with a The current fleet consists of 27 shipsCarnival Cruise Line will add two more ships to its growing Fun Cruises family.
Originally announced in June 2024 pacific adventure and Pacific Encounter Part of Australia’s P&O Cruise Lines will be absorbed by Carnival Corporation. Although P&O Cruises Australia is part of Carnival Corp. & plc, the Australian brand is being closed and merged into the Carnival Cruise Line brand.
The two vessels will undergo refurbishment in a two-week wet dock in March 2025.
Shortly after these improvements and name changes, these cruise ships will begin offering cruise services to the Australian market.
pacific adventure will be renamed carnival adventure, and Pacific Encounter will be renamed Carnival encounter. Both ships were originally built as Grand class ships.
carnival adventure
Originally named golden princess Before joining P&O Cruises Australia, he worked at Princess Cruises. carnival adventure The ship has a gross tonnage of 109,000 tons and can carry 2,600 passengers.
The ship is expected to receive technology upgrades as well as a Carnival rebranding and will operate with Carnival’s Hub app.
carnival adventure The home port will be at Sydney, Australiaalongside sister ships Carnival splendor.
Carnival encounter
Carnival encounterinitially star princess For Princess Cruises before transferring to P&O Pacific Encounterwill continue like her sister ship as a 109,000 gross ton, 2,600 passenger ship carnival adventure.
Encounter will receive the same technical and branding updates as Adventure and will feature Brisbane, Australiaoffering flights to the region year-round.
Ship updates
While we don’t have many details yet on what additions and renovations will be taking place during the two-week renovation, Carnival did reveal some onboard features For both boats.
- Carnival “Happy Squad”: The onboard entertainment team will bring the fun with comedy shows, organize lively deck parties, and host engaging games.
- Turtle Kids Club: A new child care service for children under two that includes activities such as arts and crafts, story time, dance and sensory play.
- Classic carnival fun: Look forward to the “Build-A-Bear” workshops familiar to Carnival passengers, children’s congas, and an ’80s-themed “Rock and Glow” night.
Despite the rebranding, the ships will retain some of the much-loved P&O Cruises Australia experience.
Guests can still visit the Byron Beach Club, Edge Adventure Park, dine at Luke Mangan’s Luke’s Bar & Grill, dine at Angelo’s and Dragon Lady and watch the Blanc de Blanc show.
This fusion ensures a new Carnival style combined with classic Australian cruise elements.
Carnival presence in Australia
Although Carnival Corporation has ended operations with P&O Cruises in Australia, Carnival Cruise Lines continues operations with its predecessor cruise line.
Carnival expects to welcome more than 600,000 cruise passengers on its ships in Sydney and Brisbane in 2025 alone.
With these ships, Carnival Cruise Line will have four ships serving the South Pacific market. This includes those in Sydney Carnival splendor and Carnival Luminosa In addition to the newly renamed vessel joining its fleet, the vessel also sails seasonally from Brisbane.
