MIAMI, May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Cruise
Line has announced that the 2,124-passenger Carnival Legend will
reposition to Port Tampa Bay in
October 2019, providing consumers
with an exciting seagoing vacation choice in that market.
Carnival Legend is undergoing an extensive two-week-long dry
dock that is taking place in Portland,
Ore. and is adding a variety of popular food and beverage
concepts. These include Guy's Burger Joint, developed in tandem
with Food Network star Guy Fieri,
the poolside RedFrog Rum Bar and BlueIguana Tequila Bar, and the
Mexican-themed BlueIguana Cantina. Enhancements to Camp
Ocean, a marine-themed kids play area, and Circle "C" catering to
12- to 14-year-olds, as well as the ship's retail shopping outlets,
are also being incorporated.
Following the dry dock, Carnival Legend will operate a summer
2018 schedule of seven-day Alaska
cruises from Seattle, then
reposition to Australia with a
series of departures from Sydney
and Melbourne in the fall and
winter. In summer 2019 she will return to Seattle for another series of seven-day
Alaska cruises before moving to
Tampa in the fall of 2019.
Prior to its Tampa deployment,
Carnival Legend will also operate a series of longer-length
Carnival Journeys voyages in 2019, including a nine-day
Alaska cruise from Vancouver, a 16-day Hawaii voyage from Vancouver and 15-day Panama Canal transit that
begins in Los Angeles and ends in
Tampa, positioning the vessel for
its new schedule from that port.
In addition to visiting some of the world's most beautiful
destinations, guests sailing on Carnival Journeys cruises enjoy
unique on-board activities during which they can sample local
cuisine and enjoy entertainment and cultural opportunities within
the various ports of call. Activities focusing on topics such as
photography, cooking, arts and crafts and celestial navigation,
along with a 1980s-themed "Throwback Sea Day," are also
offered.
"At Carnival, we encourage our guests to Choose Fun and with
these voyages aboard the newly refurbished Carnival Legend we're
providing our guests with a broad spectrum of exciting cruise
options featuring sought-after destinations and unique experiences
ashore," said Christine Duffy,
president of Carnival Cruise Line.
Unique Panama Canal Crossings, Seven-Day Voyages from
Tampa
Following its 2019
Alaska season, Carnival Legend will operate a 15-day Panama Canal
cruise that will begin in Los
Angeles Oct. 12 and end in
Tampa Oct.
27, 2019, positioning the vessel to assume week-long
Caribbean sailings currently
operated by Carnival Miracle which will be positioned to another
homeport to be announced shortly. The 15-day Panama Canal cruise
will feature Cabo San Lucas,
Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala),
Puntarenas (Costa Rica), before
transiting the Panama Canal followed by stops at Cartagena and Santa
Marta (Colombia) and
Grand Cayman.
Carnival Legend's seven-day schedule from Tampa kicks off Oct.
27, 2019 and includes visits to Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Mahogany Bay and Belize or Costa Maya. On Jan. 25, 2020, the ship will also offer a special
eight-day voyage that includes a partial transit of the Panama
Canal as well as port calls at Limon and Grand Cayman.
Carnival Legend will also operate a round-trip 14-day Panama
Canal cruise from Tampa
Dec. 1-15, 2019. The voyage
will feature stops at Cozumel and
Limon (Costa Rica) before transiting the Panama
Canal, then visit Cartagena,
Aruba, Curacao and Grand
Cayman.
Special Nine-Day Alaska, 16-Day Hawaii Voyage
Carnival
Legend will operate a unique nine-day Alaska cruise round-trip from Vancouver Sept. 17-26,
2019, featuring a day-long call at Icy Strait Point, an
unspoiled wilderness area offering some of the best whale and bear
watching in the state and the world's longest zip-line, followed by
an extended sail of Glacier Bay and the popular Alaskan ports of
Sitka, Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan.
The ship will also operate a 16-day Hawaii voyage departing Vancouver Sept.
26 and arriving in Los
Angeles Oct. 12, 2019.
The voyage includes extended visits to four of the Aloha State's
most popular destinations, including Hilo, Maui,
Kona, Kauai, and Honolulu, with opportunities for guests to get
an "up close and personal" look at one of the world's most popular
vacation destinations.
Additional Information and Reservations
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Carnival.com, call 1-800-CARNIVAL, or contact any travel agent.
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About Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line, part
of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is
"The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 26 ships operating
three- to 16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Europe, Cuba,
Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The
line currently has three new ships scheduled for delivery – the
133,500-ton Carnival Panorama set to debut in 2019 and two
as-yet-unnamed 180,000-ton ships in 2020 and 2022.
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