Carnival Cruise Line Ends Year Ahead of Rivals

Carnival Cruise Line was voted the best cruise line of 2022 by Cruise Hive readers, with 32% of the votes. 2022 is also the 50th anniversary year for Carnival, making this achievement even more special.

The Cruise Ship Awards are an annual event, and this year, readers could type in the name of any cruise line to cast their vote, making sure that the vote included all eligible cruise lines.

Carnival Votes Best Cruise Line of 2022

The Miami-based cruise line has received more votes than rival lines such as Royal Caribbean and Norwegian in the annual Cruise Ship Awards. The cruise line, which has gone through an eventful 2022, is the Best Cruise Line of 2022, according to Cruise Hive readers.

It has been an extraordinary year for Carnival Cruise Line. After a challenging year post-global pause in operations, the popular cruise line is back stronger than ever. America’s

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Two Itinerary Changes for Carnival Cruise Ship, 18 Months Apart

Carnival Cruise Line has contacted guests booked for two different sailings aboard Carnival Horizon that their itineraries are changing. One of the cruises sets sail next month, but the other isn’t even next year – it’s 18 months away.

Carnival Horizon Itinerary Changes

In an email sent on Friday, November 18, 2022, Carnival Cruise Line has notified guests on two separate sailings of the Vista-class Carnival Horizon that their itineraries are changing.

“We continue to refine operational plans for your cruise and have made some itinerary changes to the sailings listed below,” the email read.

December 2022

The December 18, 2022 sailing, a 6-night Western Caribbean sailing, was initially to have visited Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. Now, the ship will visit Montego Bay instead of Ocho Rios in Jamaica, though the other ports of call remain the same.

Carnival Horizon Cruise Ship
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In Montego Bay,

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Carnival Cruise Ship Back Sailing After Completing Dry Dock

Carnival Miracle retired to service this week after completing a regular scheduled dry dock. The Carnival cruise ship is one of the very few cruise ships that has undergone dry docking in the United States, whereas most Carnival cruise ships have maintenance performed in Italy or the Bahamas.

Besides regularly scheduled maintenance to technical areas, the Spirit-class cruise ship also received her new colors, the stunning blue, white, and red hull that has become synonymous with Carnival Cruise Line in recent years. Carnival Miracle has picked up her scheduled itineraries on the west coast, sailing from Long Beach.

Carnival Cruise Line Makes Several Changes Onboard Miracle

Carnival Miracle has completed her regular scheduled dry dock, which incorporates several changes to the vessel. The Spirit-class cruise ship arrived in Astoria, Portland, earlier this month, one of the few Carnival Cruise Line ships that used a US-based shipyard for its maintenance.

In

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Norwegian Ship to Sail Progressive Rock Cruise in 2024

Making its comeback from March 8-13, 2024, the world’s premier progressive rock experience at sea, Cruise to the Edge, will sail its biggest cruise ever onboard the Jewel-class Norwegian Pearl, operated by Norwegian Cruise Line. The five-night charter cruise will depart from Miami, Florida, and make stops in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

Cruise to the Edge 2024

Cruise to the Edge (CTTE ’24), the world’s premier progressive rock experience at sea, has announced it will cruise its eighth voyage departing from Miami, Florida on March 8, 2024, as a chartered sailing onboard the 2,394-passenger Norwegian Pearl.

As its biggest sailing ever, the five-night charter cruise will take place from March 8-13, 2024, visiting Ocho Rios and George Town with an array of events and days of performances from some of the world’s greatest progressive rock artists.

Prog legends Marillion, Steve Hackett, Flying Colors, and for the first

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