Costa Luminosa will be renamed Carnival Luminosa. Photo: Carnival Corp.
Carnival Cruise Line will take ownership of Costa Luminosa in September 2022. The ship will be renamed Carnival Luminosa and will be based in Brisbane, Australia from November to April 2023, before repositioning in Alaska in May 2023 and then returning to Australia in Autumn 2023 The acquisition is an update to previously announced plans to acquire Costa Magica, which will now remain with the Costa Cruises fleet.
Luminosa is a sister ship to the four Spirit-class ships already sailing for Carnival (Miracle, Legend, Pride, Spirit). It accommodates up to 2,826 guests.
“With our entire fleet back in guest operations and the pent-up demand for Carnival we’re seeing every week on our ships, the chance to expand with Luminosa and then the arrival of the Carnival Party in November offers our guests more many choices and new ways to enjoy a Carnival vacation,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “Our Spirit-class ships are very popular with our guests and Luminosa will be a great addition given the large number of balcony cabins, which make her an ideal ship for this deployment.”
Given the timeline to prepare Carnival Luminosa for Carnival service, the ship will not undergo a full refit. It will get some “modest upgrades,” but won’t have all the Funship 2.0-branded spaces found on the rest of Carnival’s fleet.
Brisbane based itineraries to be announced soon.
