Carnival Corporation has been named for the second consecutive year as one of the World's Top Female-Friendly Companies of 2022 by Forbes. The recognition builds on a series of other distinguished honors Carnival Corporation has earned this year from the leading source of business news for companywide operations and dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion, including the World's Best Employers of 2022 and Best Employers for Diversity for 2022.

As the health situation related to COVID-19 continues to improve across the world, most cruise lines have started to relax the mask policy for the crew. Crew Center has talked to crew members working on several major cruise lines to find out what are the latest crew mask policies. Surprisingly most of them said that masks are now optional and not a requirement in all crew and guest areas.

The world's largest cruise company Carnival Corporation is honored for the second consecutive year by Forbes World’s Best Employers for 2022. Forbes released this year’s sixth annual ranking in partnership with Statista including 800 companies that received the highest scores. On the prestigious annual listing among the best global employers from over 20 major industries Carnival Corporation has ranked 418 in the Transportation and Logistics category.

Carnival Spirit officially kick-started the 2022-2023 Panama Canal cruise season this week, as it became the first cruise ship to pass through the iconic waterway. The cruise ship departed Seattle, Washington on September 20 for a 16-day voyage, during which the ship sailed along the Pacific coast to Mexico and Costa Rica. Carnival Spirit left the Pacific side of the Panama Canal on October 2nd and is now on its way to Miami.

Carnival Cruise Line announced that it will impose $500 fines and additional detention costs for those found guilty of unruly behavior on board. The cruise line recently updated their guest code of conduct to reflect the new policy changes, reaffirming its ongoing commitment to keeping passengers safe and providing an excellent experience for all guests.

After a 23-day Trans-Pacific voyage Carnival Splendor arrived in Sydney Harbour. The ship was welcomed into the country with a special escort by sister brand P&O Cruises Australia's Pacific Adventure before sailing past the Sydney Opera House and arriving in port. Her arrival marks the first cruise ship to enter Australian waters carrying international passengers in nearly three years.

Carnival Cruise Line hosted 40 Bahamian students and maritime industry leaders aboard the Carnival Dream, from September 26-30.

The cruise line partnered with the Bahamas Maritime Authority for Maritime Week, a series of events that showcase career opportunities in the industry to the next generation of Bahamian professionals.

Carnival Cruise Line has announced that Kathie Lee Gifford's daughter, actress Cassidy Gifford, will serve as godmother of its newest ship, Carnival Celebration. Kathie was surprised by the news from her mother, who was the godmother of Carnival Celebration's namesake, the MS Celebration, christened in 1987. Her mother has been a spokesperson for Carnival in the company's TV campaigns since the 80s, which were the first such networks to broadcast commercials for the cruise industry.

Carnival Cruise Line's fleet operations team in Miami closely monitors Hurricane Ian and its potential impact on current cruise routes. Due to expected weather, Port of Tampa Bay and Port of Jacksonville (JAKSPort) are now closed and, as a result, these two upcoming sailings have been canceled:

Carnival Paradise - Four-day cruise from Tampa, Florida on Thursday, September 29. 

Carnival Luminosa set sail, for the first time, with its new livery and funnel decorated in the official colors of Carnival Cruise Line.