Category Archives: Carnival

Carnival Splendor, Australia

Posted on December 1, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Splendor is a unique ship in the Carnival fleet. It started construction intended for Costa, as one of the Concordia class, but before construction was complete it was switched to Carnival and completed with features such as Carnival’s distinctive … Continue reading →

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Carnival Luminosa

Posted on November 3, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Luminosa first entered service as Costa Luminosa in 2009. In 2022 the ship was refurbished with some of Carnival’s standard amenities and moved from Costa to Carnival, now sailing as the Carnival Luminosa. Unlike most of Carnival’s ships, the … Continue reading →

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Halloween on a Cruise Ship

Posted on October 30, 2020 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Sailing on a holiday often means activities specific to that day and food you won’t otherwise see on the menu. Major holidays also bring decorations around the ship. For Halloween blow-up decorations are popular – after all ships have limited … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Cruise Line Stocks

Posted on April 10, 2020 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Anyone who does much cruising has a lot to gain by adding cruise line stocks to their portfolio. In normal times these are good stocks that gain value over time. Some of them pay dividends. And if you own 100 … Continue reading →

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Hits and Misses on Carnival Vista

Posted on August 9, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

When Carnival’s ship called Vista first launched, it was not just a new ship, but the first ship of a whole new class – the Vista class of course. Vista is full of firsts. Some firsts for Carnival, some firsts … Continue reading →

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Intrepid Aircraft Carrier Museum

Posted on June 21, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our back-to-back European and transatlantic cruises on Carnival Vista came to a close after sailing past the statue of Liberty and into New York harbor in the middle of the night. We were happy to have a balcony room so … Continue reading →

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Hits and Misses on Carnival Magic

Posted on May 17, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Hits on Carnival Magic Hits and misses are the things I liked and didn’t like about the ship. It doesn’t mean everyone who ever sails on it agrees, it’s just my opinion. We really liked Carnival Magic. The décor of the … Continue reading →

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New York City

Posted on May 10, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

We definitely made the right choice upgrading to a balcony on the port side for our Carnival Vista Europe and Transatlantic cruise. We had originally booked an inside room on deck 1, but a couple months before sailing the upgrade … Continue reading →

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Strange Happenings on a Cruise Ship

Posted on March 29, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

In some ways every cruise is different, but in other ways they are pretty much the same. The ship sets sail. Some days are spent at sea and others in port, there’s lots of food and plenty of entertainment. On … Continue reading →

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Kennedy Space Center

Posted on March 8, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After disembarking Carnival Magic we had a couple days to spend in Cocoa Beach before going home. Getting off of Carnival Magic in Port Canaveral wasn’t the easiest disembarkation ever. Leaving the ship took a very long time because in … Continue reading →

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