Carnival Company has introduced that in March 2025, its model P&O Cruises Australia will probably be absorbed into Carnival Cruise Line.
The change is the most recent in a collection of strikes designed to extend visitor capability for Carnival Cruise Line, which is the highest-returning model in Carnival Company’s world portfolio. This can end result within the addition of eight new ships to Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet since 2021, together with the profitable shift of three vessels from one other sister model, Costa Cruises.
As well as, the corporate not too long ago positioned an order for 2 new Excel-class ships to hitch the Carnival Cruise Line fleet in 2027 and 2028.
“Despite increasing Carnival Cruise Line’s capacity by almost 25% since 2019 including transferring three ships from Costa Cruises, guest demand remains incredibly strong so we’re leveraging our scale in an even more meaningful way by absorbing an entire brand into the world’s most popular cruise line,” stated Josh Weinstein, CEO of Carnival Company.
“In 2019, Carnival Cruise Line was 29% of our total capacity, and when we complete this move early next year, Carnival Cruise Line – our highest-returning brand – will make up approximately 35% of our total global capacity. While our company’s overall growth between 2019 – 2028 is projected to be less than 2% (CAGR), the majority will be for Carnival Cruise Line, which will grow by approximately 50% over that time period.”
Along with additional optimizing Carnival Company’s model portfolio, the absorption will strengthen the corporate’s efficiency within the South Pacific. Because the P&O Cruises Australia model retires early subsequent 12 months, its ships Pacific Encounter and Pacific Journey will probably be rebranded and operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Pacific Explorer will exit the fleet in February 2025.
Present itineraries will function as standard, and visitors will probably be notified within the coming days of any adjustments to future bookings on account of this announcement.
When the transition is full subsequent 12 months, Carnival Cruise Line can have 4 ships within the South Pacific market, together with Sydney-based Carnival Splendor and Carnival Luminosa, which sails seasonally from Brisbane.
Carnival Company plans to make some small adjustments — together with know-how upgrades — to the 2 ships that will probably be becoming a member of the Carnival Cruise Line fleet. Nonetheless, they are going to proceed to be geared to the Australian market with a well-known really feel and far of the identical experiences that P&O Cruises Australia visitors are used to. One notable change would be the new functionality to make use of Carnival’s HUB smartphone app on the ships. As well as, P&O Cruises Australia visitors will probably be invited to take part in Carnival’s loyalty program, the VIFP Membership.
“Over the coming months, we will find ways to celebrate and honor P&O Cruises Australia – a valued part of our legacy and an important contributor to the tourism industry in the South Pacific,” stated Weinstein. “We value the connection our P&O Cruises Australia guests, employees, travel advisor partners, public officials and destinations have with our company and are committed to building on this association moving forward as Carnival.”
It’s vital to notice that this announcement by no means impacts P&O Cruises, which is a separate cruise line primarily based in England and devoted to the UK market.
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