Carnival P_N_R_M_ Is Named (Do you need to buy a vowel?)

Wheel of Fortune co-host Vanna White has officially named Carnival Panorama at Long Beach yesterday in a ceremony befitting her letter-turning day job.

The complete story appeared in the December 11 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Carnival Has Been Cooking up a Surprise Feature

Carnival Panorama was delivered last week and is now crossing the Atlantic on its month-long positioning journey to Long Beach, and word comes that Carnival has been keeping one of the ship's new features a secret.

Carnival Kitchen, a complete kitchen and dining facility, will offer Carnival Panorama's passengers more than 15 onboard cooking classes.

The complete article appeared in the November 14 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - July 18, 2019

CND subscribers also read about:

• Carnival Panorama completing sea trials
• Despite ongoing political unrest in San Juan, Royal Caribbean returned to San Juan today for the first time in three day with the scheduled call of Allure of the Seas
• Seabourn announced a new champagne partner

Details appeared in the July 18 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Carnival Panorama on sea trials this week

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California, Get Your Cameras Ready, and Look Up!

The Carnival Airship, famous in the Southeast after tying up traffic as it flew over major cities earlier this year, is going to California in January to promote the impending arrival of Carnival Panorama on the West Coast.

Like its swing through the Southeast, Californians who look up and snap a photo of the Carnival Airship, they could win prizes, including a Carnival cruise.

Details appeared in the December 10 issue of Cruise News Daily.

Carnival Panorama Launched

Carnival Panorama floated today for the first time at Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard, marking the end of the construction phase. The focus will now turn to interior work for the rest of the time until the ship's delivery in the fall of 2019.

The complete story appeared in the December 6 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

The silver coin welded to the mast during the ceremony

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Say It with Flowers

Carnival's next ship, the 133,500-ton Carnival Panorama is set to debut at the end of next year on the West Coast. Kicking off a year of promotion, Carnival announced participation in a quintessential West Coast event, the Rose Parade.

Of course the float will be built in the shape of Carnival Panorama, complete with the Carnival Airship hovering above it. It will have representations of many of Carnival's signature features

The complete story appeared in the November 27 issue of Cruise News Daily.

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Other Things You'll Want to Know - April 23, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• Carnival announcing the senior officers for Carnival Panorama
• TUI Cruises' 10th anniversary
• New man at the top of Disney Cruise Line
• More of our look around Symphony of the Seas (video below)

Details appeared in the April 23 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Other Things You'll Want to Know - March 21, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• MSC choosing a place and date to christen MSC Bellissima 
• Carnival opening the books for Carnival Panorama
• Seabourn Ovation completing sea trials
• Costa Luminosa straying from the route slightly

Details appeared in the March 21 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Something New for the West Coast

In the first of three news items concerning Carnival on the West Coast, Carnival Cruise Line announced on Saturday that their next Vista-class ship, Carnival Panorama, will be homeported at Long Beach.

It will be the first time in 20 years Carnival has sent a brand-new ship to the West Coast.

The complete story appeared in the February 12 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - January 15, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• Carnival Panorama's keel being laid at Fincantieri's Marghera yard
• A long-distance medevac conducted by the US Coast Guard
• Carnival Cruise Line returning to St. Maarten

Details appeared in the January 15 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Carnival Panorama keel laying

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Carnival Names Third Vista-Class Ship

Carnival Cruise Line has chosen Carnival Panorama as the name for its third Vista-class ship which will enter service in November 2019.

The 133,500-ton ship will be a sister to Carnival Vista, which entered service last year, and Carnival Horizon which will enter service on April 2.

Details appeared in the December 1 edition of Cruise News Daily.