Looks like I will be traveling to Baja California with the Carnival Radiance. Good thing I love Mexican food!
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The 2000-built Carnival Victory cruise ship (“Carnival Radiance” since 2021) is the third/last of the Destiny-class CCL liners – with sisterships Destiny-Sunshine and Triumph-Sunrise. In 2021, after a major drydock refurbishment in Cadiz Spain (at the cost of USD 200 million), Carnival Victory was renamed “Carnival Radiance”. The boat’s new homeport and cruise itineraries were announced in November 2018.
The vessel (IMO number 9172648) is currently Panama-flagged (MMSI 355263000) and registered in Colon.
Due to the Coronavirus crisis, the Carnival Victory-Radiance drydock project was first delayed by 2 months, then further postponed (CruiseMinus). As result, Carnival Radiance’s Inaugural Cruise was initially rescheduled for June 24, 2020 (4-day roundtrip from NYC to Kings Wharf Bermuda) and later for November 5 (6-day Eastern Caribbean from Port Canaveral Florida).
Carnival Radiance was taken out of service in 2020-2021. Carnival Victory was unofficially renamed “Carnival Radiance” on September 23, 2021, in Cadiz. The official chirstening ceremony will be held in Port Long Beach.
The Inaugural Cruise is currently planned for December 13, 2021 (out of LA-Long Beach CA).
History – construction and ownership
Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) is a US shipping company, trademarked brand and subsidiary of Carnival Corporation (shipowner). CCL was founded in 1972 as an independent company by Ted Arison (1924-1999, co-founder of NCL Norwegian). Carnival Cruise Lines has Corporation’s largest fleet as both the number of vessels and GT tonnage (ship sizes and capacities). CCL has over 1/5 of the cruise industry’s worldwide market.