Of the new deployment highlights is Carnival Luminosa’s first-ever season homeporting in San Francisco in 2026. The voyages will begin with a 22-day transpacific voyage from Brisbane, Australia, to San Francisco in April 2026, featuring destinations like Fiji, Tahiti, Moorea, and Honolulu before arriving in California.

Carnival Sunshine will arrive at the terminal for its first cruise on Feb. 11, said the director of Norfolk’s Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center. This will be the start of year-round

After the tragic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, both Carnival and Royal Caribbean used Norfolk, Virginia as a temporary port. That was a reasonable solution with Baltimore's port being closed but it was a logistical challenge for many passengers who had booked planning to leave from one port to have their cruise moved to another.

Carnival Cruise Line has concluded its largest UK travel agent ship visit programme. Between June and August 2024, the line hosted 250 agents on board Carnival Legend with a ship tour and lunch at the Lido restaurant.