8 says Duffy. “With more year-round homeports across the USA than any other cruise line, we’re able to offer more fun more easily to more people. Deploying our fleet around the country puts more than 50 per cent of the population within a five-hour drive to one of our homeports. Since our cruise vacations have such a strong appeal to the family market, this makes a cruise vacation more affordable by reducing the need to fly to a port for embarkation.” With all 23 ships in its fleet back in service, Carnival is now looking forward to more success in the future. Duffy believes that the cruise line’s best years are still to come, with several new additions to be introduced to the fleet soon. The second of the flagship Excel-class vessels, Carnival Celebration, will be debuting in PortMiami in November 2022, a celebration that will also include the inauguration of the new and expanded Terminal F at the port. The 471,000-square-foot facility will be Carnival’s third terminal in Miami, and its largest in South Florida, and will feature a clean and open design that will allow it to accommodate the new class of ships. “We have so much to look forward to, especially with this being our 50th birthday year, with five ships joining our fleet over the next two years, including Carnival Celebration,” says Duffy. “The new sister ship to our incredible Mardi Gras will be a welcomed addition sailing from Miami in November.” Duffy restarted operations in Australia by welcoming guests onboard Carnival Splendor at a celebration in Sydney in October 2022, marking the first Carnival cruise from the country in nearly three years. The brand will debut Carnival Luminosa in Australia in November, after acquiring the ship from fellow Carnival Corporation brand Costa Cruises in 2022. A third Excel-class ship will join the global fleet in 2023, while a temporary ‘Carnival Fun Italian Style’ programme will see Costa Cruises’ Costa Venezia sailing from New York City and Costa Firenze offering cruises from Long Beach, California. KEYNOTE Carnival has held a series of celebrations to mark its 50th anniversary
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