MIAMI — Carnival Cruise Line and ***** Cruises, both part of Carnival Corporation, are teaming up to launch a brand new concept in spring 2023 called ***** by CARNIVAL.

Designed for Carnival’s North American guests, the partnership will see the ***** Venezia join the Carnival fleet next spring to sail from New York. This will be followed by ***** Firenze, arriving in spring 2024 to sail from Long Beach.

Carnival will operate the ships, both of which will marry Carnival’s food and entertainment offerings with *****’s Italian design features.

“***** Venezia and ***** Firenze will bring Carnival’s guests the ambiance and beauty of Italy. We’re going to invite our guests to ‘Choose Fun’ with Carnival, Italian style!” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.

Duffy added that the ships will continue operating their regular ***** itineraries until they are assigned to Carnival for dry dock work and deployment. Deployment and itinerary plans are being finalized, with the Venezia announcement coming soon. ***** will be informing clients who will be impacted by the news.

“This is an exciting opportunity for us to operate two additional beautiful Vista class ships in the U.S. and bring a unique experience to those who love the culture, food and vibe of Italy,” added Duffy. “There are lots of ways we plan to create an immersive fun experience for our guests who choose to sail on these ships, which have beautiful Italian-design elements, dining and retail that will deliver Carnival fun, leveraging the spirit of Italy from our sister line ***** Cruises.”

Mario Zanetti, president of ***** Cruises, said: “We are excited to see these iconic ships make their debut in the U.S. under the leadership and operation of our sister brand. ***** providing the beautiful ship with its Italian design and Carnival delivering fun, Italian style!”

***** Venezia and ***** Firenze are sister ships to Carnival Vista, Carnival Horizon and Carnival Panorama. They all accommodate up to 5,260 guests.