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A new elevated chair lift – which will offer an exhilarating round-trip transfer between the new Mahogany Bay Cruise Center in Roatan and beautiful Mahogany Beach – will debut in conjunction with the cruise facility’s grand opening next month.

Unique to the Caribbean, the “Magical Flying Beach Chair” will be the first chair lift that transports riders from a cruise ship terminal directly to the beach.

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Carnival Cruise Lines has modified the Carnival Miracle’s seasonal Caribbean cruise schedule to include a 10-hour stop in Aruba, one of the region’s most scenic and charming destinations with beautiful beaches and a distinctive Dutch ambiance. 

The island will be featured on the ship’s eight-day voyages from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., operating October 2010 to March 2011.  Other ports on the itinerary include Grand Turk, La Romana/Casa de Campo, and Curacao, eac... Read More

Carnival Corporation has reported net income of $1.1 billion . or $1.33 per share, on revenues of $4.3 billion for its third quarter ended Aug. 31, 2009, compared to net income of $1.4 billion, or $1.65 per share, on revenues of $4.8 billion for the same quarter last year.

According to Carnival, revenues were driven down by lower cruise ticket prices and onboard spending and unfavorable currency exchange rates. On the other hand, fuel prices were down 39 percent year-over-year.... Read More

In a traditional maritime handover ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, earlier today, Carnival Cruise Lines officially took delivery of its newest and largest ship, the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream.

Following the ceremony, Carnival Dream departed for Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy, for its inaugural cruise, a 12-day Grand Mediterranean voyage departing Sept. 21 – the first of three voyages within the region.  

The ship will then sail a... Read More

Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest cruise operator, will introduce the first year-round cruise schedule from Charleston, S.C., with the deployment of the 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy in May 2010.

Carnival Fantasy will operate five-, six- and seven-day voyages to The Bahamas and Key West, Fla., from the Passenger Terminal in historic downtown Charleston beginning May 18, 2010.

On Carnival Fantasy’s new Charleston-based cruises, Carnival is expected... Read More