance, and ’80s-themed Rock and Glow nights that Carnival passengers are accustomed to.
Regardless of the rebranding, the ships will retain some beloved P&O Cruises Australia experiences as nicely.
Visitors can nonetheless benefit from the Byron Seashore Membership, Edge Journey Park, dine at Luke Mangan’s Luke’s Bar & Grill, dine at Angelo’s and Dragon Girl, and be entertained by the Blanc de Blanc present.
This mix ensures a mixture of new Carnival aptitude with traditional Australian cruise components.
Carnival’s presence in Australia
Although Carnival Corp. has closed the chapter on P&O Cruises Australia, Carnival Cruise Line is selecting up the place the previous cruise line left off.
Carnival expects to welcome over 600,000 cruise passengers on its ships in Sydney and Brisbane in 2025 alone.
With these ships, Carnival Cruise Line may have 4 ships serving the South Pacific market. This contains Sydney-based Carnival Splendor and Carnival Luminosa crusing seasonally from Brisbane, along with the newly rebranded ships being added to its fleet.
