Carnival Corporation’s Spanish joint venture cruise line is to launch with three ships.
The Iberocruceros joint venture combines the two vessels run by Spanish partner Orizonia and a vessel from the Carnival group – the 1,486-capacity Celebration.
The fleet will consist of Orizonia’s 1,244-passenger Grand Mistral and 834-passenger Grand Voyager, with Celebration scheduled to enter service in late spring 2008 after a refurbishment. Itineraries will be announced shortly.
The details emerged as Orizonia, Spain’s largest travel company, and Carnival finalised agreements for the previously announced multi-ship cruise brand serving the Spanish market.
Carnival will own three quarters of the joint venture and Orizonia the remaining 25%.
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by Phil Davies
