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Carnival Corporation Ltd. reports news about a global cruise operator with a portfolio that includes AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Seabourn. Coverage commonly includes brand itinerary releases, ship and fleet investments, destination programs in regions such as Alaska, Europe and the Caribbean, and workforce or maritime-training initiatives tied to cruise operations.
Company updates also cover capital returns, operating performance announcements and governance changes. In 2026, Carnival completed the unification of its former dual listed company structure and redomiciled to Bermuda, with common shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange under CCL.
Princess Cruises (NYSE:CCL) will participate in the 138th Rose Parade® on January 1, 2027, returning for a second consecutive year with a destination-inspired float reflecting the Tournament of Roses® theme, “Welcome.”
The float, built by Artistic Entertainment Services, will be about 55 feet long, 22 feet high and decorated with more than 320,000 flowers and natural materials, showcasing Alaska, Japan, Australia and Europe.
Seabourn (NYSE: CCL) has opened bookings for its winter 2028-2029 Caribbean season, operating 10 voyages between December 28, 2028 and March 29, 2029 aboard Seabourn Ovation and Seabourn Quest. Itineraries of seven to 12 days will visit 21 ports across 20 countries and island territories, including smaller yacht harbors such as St. Barts, Bequia and Little Bay, Montserrat, plus late departures in several key ports.
Seabourn Ovation will sail between Bridgetown, Barbados and Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, while Seabourn Quest offers round-trip voyages from Miami. Guests can experience the signature “Caviar in the Surf” beach event in St. Kitts, holiday sailings with Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, destination-focused dining, Seabourn Conversations enrichment, and shore experiences to multiple UNESCO World Heritage Sites. According to Seabourn, travelers on Seabourn Quest will also see the results of a recent major drydock, with refreshed suites, public areas, dining venues and spa facilities.
Princess Cruises (NYSE: CCL) has opened sales for its 2028 Alaska season, offering 185 departures across 14 itineraries on eight ships, including the new Star Princess, Discovery Princess, Emerald Princess, Royal Princess, Coral Princess, Crown Princess, Island Princess and Ruby Princess.
The program features voyages from four to 16 days, departing Seattle, Vancouver, Anchorage (Whittier), San Francisco and Los Angeles, visiting 16 destinations such as Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway. According to Princess Cruises, the season includes 86 visits to Glacier Bay National Park, scenic cruising in four glacier regions, and extensive cruisetours with stays at Princess Wilderness Lodges and Direct-to-the-Wilderness rail service to Alaska’s interior national parks.
Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) announced a new sustainability target to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity by 25% by 2029, measured per available lower berth day versus a 2019 baseline. This raises its prior 20% reduction goal by five percentage points and pulls the deadline forward by one year.
The company has already achieved a 20% GHG emissions intensity reduction in 2025, meeting its original 2030 goal five years early. According to Carnival Corporation, fuel-efficiency gains are on track to save roughly $650 million in 2026 versus 2019. Its decarbonization strategy combines operational improvements, energy-efficiency upgrades and low-GHG power, contributing to a 44% reduction in GHG emissions intensity since 2008.
Carnival (NYSE: CCL), via Holland America Line, has opened bookings for its 2028 Europe season, featuring its highest number of Europe port calls in nearly a decade and record visits to Norway, Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands.
Five ships — Rotterdam, Nieuw Statendam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Volendam and Zuiderdam — will operate year-round from January through early December 2028 on voyages from seven to 48 days across the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Canary Islands and multiple transatlantic routes. Guests can access more than 200 UNESCO World Heritage sites, seasonal itineraries tailored to winter, spring, summer, autumn and late fall, and early-booking “Have It All” perks including shore excursions, specialty dining, beverage packages and Wi‑Fi upgrades.
Holland America Line, a division of Carnival (NYSE: CCL, CUK), has opened bookings for Zuiderdam’s first Europe voyages following its Holland America Evolution transformation, the company’s largest-ever fleet investment. The renewed ship will debut April 2, 2028, in the Mediterranean before a summer season from Amsterdam across Northern Europe and Iceland.
Zuiderdam’s 2028 program features open-jaw Mediterranean and Atlantic Europe sailings linking Rome, Barcelona, Lisbon and Amsterdam; a series of Norwegian fjord itineraries; multiple Amsterdam–Reykjavík voyages; and a 21-day Cultural Crossing visiting Iceland, Greenland, Atlantic Canada and New England. New onboard features include Solo Verandahs, Bridgeview Suites, refreshed accommodations and the Grand Dutch Café.
Princess Cruises, part of Carnival (NYSE: CCL), marks 25 years since becoming the first cruise line to connect a ship to Juneau, Alaska’s hydroelectric shore power system in 2001. Working with the City and Borough of Juneau and Alaska Electric Light & Power, the line reports 1,725 shore power connections using 123,668,490 kilowatt-hours of hydroelectric power, avoiding 84,533.60 metric tons of emissions and generating $11,242,400 in Community Partnership (COPA) credits for Juneau. According to Carnival, roughly 75% of its global fleet of over 90 ships can plug into shore power, while only about 3% of ports worldwide currently have cruise berths equipped.
Carnival (NYSE:CCL) announced that Holland America Line and RWS Global have created four new World Stage productions for the Oosterdam, led by a new rock show developed with Rolling Stone, “All Access: The Songs That Shaped Us,” featuring music from artists like The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac.
The lineup also includes “Decadence,” “Disco Fever,” and “Fosse and Verdon, The Duet That Changed Broadway.” The shows are already live, with 2026 Oosterdam itineraries starting around $113–$230 per day. Oosterdam will be the first of six ships fully revitalized under the Holland America Evolution program by December 2027.
Carnival Cruise Line (NYSE: CCL) marked the first anniversary of its exclusive Grand Bahama destination, Celebration Key, on July 19, 2026, after welcoming 2.4 million guests since opening in 2025. The site features culturally focused experiences, supports about 1,000 local jobs, and is the first cruise destination with Sensory Inclusive Certification through KultureCity. According to the company, more than 80% of food and retail operators are locally owned, and the anniversary aligned with Carnival Corporation’s Less Left Over food waste reduction program expanding to The Bahamas.
Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) has expanded its surplus meal donation program to The Bahamas, coinciding with the first anniversary of Celebration Key on Grand Bahama Island. As part of its Less Left Over food waste reduction strategy, the first donation in The Bahamas came from Carnival Freedom and Carnival Conquest, redirecting more than 318 pounds of prepared, unserved meals to the Grand Bahama Children's Home and the Urban Renewal Authority for local distribution.
According to Carnival Corporation, the meals are collected, rapidly chilled, stored and transferred ashore under established food safety protocols and local regulations, creating a framework for future ship donations. The initiative extends a global program that, since 2017, has grown to 20 ports and provided over 320,000 meal portions as of year-end 2025. In The Bahamas, the company also supports communities through more than 20 ship donations since late 2025, benefiting 19 organizations across disaster relief, youth development, education, healthcare and social services.