Carnival Cruise Line has announced the addition of two more ships to its fleet by 2023. One will be a third new Excel-class ship following Mardi Gras (2021) and Carnival Celebration (2022), and the other will be a reassigned existing ship.
The extra Excel-class ship joining in late 2023 was originally slated to become an Aida Cruises ship for the German market but has now been shifted to the North American namesake Carnival Corporation brand. Meanwhile, by mid 2022, Costa Cruises’ Costa Magica will also transfer over and be rebranded for Carnival during a dry dock.
“We are excited about these additions to our fleet, which reflect the strong position that Carnival has established in the U.S., the pent-up demand we continue to see for cruise vacations and the overall plans by Carnival Corporation to optimize capacity and growth in key markets,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, in a press release. “While our immediate focus is on our restart of guest operations this summer, this is another cause for excitement at Carnival, and we will be announcing more detailed plans about homeports, itineraries and ship names very soon.”
The two additional ships have yet to be named. They will bring the Carnival fleet to a total of 27 ships.
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