The American cruise group Carnival corporation has announced the decision to incorporate P&O Cruises Australia, the brand dedicated to the Australian market, in the Carnival Cruise Line, which is the main brand of the US group. That will take place in March 2025. "Despite the increase in nearly 25% of Carnival Cruise Line's capacity as of 2019, which includes the transfer of three ships from Costa Cruises - ha explained the CEO of Carnival Corporation, Josh Weinstein - the demand from guests continues to be incredibly sustained. Therefore we are taking advantage of our points force even more significantly by absorbing a brand in our cruise line which is the most famous in the world. In 2019," Weinstein recalled Carnival Cruise Line accounted for 29% of our capacity and when we complete this transfer early next year, Carnival Cruise Line, which is the our highest-performing brand, will be the approximately 35% of our total global capacity. If between the 2019 and 2028 are expected to be lower overall growth 2% in terms of compound annual growth rate, most of the part of it will concern Carnival Cruise Line, which in that period of will grow by about 50%."

As for the suppression of the P&O Cruises Australia brand, Weinstein pointed out that it is "a historic brand with an extraordinary team and - he added - we are extremely proud of all that we have achieved together in Australia and the entire region. However - said the CEO of Carnival Corporation - in Consideration of Reality of the small population of the South Pacific and the significantly higher operational and regulatory costs, We are adapting our approach to provide us with the efficiencies of that we need to continue to deliver an incredible cruise experience to our guests in the region throughout the length of the year. Carnival Corporation & plc - pointed out Weinstein - continues to be engaged in Australia and will continue to to be the largest cruise operator in the region with 19 ships calling at 78 destinations and representing almost 60% of the market'. Weinstein pointed out that, when this will be completed next year, in the Carnival Cruise Line region will have four ships: Carnival Sydney-based Splendor and Carnival Luminosa , which sail seasonally from Brisbane, in addition to their new sister ships Meeting and Adventure.