{"id":610,"date":"2023-03-29T05:12:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T05:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/?p=610"},"modified":"2025-06-18T04:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T04:53:06","slug":"european-brands-keep-up-with-carnivals-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/news\/carnival-cruise-line\/european-brands-keep-up-with-carnivals-momentum","title":{"rendered":"European brands keep up with Carnival&#8217;s momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/carnival-cruise-lines\">Carnival<\/a> Corporation&#8217;s first quarter earnings call and business update, Josh Weinstein said, &#8220;The wave season has been phenomenal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was the end of February that Weinstein said had been the best for bookings, and it has continued into March.<\/p>\n<p>He stated, &#8220;We continue to break new booking records every week in North America for our Carnival brand.&#8221; For the past six months, booking volumes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/destinations\/north-america\">North America<\/a> have surpassed 2019 levels.<\/p>\n<p>Carnival Venezia, recently renamed Costa Venezia, is an example of the new Carnival Italian Style concept.<\/p>\n<p>She is scheduled to start revenue service from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/departure-ports\/new-york-city\">New York<\/a> from June after undergoing her Carnival conversion to Navantia. In the third quarter, Weinstein reported that the vessel was closer to 100 percent occupancy.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Weinstein said that demand for the company&#8217;s European brands had increased as well.<\/p>\n<p>A recovery cycle is catching up to it in comparison to the U.S. market. In all regions, demand is improving.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As a result of strong close in demand and a lengthening of the booking curve, European brands saw record booking volumes in the first quarter, according to Weinstein.<\/p>\n<p>Asia is about two years behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/destinations\/australia\">Australia<\/a> in terms of the recovery cycle. 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