Carnival Luminosa To Debut November 2022: Features Carnival Will Add To This Ship During The Dry-Dock Transformation & Common Questions

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            The Carnival Luminosa is scheduled to start sailing for Carnival Cruise Line in November 2022 from Brisbane, Australia. Prior to joining Carnival Cruise Line the ship was the Costa Luminosa and sailed for Costa Cruises since 2009. In September 2022 the Costa Luminosa will be officially transferred to Carnival Cruise Line and a dry-dock will take place.
​         Due to the short length of time before entering service, Carnival is keeping much of the Costa architecture onboard. The ship's Costa funnel will be kept onboard, but repainted red, white, & blue. This funnel will be similar to the original Mardi Gras, Carnivale, and Festivale. On the interior of the ship Carnival will be making some changes in order to adapt or add some Carnival features that can be added in a limited amount of time. 
                     The goal of this post is to share some of the features that are expected to be added during the Carnival Luminosa's dry-dock as well as answer common questions about the Carnival Luminosa. 

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Some Carnival Cruise Features The Ship Is Expected To Receive In Dry-Dock Before Setting Sail: 

The released Carnival Luminosa deck plan show the Carnival branded areas that are going to be onboard when the Carnival Luminosa begins sailing in November 2022. Below is a list by deck of some of the areas guests can expect on the Carnival Luminosa: 

Deck 2 -  

• Ocean Plaza & Bar 
• Bonsai Sushi Express 
• The Warehouse (Arcade) 
• Art Gallery
• Piano Bar 88 

Deck 3 -  

• Limelight Lounge
• JavaBlue Cafe & Cherry On Top 
• Circle C 
• Dreams Studio 
• Alchemy Bar

Deck 9 -  

• Cloud 9 SPA
• Red Frog Rum Bar 
• Carnival Deli 
• Pizzeria Del Capitano 
• Ol' Fashioned BBQ
• Serenity Adults Only Retreat 

Deck 10 - 

• Camp Ocean
• Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse 
• Club 02 

Common Carnival Luminosa Questions: 

Will the Carnival Luminosa have a traditional Carnival style "whale tail" funnel?
When the Carnival Lumionosa debuts in November 2022 the ship will not have a traditional funnel. Based on Carnival's renderings of the ship the old Costa funnel will be re-painted red, white, and blue. However, the ship is expected to receive the blue Carnival hull livery based on the renderings published by Carnival. 

Is the Carnival Luminosa going to have Playlist Productions shows?
Playlist Productions is scheduled to be installed on the Carnival Luminosa. Carnival's website shows the Carnival Luminosa will receive scenic Playlist Productions. 

​Will Carnival Luminosa have Guy's Burger Joint or the Blue Iguana Cantina?
The Carnival Luminosa is not scheduled to debut with Guy's Burger Joint or the Blue Iguana Cantina. Instead the Carnival Luminosa's Lido Pool area will have a "Grill" line. The menu options that will be available through the "Grill" lines is not yet announced. These popular Fun Ship 2.0 features may be installed in a later dry-dock.

For More Information About The Carnival Luminosa:
​Carnival Luminosa's Page On Carnival's Website:  Click Here To View
​Carnival's Press Release About Carnival Luminosa:  Click Here To View 
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