Carnival announces brief returns to Melbourne after $130m hit to city’s economy
Carnival has announced Carnival Adventure will briefly homeport in the city in 2027.
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Faithful P&O cruisers won’t get any loyalty rewards on new Carnival ships. Is it fair?
As P&O cruisers becomes Carnival Cruises, it’s been confirmed that those who used to sail with P&O won’t receive any loyalty points for past sailings, the reasoning is sound, but is it fair?
Chair hogging, walkie talkies, cash games – cruise lines crack down with fresh bans
Cruise lines are constantly adjusting their lists of prohibited items to take onboard and tinkering with onboard policies.
P&O ships won’t be “Carnivalised” until 2026 – and 50% of cruisers are keen to try them out
The two P&O ships Encounter and Adventure, which are converting to Carnival, won’t enter a dry dock until 2026 and 2027.
Exclusive: Carnival is doubling down on value, families and Australia in 2026
Carnival Cruise Line is doubling down on families and happy to be called Australia’s budget line as it gets set for 2026.
Revealed – What’s new inside Carnival’s new Carnival Adventure and Carnival Encounter
Carnival Cruise Line has revealed some of the changes to be expected as Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter become Carnival ships.
Forget the fun – Carnival confirms bans on bluetooth speakers, upside down pineapples and topless sunbathing
While Carnival is known for having ‘fun ships’ the cruise line is cracking down on some bad behaviour. John Heald, Carnival’s most known brand ambassador has confirmed a new ban on Bluetooth speakers and decorative upside-down pineapples as well as topless sunbathing. The speaker ban Carnival has confirmed that Bluetooth speakers are banned across the … Read more
Laura’s cruise was swapped from the sunny South Pacific to Hobart – she got her money back and so can you
It’s one of the biggest legal dilemmas in cruise: if the itinerary changes, are you entitled to compensation?
P&O’s popular Melbourne Cup voyages will return on Carnival Cruise Line after merger
When Irish-born singer Robbie Dolan boarded one of P&O’s traditional Melbourne Cup cruises in 2022, no one would have expected his sojourn would led to a Melbourne Cup win two years later. While on board one of P&O’s regular themed cruises, the former The Voice contestant happened to have a chance encounter with Sheila Laxon, … Read more
