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A look at the theming throughout, lots of blue and those blue glass bulbs are all over. You can see the color and waves of the carpeting and more

Oh, Category 5 Ilsa has landed in Northern Western Australia 288kph winds Now down to Cat 3

Forward, backward....whatever

Show you some of the theming BTW, clocks are back one hour from departure. The general color palette is blue and the sea.... These blue lights/bulbs carries throughout the ship. Carpets are ocean waves in one form or another.

Morning from BFE South Pacific Casino's nice

BUT....the cabin doors are not steel or are so thin, magnets don't stick I had to use tape on cabin door

Oh...while in line to check in, noticed a hat a man was wearing, Latitude Margaritaville in Daytona Beach, Florida. Asked if he lived there, said yes....we live literally across the street in another development and shop the same Publix That's what are the odds small world schnit there....

John Heald Poster based in the United Kingdom · · Well what an auspicious day it is for the guests and the crew of the Carnival Luminosa as she sets sail on her epic journey that departs today ( in fact by the time many of you read this she will already have sailed) and arriving in Seattle, Washington on May 4th. Along the way she will call at: 16 Apr 07:00 - 16:00 Noumea, Grande Terre island, New Caledonia 18 Apr 09:00 - 18:00 Suva, Viti Levu Island, Fiji 21 Apr 09:00 - 21:00 Papeete, Tahiti Island, French Polynesia 22 Apr 07:00 - 17:00 Moorea Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia 28 Apr 09:00 - 23:00 Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii More about the voyage shortly but first let’s take a look at who is on board: Total Guests: 1914 Guests Under 21:36 Blue Card: 387 Red Card: 89 Gold Card: 638 Platinum Card: 606 Diamond Card:180 Guests From: USA: 1729 Australia: 53 Canada: 42 Cleveland, Ohio: 2 So what a voyage this will be and it is fascinating to see so many from the United States have flown all the way to the land Down Under to take this cruise back to Seattle. And look at that, for 387 people this voyage will be their first Carnival experience. Brilliant. Anyway, what a voyage this will be and here to tell you more about it is the Captain of the Carnival Luminosa who took the time to answer a few questions. Take a look: Question Before we talk about the journey from Australia to Seattle can I please ask you about your journey with Carnival Cruise Line. So please introduce yourself and tell us about yourself. Answer My name is Adriano Binacchi and I was born in Italy in 1959. I graduated from maritime school in Gaeta in 1977 and started my career on board Texaco tanker ships in 1978 as a Deck Cadet. In 1988, I left Texaco as 2nd officer and went to work with an Italian tanker shipping company as 1st Officer until 1995. In September 1995, I received a call from CCL to join on board the Ecstasy as 2nd Officer. I was promoted in 1997 to 1st Officer, in 1999 to Safety Officer, in 2002 as Staff Captain and in 2008 I became Captain. In 2012, I sailed the Carnival Spirit from Seattle to Sydney and remained in Sydney on board the Spirit until December 2019. In February 2020, I was assigned on board the Carnival Splendor and due to the pandemic, I was assigned to transport all team members to Indonesia, the Philippines and Mumbai. After that, we transferred to Singapore and then in Dubai. In 2022, I sailed the Splendor from Dubai to Seattle for the Alaskan season. I was then assigned to take the Carnival Luminosa from Costa and proceed to Brisbane. On April 13, I will sail the Carnival Luminosa back to Seattle for the Alaskan season. Question Could you please tell us about the route and itinerary the Ship is taking from Australia to the United States and what are the biggest challenges are going to be for you as Captain Answer As you are aware, we will set sail from Brisbane on April 13th and it will take 22 days before arriving in Seattle. We will call in New Caledonia, Fiji, Tahiti, Hawaii, crossing the dateline which means we will go back 1 day and after departing the last port of Tahiti, we will cross the equator also. I have already crossed that side of the hemisphere many times and I can say the biggest challenge is always the weather conditions. Question Which of the ports are you looking forward to? And do you have a message for the many who will be cruising not only on this trans Pacific and your Alaska season season? Answer Naturally, it will be Tahiti, especially Moorea, where I have already been with the Carnival Spirit in 2012 crossing to Sydney. Looking forward to returning to Honolulu as well as the Alaskan ports. Carnival Luminosa is the latest to be experiencing this kind of itinerary and, in my opinion, she will be a nice ship to sail with. The layout of the ship provides this great opportunity for all on board to enjoy this itinerary whilst at sea with spacious interior lounges with over 60 + windows, the sky dome on lido and many balcony cabins it will be a joy to cruise between these stunning ports and Alaska. ------------------ Thank you Captain, it is wonderful of you to have taken the time to answer these and I am sure you all enjoyed reading that. I also know that the Captain would love to see a message to him and his crew wishing them and of course all the guests bon voyage. Cheers

They say that's what it is, but its a hybrid. Everything is kind of hidden and certainly smaller, keeping in mind we were on Celebration only 2 months ago. Initially I am just gonna drop photos, and then I'll start sectioning and explaining a little more. Give you an example of different, the "Piano Bar" is in the open, not in an enclosed room, literally in a walkway. I'll explain as time goes....getting later here, almost 10pm I predict the first few days will be very slow and mellow as many recover from the brutal jet lag. I also think, based on the clientele, mid-afternoon nappy times will be a little slow too. Most everyone is, in our opinion, 50+ (as are we) Some 40's Couple young couples and I think I have seen a total of maybe 5 kids....8-10'ish? Have not seen teen kids yet.

Takes 3 hours to get to international waters to open casino. Spoke to casino cage manager, says they have a craps table coming, but not sure if in Hawaii or Seattle it'll be installed. It is an odd ship, lots of nooks and crannies to hide and then a $hitton of outdoor deck chairs if you're cool with frying in the sun

On board photo tour. Wifi is being sold day to day, about $15 avg between the packages. I'll provide more details and breakdowns over time, this is just first look stuff BTW - Art Auction is alive and well..... The spa is beautiful

There is NO CRAPS TABLE on Luminosa

There is no craps table

Lots of TV channels. See attached video room was ready when we boarded at 12:30 We had to surrender our passports due to French Polynesian laws. lots of confusion and slow due to, according to check in lady, the swap over from AUS to USA. IMG_2491.mov

Apparently the Australian manure farms is nearby. phew……

Wife made new friends

FYI 1 Cruise Terminal Dr, Pinkenba QLD 4008, Australia

Judge Judy and "The Bold and The Beautiful" soap opera is on down here.....My God, what they must think of Americans

Told ya, pancakes w/ice cream for brekkie Not for us though

Bags tagged. Time for a stroll and brekkie. They have pancakes with ice cream, no lie!

Good morning from Brisbane

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Apparently, Aussies don't play craps. I went into Crown Casino in Perth the other day and while a large casino, not one craps table, but they had roulette out the wazoo. I'll confirm for sure for y'all today on Luminosa

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