Carnival Sends Spirit To China
by Daniel McCarthy /The Carnival Spirit docked in San Diego. Photo: BrokenSphere.
The Carnival Spirit will be the first Carnival Cruise Line ship to sail out of China, Carnival Cruise Line president Christine Duffy announced this week.
The Spirit, which was set to homeport year-round in Sydney in 2018, will instead spend time in Shanghai during Australia’s winter season.
The Spirit wasn’t the first choice to test the waters in China for Carnival. The Carnival Miracle was supposed to relocate to China next year and the Carnival Splendor the year after, but Carnival delayed entry into China until 2018.
Duffy said the ship is best for the market because of its availability and location—it is scheduled to go into dry dock in Singapore in autumn 2018.
The Spirit is still set to return to Australia after 2018.