Ever wonder how many cruise ships Carnival has?
Before the pandemic, Carnival Cruises had one of the largest fleets of cruise ships: 24 ships. But that’s just under the Carnival Cruises brand.
Carnival owns nearly half the market
Carnival Cruise Line (CCL) owns several other cruise lines, including Princess Cruises, Holland America Cruises, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia & UK), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, and Cunard.
Between all 9 brands, Carnival owns 91 ships
- Carnival Cruises – 24 ships
- Princess Cruises – 16 ships
- Holland America Cruises – 10 ships
- Seabourn Cruises – 5 ships
- P&O Cruises Australia – 3 ships
- P&O Cruises UK – 6 ships
- Costa Cruises – 10 ships
- AIDA Cruises – 14 ships
- Cunard – 3 ships
Coronavirus pandemic hit cruise lines hard financially
Since the pandemic’s financial downturn, Carnival announced it will part with 13 ships so far.
Due to the upkeep and fuel costs of older ships, Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald told The Points Guy, “absolutely, there will be an acceleration of retirement of ships. There’s no question about that. I’d go so far as to say it’s highly probable you’re going to see some ships actually scrapped as opposed to just moving to secondary or tertiary markets.”
Selling ships to other cruise lines may be challenging in this climate. Many smaller cruise lines collapsed under the financial pressure. Scrapped means they would be disassembled for the value of the parts.
Confirmed sales
So far, Carnival Corp. confirmed the sale of:
- Carnival Fascination – sold, refurbished in China, renamed Century Harmony
- Carnival Fantasy – scrapped
- Carnival Imagination – scrapped
- Carnival Inspiration – scrapped
- Rotterdam (Holland America) – sold to Fred Olsen Cruises
- Amsterdam (Holland America) – sold to Fred Olsen Cruises
- Maasdam (Holland America) – sold to Seajets ferry
- Veendam (Holland America) – sold to Seajets ferry
- Pacific Dawn (P&O Australia) – sold to floating community Ocean Builders Central
- Pacific Aria (P&O Australia) – sold to Seajets ferry
- P&O Oceana (P&O UK) – sold to Seajets ferry
- Pacific Princess (Princess Cruises) – sold to Azamara Cruises
- Sun Princess (Princess Cruises) – sold to floating community in China
- Sea Princess (Princess Cruises) – sold to floating community in China
- Costa Atlantica – sold CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping
- Costa neoRomantica – sold to Celestyal Cruises
- Costa Victoria – scrapped
- Costa Mediterranea – sold CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping
- AIDAcara – sold to Russian company, renamed Astoria Grande
Here is a list of all of the cruise ships Carnival has in their fleet currently:
Vista Class (newest)
- Carnival Horizon
- Carnival Vista
Dream Class
- Carnival Breeze
- Carnival Magic
- Carnival Dream
Fantasy Class
- Carnival Ecstasy
- Carnival Sensation
- Carnival Elation
- Carnival Paradise
Sunshine Class
- Carnival Sunshine
Triumph Class
- Carnival Triumph
- Carnival Victory
Conquest Class
- Carnival Conquest
- Carnival Glory
- Carnival Valor
- Carnival Liberty
- Carnival Freedom
Splendor Class
- Carnival Splendor
Spirit Class
- Carnival Spirit
- Carnival Pride
- Carnival Legend
- Carnival Miracle
Excellence Class
- Mardi Gras
Carnival’s future ships
Carnival’s new flagship, Mardi Gras, took her maiden voyage on August 7, 2021.
The next Excellence class ship, Carnival Celebration, will set sail in 2022.
Cunard expects a fourth ship to join their fleet in 2022.
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