Alaska’s summer cruise season is coming to an end, and Carnival Cruise Line has begun repositioning its ships as The brilliance of carnivals departs from Seattle en route to Sydney, Australia. The ship will be the first Carnival ship to offer trips Down Under since the relaunch of the cruise.
The brilliance of carnivals Departs from Seattle
of Concordia class The brilliance of carnivals had a celebratory send-off from Seattle on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, after officially leaving the region at the close of the Alaska season. The ship began sailing the Alaskan itineraries on May 2 and was the last of the Fun Ships to resume service after the end of the pandemic.
now, The brilliance of carnivals is sailing a Epic 23-Night Trans-Pacific Itinerary to return to Australia, with four ports in Hawaii and two in Fiji en route, as well as 18 days at sea for guests to fully enjoy and explore all the 113,300 gross ton ship has to offer.
The ship’s onboard schedule is packed with activities unique to this once-in-a-lifetime cruise, including a caricaturist, naturalist, knitting classes, comedy workshops, cooking demonstrations, ukulele classes and three formal nights.
The ship will arrive in Sydney on September 30, 2022, the first Carnival cruise ship to welcome guests to Australian waters in nearly 1,000 days.
Amazing Australian itineraries
After returning to her home port in Sydney, The brilliance of carnivals will begin offering a range of itinerary options from 1 October 2022 – a date that coincides with Carnival’s 10th year of operation in Australia. Cruises range from 3 to 12 nights, giving guests plenty of options for quick getaways as well as longer, more immersive journeys.
Shorter getaways are usually cruises to nowhere, offering the best relaxation on board.
Depending on the itinerary, ports of call for longer cruises include Moreton Island, Cairns, Port Douglas, Port Arthur, Dunedin, Mare Island and many other amazing destinations in Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Vanuatu and other ports main.
The brilliance of carnivals is scheduled to remain year-round in Australia until at least June 2024. Future deployments beyond that date have yet to be announced.
Another pleasure cruise in Australia
The brilliance of carnivals won’t be the only Carnival Cruise Line ship to sail Australian waters in the near future.
of which will soon be renamed Bright carnival will be based in Brisbane in November, offering a diverse selection of 3-11 night Australian itineraries and a new experience for travelers to enjoy, visiting popular ports in New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand.
Bright carnival is scheduled to deploy to Alaska in 2023 with various 6-8 night sailings from Seattle, while The brilliance of carnivals will stay in Australia for the whole year.
The end of Alaska’s carnival season
although The brilliance of carnivals has already left Alaskan waters, two Cruise Ships still remain – for now. Carnival’s other two ships sailing to Alaska this summer – part of the cruise line the biggest deployment ever in The Last Frontier – they are The miracle of carnivals AND Spirit of Carnival.
The miracle of carnivals has been sailing longer Alaska offerings from San Francisco, California, and her latest Alaska itinerary is already underway, having departed on Monday, September 5. After the cruise ends, the ship will offer an amazing trip to Hawaii before repositioning in Los Angeles to spend the winter offering cruises on the Mexican Riviera and select Hawaii cruises.
Spirit of Carnival there is only one Alaskan cruise left, a 7-night round-trip itinerary from Seattle that will depart on Tuesday, September 13, to close out the season for Carnival Cruise Line. On September 20, the ship will reposition in Miami to spend the winter offering Caribbean itineraries.
both The miracle of carnivals AND Spirit of Carnival will offer Alaska cruises for the 2023 season, beginning in early May.
