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Rendering of Carnival Cruises' Carnival Radiance - Refit Suspended. It is unclear if work will ever resume on the transformation  of the Carnival Victory to the Carnival Radiance at Spain's Navantia Shipyard. The Carnival Victory sailed transatlantic to Cadiz Spain and promptly entered the dry-dock. Demolition began on the Transatlantic voyage and work was planned to begin immediately. A Greek Ferry was chartered by the shipyard to house all of the workers during the 2 month,  $200 million dollar transformation into the Carnival Radiance. Before the ferry could reach the shipyard in Spain, it was diverted back to Greece because the Coronavirus hit Spain very hard and the shipyard was forced to pause operations.  All work stopped. The skeletal crew remained on board the ship and were trapped onboard in Spain. Work was to be completed by April 24, 2020 and the transformed Carnival Radiance was to sail a short series of European Cruises followed by a Transatlantic...

Where are the Cruise Ships Now? Wondering where the cruise ships are that would normally sail from the Port of New York / New Jersey? Check out the Main Page at NYCruiseInfo.com . See where the following ships are sailing now. Carnival Cruises' Carnival Radiance/Carnival Victory; Carnival Sunrise Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Summit Cunard Line's Queen Mary2 Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Bliss; Norwegian Encore; Norwegian Gem; Norwegian Pearl. Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas; Anthem of the Seas; Empress of the Seas; Oasis of the Seas. Check back often - we update the site daily with cruise news and update the ship locations frequently. RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   ---------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cruise Ships Sailing World Wide. => Follow Us on Instagram - NYCruiseInfo At Ins...

Katie Eastham will serve as the Carnival Radiance's  Entertainment Director Lee Mason will serve as the ship’s cruise director for the  Carnival Victory Carnival Radiance Let the fun begin! Giving Carnival Radiance cruisers a peek at all the fun they have in store, Carnival Cruise Line announced that longtime guest favorites Lee Mason and Katie Eastham will serve as the ship’s cruise director and entertainment director duo when it debuts in April in connection with Carnival Victory’s $200 million bow-to-stern transformation. In charge of leading the fun on board, Mason’s energetic personality and Eastham’s playful nature will spearhead Carnival Radiance’s vast array of entertainment offerings from the line’s award-winning Playlist Productions shows, including the new-to-fleet Rock Revolution and Broadway Beats as well as Celestial Strings and Soulbound, to legendary deck parties, hilarious performances at Punchliner Comedy Club and audience favorites suc...

Carnival Cruises' Carnival Victory Is On Her Way to Spain for a 38-Day Renovation to Re-merge as the Carnival Radiance Let the transformation begin! Carnival Victory departed PortMiami yesterday (Sunday 3/1/2020)  bound for Cadiz, Spain, where she will undergo a $200 million dry dock and emerge as Carnival Radiance this spring. Following a trans-Atlantic crossing, the dry dock will take place over 38 days with the ship’s team members and contractors working around the clock to totally transform the 102,000-ton vessel adding a variety of exciting new spaces and experiences. Carnival Radiance will mark the seagoing debut of Big Chicken created by Carnival’s Chief Fun Officer Shaquille O’Neal, as well as many of the line’s most popular dining, bar, entertainment and attraction options. New offerings added to Carnival Radiance during its bow-to-stern makeover will include Guy’s Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse created by Food Network star and longtime par...

Artists Rendering of  the Carnival Radiance after $200M Refit Carnival Cruise Line has announced the senior leadership team for the Carnival Radiance which is set to debut in Europe on April 29, 2020, following an extensive $200 million refurbishment in Cadiz, Spain. Currently sailing as Carnival Victory, the ship will depart Miami March 2 for a 38-day drydock and emerge as Carnival Radiance featuring all of the line’s culinary, beverage and entertainment innovations added as part of the line’s $2 billion fleet-wide ship enhancement program, according to a press release. Officers: Captain Stefano Bonica/Captain Arik Mazzi : Captain Bonica will command the ship during drydock while Captain Mazzi will take over once the vessel begins service in the U.S. Bonica attended Istituto Tecnico Nautico Caio Duilio in Messina and joined Carnival as a third officer in 2000.  He was named captain in 2017 and has served on virtually every ship in the fleet during his...

