The Carnival Luminosa in Brisbane, Australia.Carnival Cruise Line
- Carnival Cruise Line has unveiled one of its longest itineraries: a 31-day transpacific cruise.
- The Carnival Luminosa will sail from Brisbane, Australia to Seattle in 2024 starting at $3,450 per person.
Carnival Cruise Line has unveiled one of its longest Carnival Journeys itineraries yet.
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But if you plan to sail on this 31-day cruise, be prepared to spend most of the trip at sea with no ports of call.
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Of the over 150 sailings Carnival currently has available for reservation, 70 are under this "Journeys" segment.
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These vacations are designed to have more unique and longer itineraries.
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The shortest of these cruises are currently 10 days long.
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But this length pales in comparison to the cruise line's newest announcement.
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On February 8, Carnival unveiled a 31-day cruise that will sail from Brisbane, Australia to Seattle in 2024 starting at $3,450 per person.
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On April 1, 2024, the Carnival Luminosa and its travelers will begin the first leg of this sailing with a trip from Australia to Guam.
The Carnival Luminosa in Brisbane, Australia. Carnival Cruise Line
But this first journey won't be a short ride: The trip to Guam will take eight days with no ports of call.
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After a day in Guam, the vessel will sail for another two days before docking in Okinawa, Japan. This will be Carnival's first time in the Japanese prefecture.
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From there, the ship's tour around Japan will continue with stops in Hiroshima, Tokyo, Aomori, and Kushiro with several sailing days in between.
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Then it's another five days at sea — including crossing the international dateline — before hitting the Alaska leg of the trip from day 25 to day 29 …
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… which includes views of the Hubbard Glacier and stops in Anchorage, Juneau, and Ketchikan.
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From Alaska, the ship will then spend its last day at sea before finally docking in Seattle on day 31, concluding the month-long journey across three continents.
Seattle skyline on March 13, 2022. The city is currently experiencing "very unhealthy" air quality levels. John Moore/Getty Images
Like any transoceanic cruise, the 963-foot-long Luminosa will spend over half of this itinerary at sea with no ports of call.
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To help its guests pass the time, the 2,826-guest ship houses six dining venues, five bars, and a pool deck with amenities like water slides.
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The Luminosa is one of Carnival's newest ships. But that doesn't mean the ship itself is new.
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The vessel was originally Costa Cruises' Costa Luminosa before it transitioned to Carnival's fleet in September 2022.
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The ship is currently operating itineraries from Brisbane, Australia.
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This 31-day cruise will allow Carnival to reposition the Luminosa stateside to begin sailings from Seattle.
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