Carnival Luminosa has lastly made her long-anticipated arrival in Australia, crusing into Brisbane over the weekend forward of her first cruise coming in early November.
The re-imagined cruise ship, previously Costa Luminosa, is poised to supply a wide range of sailings Down Under, and is the second Carnival ship to be positioned in Australia this season, with Carnival Splendor homeported in Sydney.
Carnival Luminosa Arrives
Carnival Luminosa arrived in Brisbane on Sunday, October 30, 2022, and is the primary Carnival ship to homeport on the japanese Australian metropolis.
As the newly-rebranded ship sailed into Moreton Bay, stateroom lights spelled out “WE (heart) QLD” alongside the ship’s size to indicate “We Love Queensland” – the Australian state the place Brisbane is positioned.
“Brisbane is the first market globally to experience the big, bright, fun that Carnival Luminosa has to offer and we thank Queenslanders for their patience, love and support,” mentioned Kara Glamore, vp of Carnival Cruise Line Australia.
“Having a Brisbane-based ship has been a goal of ours for quite some time and it’s only appropriate that our ship in the Sunshine State is packed with natural light, plus the hospitality and fun that Carnival is famous for.”
An Italy-Inspired Experience
Formerly Costa Luminosa, Carnival Luminosa has been renovated and reimagined with Carnival Cruise Line’s signature enjoyable ambiance, however with out dropping its particular person Italian aptitude.
For instance, the brilliant, open areas of the ship stay intact, in addition to distinctive Italian touches akin to 120 Murano glass lighting fixtures and chandeliers. A sculpture commissioned particularly for Costa Luminosa, “Reclining Woman 2004” by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, will nonetheless be a focus of the ship’s 10-deck-high atrium.
“While Carnival Luminosa will feel like a Carnival ship through and through with our signature service and offerings, the ship will offer her own unique features that our guests are going to love,” mentioned Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.
The ship’s latest renovation that reworked Costa Luminosa to Carnival Luminosa introduced onboard a number of venues acquainted to Carnival friends, together with The Punchliner Comedy Club, the Chef’s Table VIP eating expertise, and one of many fleet’s largest spas with an expansive thermal space for further wellness and rest choices.
Carnival Luminosa has additionally been given a brand new look with the up to date red-white-and-blue hull livery being rolled out throughout the Fun Ship fleet. A novel contact, nevertheless, is that the ship doesn’t have the long-lasting “whale tale” funnel related to Carnival Cruise Line.
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Instead, the ship’s straight funnel has been repainted pink, white, and blue with a basic sample paying homage to Carnival Cruise Line’s older, authentic ships from a long time way back.
Sailing in Australia
Carnival Luminosa will welcome friends for the primary time on November 6, 2022 for a 7-night roundtrip itinerary Airlie Beach, Cairns, Port Douglas, and Willis Island.
Through the Australian summer season season, the ship will supply a number of sailings exploring the Great Barrier Reef and numerous South Pacific locations, together with New Zealand, in addition to shorter cruises to nowhere for enjoyable getaways the give friends loads of time to discover and benefit from the beautiful vessel.
In April 2023, the ship will reposition to Seattle by way of a one-way 21-night voyage, visiting New Caledonia, Fiji, French Polynesia, and Hawaii alongside the way in which, earlier than providing 6-8 evening sailings in Alaska for the summer season.
Carnival Luminosa will return to Brisbane in September 2023 with an epic 31-night crusing by Alaska, Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia with a view to supply extra Australian getaways subsequent yr.
