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Celebration from Miami in late February! Amber Cove, San Juan, St. Thomas (7 days). Very excited!!!!!

On 9/25/2022 at 7:32 PM, Mark Cam said:

We are supposed to sail from Tampa Thursday 9/29 but hurricane Ian is looking like it will hit Tampa around the same time, has anyone heard any updates on this?

 

Thanks,

Mark

On 9/25/2022 at 10:23 PM, Karen Fagg said:

We are also scheduled on the Carnival Paradise leaving Tampa on Thursday the 29th. Just watching the Weather Channel and they are expecting hurricane winds and rain starting Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning with winds up to 100 mph. I can't imagine embarkation either Thursday or Friday.

Canival Cruise does not "call it" until 48 hrs prior to cruise, according to a Carnival representative yesterday.

We are frequent Carnival cruisers but we absolutely hate not knowing where this cruise stands with Tampa being in the impact cone of Ian. The entire state of Florida is under a state of emergency.

Welcome any information or update. 

Thanks,

Karen

 

 

 

On 9/26/2022 at 4:17 AM, Diana R said:

I am also booked for Cruise out of Tampa Thursday the 29th.  I am also wondering what is happening.  Do they rebook for another day, leave later or refund?

See above post

The Carnival Paradise September 29th cruise has been canceled.

Paradise will be staying in Cozumel until it is safe to go back.

I think anyone that was supposed to be on this cruise should/could book Sunrise's 4 Day cruise on the 29th from Miami, going to Key West and Cozumel.

You could also do Valor from New Orleans, still on 9-29-2022, 4 day to Cozumel.

Anyone who wants to do one of those should book quick before they get sold out.

On 9/2/2022 at 3:47 PM, MissReddhottgrandma said:

Think about cruising from Baltimore if u live in Baltimore. I prefer to fly to another state n board has anyone left out of South Carolina?

Yes, I have left out of Charleston, South Carolina in February 2020. It was on Carnival Sunshine and SUPER fun!!!

1 hour ago, Drue said:

We are booked on the Elation for a 5 day August cruise.  Yes, she is old and will be retired in October.  I guess we are more traditional cruisers and do not need go-karts or rock walls to enjoy being at sea.  We like smelling the salt air from our balcony, sipping our morning coffee, having a leisurely breakfast in the MDR, reading, playing Rummy or Blackjack in the casino.  Lunch at Guys Burger joint, an afternoon nap, a quiet dinner and a show in the evening.  Or watching a movie in our cabin, then rolling over and going to sleep with the gentle movement of the ship rocking me.  No dishes to wash or beds to make.  Not even going ashore unless we want to.  I certainly understand the allure of the mega-ships with all the latest gadgets, and the young families that cruise on them.  To each his own.  I just hope that enough smaller ships survive to serve the older generation with the peace and tranquillity that we worked for and deserve.

Ecstasy will be retired in October, not Elation. There are no plans to retire Elation any time soon.

Maybe you got the names mixed up? Are you cruising from Mobile or Jacksonville?

Today Carnival announced that Costa Luminosa will join the Carnival fleet instead of Magica as previously announced. It will be renamed Carnival Luminosa and will cruise from Brisbane Australia from October to April and in Alaska😃 from May to September. Luminosa will join the fleet in November 2022 with some of the Carnival changes from Costa and get more of the Fun Ship 2.0 features later. This is exciting news for me and a lot more as I have been waiting for a announcement like this for awhile.

(All of above is in my own words)

On 5/31/2022 at 3:26 PM, Moran said:

Hi roxannelindo I read it's scrapped moran

Not going to be scrapped

23 hours ago, Moran said:

Since freedom is broken for now, is carnial going to keep ecstacy longer? Thanks moran

no, Freedom can be fixed soon

17 hours ago, Moran said:

Probably going to send it to turkey for scrap moran

Definitely not. The only thing wrong with it is the funnel wing burned off. 

17 hours ago, Jana said:

Is there anything new about fire and the “Freedom” ?

After the fire: Only thing damaged was the ring wing of the funnel. Mardi Gras departure from Grand Turk delayed to assist Freedom. Freedom will stay in Grand Turk until Saturday. Guests can stay on the ship and go on the island. Carnival Conquest will come at 4:00pm on Saturday to pick up Freedom's guests and take them back to Port Canaveral, arriving Monday. Freedom's May 28 cruise is cancelled, and Conquest's May 27 cruise cancelled, Conquest's May 30 shortened one day to now depart on May 31 because it needs to get back to Miami.

Hope that makes sense