Carnival Cruises Reveals New Ad Campaign - The Fun Ones. Carnival Cruise Line has launched a new marketing campaign, “The Fun Ones,” that celebrates the playful spirit of Carnival’s guests, how they choose fun, and the unique bond they have with their fellow cruisers who are “shamelessly true to themselves.”   An evolution of the brand’s Choose Fun campaign that launched in 2018 and introduced Shaquille O’Neal as the company’s Chief Fun Officer , the Fun Ones, created in tandem with advertising agency of record Anomaly, showcases those guests who embrace life by being their most fun-selves on board.   Combining vibrant imagery with tag lines like “The Fun Ones Plan for No Plans” and “Choose a Vacation as Fun as You,” the campaign conveys the everyone-is-welcome atmosphere that attracts nearly 6 million guests annually and how they make vacations more fun, while reminding viewers that when guests board a Carnival ship, they’re not sailing with st...

Carnival Sunrise's RedFrog Pub - One of may dining establishments onboard the Carnival Sunrise. The Carnival Sunrise has already completed her extensive refit and the Carnival Victory is next. The Carival Vitory will emerge from the shipyard as the Carnival Radiance in the Spring of 2020 - after a  $200 Million dollar refit. Here is a brief listing of the enhancements made/will be made to both ships by 2020. Exciting New Shipboard Choices Carnival Sunrise and Carnival Radiance will each undergo extensive dry docks in 2019 and 2020, respectively, that will add an array of exciting food, beverage and entertainment choices.   New culinary and beverage offerings will include Guy’s Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse developed by Food Network star and longtime partner Guy Fieri, a classic American steakhouse called Fahrenheit 555, and the Cucina del Capitano family-style Italian restaurant, the Caribbean-inspired RedFrog Pub.   Carnival Radiance w...

Carnival Cruises Carnival Victory to be Transformed into the Carnival Radiance as part of a $200Million Dollar Refit Next year Carnival Victory will undergo a $200m bow-to-stern transformation to emerge as Carnival Radiance. The 38-day renovation will add all of the line’s food, beverage and entertainment innovations. These include Guy’s Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse created by Food Network star Guy Fieri, Cucina del Capitano family-style Italian restaurant, Bonsai Sushi, Caribbean-inspired RedFrog Pub and the first Big Chicken restaurant created by Carnival’s Chief Fun Officer, Shaquille O’Neal. All of the ship’s spaces will be transformed including the water park, youth facilities, retail shops, Cloud 9 Spa and a new Liquid Lounge, home to Carnival’s high-tech Playlist Productions shows. Carnival Radiance will reposition New York in the Summer of 2020 sailing from New York to New England, Canada, the Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda and private isla...

Carnival Cruises Carnival Radiance to Sail From New York in 2020 (formerly the Carnival Victory) Carnival Cruise Line today announced the diverse inaugural schedule for the totally transformed Carnival Radiance, including 9- to 13-day European voyages, the line’s first to Cuba from New York and Norfolk, four- to nine-day sailings to the Caribbean, Canada/New England from New York, and a winter season of voyages to the Caribbean and Cuba from Port Canaveral, Fla. Carnival Radiance’s Diverse 2020 Inaugural Season Following a $200 million dry dock that will take place in Cadiz, Spain, Carnival Radiance will debut April 29, 2020, with a 10-day Mediterranean sailing from Barcelona followed by nine-and 12-day departures visiting top destinations throughout the region, including Italy, France, Croatia, Greece, Malta and Spain. The ship will then embark on a 13-day trans-Atlantic crossing from Barcelona to New York June 11-24, 2020, positioning the vessel for its inaugural se...

