University of Florida and Carnival Cruise Line Study Finds Shift in Travelers’ Priorities for This Summer. Americans Caring More About the “With” Rather than “Where” When Planning Vacations
In a social listening study of 21.3 million online uses of key travel terms, the University of Florida’s Agency at UF in partnership with Carnival Cruise Line found travelers are now caring more about who they travel with, as opposed to the where they go when planning their vacations. (more…)
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As Americans prepare to mark Memorial Day, Carnival Cruise Line is showing gratitude to current and retired military service members with a special offer running now through the end of May. 
Love is in the air…and back at sea! Following the exciting news that its entire fleet is back in service, Carnival Cruise Line announced today that it is now taking reservations for weddings and vow renewals on sailings starting September 2022 and beyond. 
With Carnival Magic’s sailing today, Carnival Cruise Line marks its return to guest operations from Norfolk, Va. with the first cruise to set sail from the city since 2019 on the largest ship to ever depart from the city’s Half Moone Cruise Center. 
With a strong showing of validation of the cruise industry’s return and optimism, and reflecting a long-standing partnership between Carnival Cruise Line and The Bahamas, Carnival, in cooperation with the Grand Bahama Port Authority and the Government of The Bahamas, yesterday held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new cruise port destination on Grand Bahama Island. 
With the departure of Carnival Splendor from the Port of Seattle today, Carnival Cruise Line celebrates the restart of its entire fleet of ships and Carnival becomes the first major cruise line in the U.S. to achieve that milestone. 
As part of its ongoing 50th Birthday celebration, Carnival Cruise Line is introducing “The Golden Jubilee”, which will celebrate the 50-year history of America’s Cruise Line, on its newest ship Carnival Celebration, debuting this November. 
Port Canaveral welcomed Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Freedom on her first call to the Port at a dockside ceremony as the ship prepared for her inaugural sailing from the Port’s Cruise Terminal 6. 
Continuing to celebrate its 50th Birthday, Carnival Cruise Line’s incredibly popular Agentpalooza bus tour is hitting the road again visiting four cities – Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk and Charlotte – hosting birthday parties in each to thank travel advisors for their support. 
Adolfo M. Perez has been a champion of cruise travel since he started with Carnival Cruise Line as an embarkation agent at PortMiami in 1982, and now as senior vice president of Global Sales and Trade Marketing, his significant contributions to the cruise industry are being recognized with the Cruise Lines International Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022. 
Many of Carnival Cruise Line’s 50th Birthday merchandise items which have proven popular with sailing guests are now available for purchase online, as well as select other offerings at shop.carnival.com. 
In anticipation of the annual CLIA Cruise360 conference from March 29 through April 3, Carnival Cruise Line is announcing a series of fun activities it will host on-site and virtually for travel advisors to get involved with the line and have a chance to win a free cruise for participating. 
As part of Carnival Cruise Line’s successful return to guest operations, Carnival Paradise and Carnival Sunrise arrived in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands yesterday, marking the line’s first time back to the port since resuming service and the first Carnival ships to visit the port since it re-opened. 
