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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.
Holland America Line (NYSE: CCL) has opened bookings for its 2028 Alaska season, offering 7- to 18-day cruises on six ships, including Oosterdam, Noordam, Eurodam, Koningsdam, Westerdam and Zaandam. Voyages sail roundtrip from Seattle and Vancouver, between Vancouver and Whittier, and on a new San Diego–Vancouver route.
The season introduces the reimagined Oosterdam as the first ship with Holland America Evolution upgrades and as primary Alaska Cruisetour vessel, first-time scenic cruising through historic Nootka Sound on select itineraries, new California-to-Alaska and Great Bear Rainforest sailings, and a limited-time Have It All Early Booking Bonus with bundled perks.
Carnival (NYSE: CCL), via its Holland America brand, is advancing the Holland America Evolution program, a more than $500 million investment across six Vista and Signature Class ships. Oosterdam and Zuiderdam will receive new Lido Pool bandstands, creating dedicated venues for live music, special events and Orange Party programming.
The first bandstand will debut on Oosterdam in fall 2027 following its Evolution transformation. These updates accompany the addition of the Grand Dutch Café plus new staterooms and suites, with bookings now open for post-refurbishment sailings.
Cunard (NYSE: CCL) announced a Labor Day Sale offering fares from $999 per person and up to $300 in onboard credit per stateroom on 158 voyages across its four-ship fleet. The promotion runs from August 27 to September 9, 2026 for select sailings between October 2026 and December 2027.
Featured itineraries include Caribbean, Europe, Transatlantic Crossings, segments of the 2027 World Voyage, and sailings on Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria, and Queen Anne with specified balcony fares.
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.