Posts Tagged ‘ carnival ’

Another Carnival ship gets a major makeover

February 6, 2012
By USA Today

The 2,124-passenger Carnival Spirit received a water park area, an adults-only retreat and more.
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Ponce Carnival 2012

January 31, 2012
By Island Tips

Held every year during the week leading up to Ash Wednesday, the Ponce Carnival in Puerto Rico is a HUGE celebration attended by thousands of locals and visitors to the island. This year’s event takes place from February 15th to 21st. The Carnaval de...
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Photo tour: The revamped Carnival Liberty

January 31, 2012
By USA Today

Photo tour: The revamped Carnival Liberty
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Cruise bookings down notably since accident

January 30, 2012
By USA Today

Industry giant Carnival Corp. revealed the downturn today in a regulatory filing.
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Carnival Ecstasy Review

January 29, 2012
By Island Tips
Carnival Ecstasy Review

What's better - new mega boats or the smaller, older ships like the Carnival Ecstasy? While I can't answer the first part, I can say that the Ecstasy is an extremely fine ship and was as clean and polished as the Carnival Victory that ...
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Saturday’s scene: waiting for carnival

January 28, 2012
By Island Tips

What does a well-dressed boomer wear to carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? How about one of the costumes from the Carnival Museum? When our Regent Seven Seas Navigator cruise ended in Rio, after sailing across the Atlantic from Cape Town, we had the entire ...
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Enter to win free cruise in Picaboo’s 2 weeks of Love contest

January 26, 2012
By Island Tips

Families have been saving vacation memories in photo albums for generations… so it makes sense that Picaboo, a premier provider of photo products and CruiseDeals.com have teamed up to give away a FREE Cruise! How to win the 3 or 4 night Carnival Cruise? 2 weeks
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Why Now is the Best Time to Take a Cruise

January 24, 2012
By Island Tips
Why Now is the Best Time to Take a Cruise

TravelingMamas.com sends thoughts and prayers to the crew and passengers involved in the Costa Concordia accident. For recent updates from Costa Cruises, visit the official site. I was looking at the itinerary for the Carnival Breeze, set to launch in June of this ...
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Carnival Corp. to conduct fleet-wide cruise ship safety review

January 20, 2012
By Island Tips

The Costa Concordia disaster, in which at least 11 lives were lost and 21 people are missing, has spurred Carnival Corp.to conduct a fleet-wide review of its cruise ships’ safety and emergency response procedures.
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Carnival to audit safety on nine cruise brands

January 20, 2012
By USA Today

In the wake of the Costa Concordia tragedy, Carnival Corp. says it will do "a comprehensive audit and review of all safety and emergency response ...
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