We'll be sailing on the Venezia later this year. Very much looking forward to it but ... The ship design and color scheme are a major departure from the rest of Carnival fleet. Why buy this ship from a subsidiary company? Why a different color scheme (blue and gold rather than blue and red)? Is Carnival finally trying to upscale a bit perhaps? If so, it's long overdue. I wonder if Venezia and Firenze will be the only two or if this signals the beginning of a major shift in Carnival direction. Will be interesting to watch. Most of our Carnival sailings have been on older "medium" sized ships (Dream, Glory, Triumph before the infamous poop cruise, etc) so the Venezia will be a "double first" for us. Can't wait.
