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Yes, it would make more sense to move Deliziosa and Diadema over and have Magica and Serena fill in. They had to cancel 6 months of Diadema sailings, so I don't think the downgrade would be a problem. There would be a problem with this though. Deliziosa does a world cruise, and I don't know if Magica or Serena could fill in, maybe. After looking at Deliziosa's world cruise, here are a few things I noted: - It starts in early January so this change would have to happen soon, it can't switch cruise lines mid cruise -It goes through Panama Canal. Deliziosa can fit in the old locks, Magica and Serena can't. They can fit in the new ones, but I don't know if switching which locks this cruise goes into is a problem Maybe it is better for Serena and Diadema to come to Carnival. That would keep Deliziosa doing the world cruise and emliminate a one ship class in Costa. or/and Delizosa could switch to Carnival and take its world cruise with it. Maybe a Carnival Deliziosa world cruise would sell better than a Costa Deliziosa one

Also good to note that Costa Magica (destiny class) and Costa Serena (concord... fine Splendor class) aren't in service and there are no cruises planned for them in the future. All the ships in the Costa fleet except the Vista and excel class ships were designed by Joe Farcus so I don't know how Italian they are. Magica and Serena I think are next to the Carnival fleet but maybe with a Luminosa type refurbishment

Just thinking out loud, I wonder what a Fantasy class with all balconies would look like Anyone have good rendering skills?

I think they are trying to advertise these as Italian ships so much that they need the Costa funnels to remind everyone of the ships's Italian heritage. A complete conversion would kind of drop the Italian part and loose the excitement of doing "Carnival Fun Italian Style" I am glad they are replacing Costa with Carnival in the name because they will be Carnival ships in the Carnival fleet, just different (Italian) Also I'm thinking this coming week for itineraries, usually they come out a week after the sign up

I really like the Carnival Venezia and Carnival Firenze plans and livery, I think they did a very good job. Also, usually when there is a sign up, the itineraries are released the next week so I am hoping that is true for this too.

I would think Italy, it would make the most sense since they are making a big deal that the ships are Italian

Yes, in my post I meant called Carnival Venezia and Carnival Firenze

I called it before, but no one believed me. Now everyone can see that they will be Carnival Venezia and Carnival Firenze.

It said new deployment to be announced soon. I think that Magica and Serena would be the first ships to be transferred.

I don't think Elation and Paradise will be retired until the end of the decade or farther. Some people automatically think that Elation and Paradise are old because they are in the Fantasy class, but they are a lot newer then the oldest Fantasy class

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Hold on, other cruise lines can buy them. Elation and Paradise don't have to be scrapped

I wasn't fortunate enough to sail on her, thank you to all who have posted pictures. I really wish I could have gone on Carnival Ecstasy

Everyone knows where Los Angles is but maybe not Long Beach, so they put both.

Wait a day or 2 more and then if it hasn't come then use the link or call.

Global Dream is only the biggest by passenger capacity, not size. Oasis class is still bigger.

That looks amazing! Do you have any good name ideas?

What I would like better is if Costa was dissolved into Carnival, all the ships are in the same classes as the Carnival ships so they would be similar and work well

I read more articles and they said it would go to the US. I agree with you with it being asian and all, but the us is just what I saw.

Carnival Ecstasy has departed on its last cruise before it gets scrapped. It is a 5 day from Mobile to Cozumel and Progreso. I wish I had the chance to go on this ship but I wasn't able to. We can still experience the Fantasy ships with Elation and Paradise. Who would have thought 3 years ago there would be only 2 fantasy class ships left? One thing that could have been nice was for Carnival to do a final tour around the east coast so people like me could see it. But let's face it, they don't really care about me seeing for the last time. One of the saddest things about Ecstasy leaving the fleet is that it is in excellent condition. If you have any memories and/or pictures of Carnival Ecstasy, please share.

I heard this as well

They could also completely converted to Carnival ships and then if the Europe market picks up, then they can go back and still be Carnival ships

Yes, I was saying that Ecstasy should go there after it leaves the fleet on October 15, 2022.

I don't want any more ships to be sold. I think that Ecstasy is good for Margaritaville but everyone else might disagree, including Margaritaville. I don't get why they have only 2 night cruises to the same place over and over again

Not Elation and Paradise! 😰