A Carnival Cruise Line crew member has died in Mexico following a short illness in hospital, CTI Group Bali, his recruiting agency, announced the sad news.

Carnival Cruise Line has officially welcomed its latest addition to the fleet, formerly known as Costa Venezia, now named Carnival Venezia. The ship is currently in dry dock in Cadiz, Spain for renovation, including a new paint job and upgrades to many areas around the vessel. The ship was handed over to Carnival Captain Claudio Cupisti by Costa Cruises Captain Tihomir Muzic, with members from both companies in attendance.

Carnival Cruise Line made history by becoming the first company in the industry to welcome 100 million passengers since its establishment in 1972. Debbie and David Clifford from Ohio were the 100 millionth guests and boarded Carnival Sunrise with their family on Friday. Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy personally greeted passengers boarding at PortMiami, where the cruise line was founded and thanked them for choosing Carnival as the world's most popular cruise line.

Latino Leaders Magazine has named Carnival Cruise Line as one of the top 25 "Best Companies for Latinos to Work in 2023." The list was compiled based on various criteria centered around inclusivity, such as external outreach and recruitment efforts, career opportunities, support programs for Latino employees, leadership development initiatives, diversity representation in the boardroom and C-Suite, percentage of Hispanic employees, and community service.

Sometimes I felt like being on the edge of a cliff. When am I going to see my family again? How could my managers on board the ship be unfair? 

On top of all those concerns, some unpleasant guests are among my regular daily challenges. However, no matter how hard it was, I always kept in mind that the darkest hour of the night always comes just before dawn.

Meier Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany provided the latest update on the construction of the Carnival Cruise Line newest ship Carnival Jubilee. 

After departing Brisbane on Sunday for a seven-day Pacific voyage, Carnival Luminosa returned to avoid a tropical cyclone in the Coral Sea. On Wednesday morning, passengers were informed that they are on their way back to Australia instead of visiting Lifa in New Caledonia.

Carnival Cruise Line announced canceling a month-long sailings aboard the Carnival Glory in the spring of 2024, due to dry dock refurbishment of the vessel

In a letter to affected guests, Carnival said “In our ongoing efforts to improve our product, the Carnival Glory is now scheduled for dry dock and we regret to inform you that your reservation has been canceled."

As part of its pre-cruise advisory program, Carnival Cruise Line is providing tips on what you should do and not do on a cruise. The alerts, which are emailed to incoming passengers, focus on guest safety and behavior guidelines, highlighting things like smoking guidelines on the cruise, as well as rules regarding disruptive behavior and bringing alcohol on board.

With the strength of its business and the generosity of its guests, Carnival Cruise Line broke the annual fundraising record for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Carnival raised more than $3.5 million for the organization last year, surpassing the annual high of $2.8 million in 2018 and bringing the total since the partnership began in 2010 to $26.2 million.