Carnival Cruises' Carnival Legend To Sail a Series of Cruises From New York in 2020. Today the Carnival Sunrise left New York for the last time for 2019. The ship left New York's Brooklyn Cruise Terminal at 11:50 AM without passengers heading to Norfolk Va. From Norfolk the Carnival Sunrise will sail 2 cruises to the Bahamas. In late October the Carnival Sunrise will begin sailing  a series of 4 & 5 Day cruises from Fort Lauderdale to the Eastern Caribbean, Western Caribbean or Bahamas. In 2020, Carnival returns to New York with multiple ships including the Carnival Sunrise, a short series of cruises on the Carnival Legend; the brand new Mardi Gras and the extensively renovated Carnival Radiance (formerly the Carnival Victory).  RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com   ---------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cru...

Carnival Cruises Adds Cruises to Bermuda from Charleston, Fort Lauderdale Baltimore and Expands NY Sailings. Carnival Cruise Line will operate its largest Bermuda season ever in 2019-2020, with more than 40 voyages visiting the nation, including eight week-long cruises departing from Baltimore and Charleston next year. In total, six different Carnival ships – Carnival Breeze, Magic, Pride, Radiance, Sunshine and Sunrise – will offer four- to nine-day Bermuda cruises from five homeports along the eastern seaboard between now and next year. Carnival is the only cruise operator to offer round-trip Bermuda cruises from Charleston, Port Canaveral and Fort Lauderdale. Nine-day Bermuda departures have also been added to the New York-based schedules of the totally transformed Carnival Sunrise and Carnival Radiance that include four-day cruises to the island as well. Carnival’s diverse Bermuda schedule not only encompasses a wide range of cruise durations and homeports bu...

Carnival Cruises Expands Cruises to Bermuda in 2020 - Adding Sailings From New York, Charleston, Fort Lauderdale, and Baltimore. For its 2019/2020 season, Carnival Cruise Line will offer more than 40 cruises to Bermuda -- a record number for the line -- with eight of the sailings departing from either Baltimore or Charleston. Six ships -- Carnival Breeze, Carnival Magic, Carnival Pride, Carnival Radiance, Carnival Sunshine and Carnival Sunrise -- will set sail between now and next year on four- to nine-night cruises to Bermuda from five eastern seaboard homeports: Baltimore, Charleston, New York, Fort Lauderdale and Port Canaveral (Orlando). Carnival Pride will sail seven weeklong cruises out of Baltimore that spend three nights each in Bermuda. Carnival Sunshine, which sails year-round from Charleston as of May 2019, will offer one voyage to Bermuda that spends two nights there with one on private island Princess Cays. Sunshine was scheduled to be the largest ship to ...

Carnival Cruise Line's New Carnival Mardi Gras - one of 4 Carnival Ships Sailing from New York in 2020 Carnival Cruise Lines website is showing that Carnival will have 4 ship in New York during 2020. The website is showing the Carnival Sunrise (ex Carnival Triumph), Carnival Radiance (ex Carnival Victory), Carnival Legend and  Carnival's brand new Mardi Gras will all said a series of cruises from the Big Apple. Port visited include: Bermuda, Bahamas, Private Island; Bermuda; Panama Canal; New England, Canada; Transatlantic, and Eastern Caribbean. Check back in August to see the 2020 Cruise Schedule on NYCruiseInfo,com. ------------------------------------------- Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cruise Ships Sailing World Wide. => NewShipNews - Information and News on Cruise Ships being built. .

Carnival Cruise Line’s #ChooseFun AirShip is heading east to celebrate the start of summer and the New York debut of the totally transformed Carnival Sunrise, kicking off its month-long tour with an appearance at the ship’s official naming ceremony at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal on May 23.   Over the subsequent four weeks, the 128-foot-long AirShip will visit locations across all five New York boroughs, New Jersey and Philadelphia, flying over many popular landmarks and events. AirShip’s first week will include visits to Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn followed by classic summer vacation hot spots Fire Island, Coney Island and Staten Island for Memorial Day weekend, and a week in Long Island. AirShip will then spend the first week of June flying over New Jersey before concluding its northeast tour in The Bronx and Brooklyn. “Seeing how successful our West Coast journey was earlier this year, we knew we had to get the East Coast in on the fun,” said Chri...