Brisbane cruise ships dock: Luminosa, Quantum of the Seas
Two ocean liners now call Brisbane home as the state’s cruise industry gets back to business with the city’s new international terminal.
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A boatload of fun has docked in Queensland, with the new Carnival Luminosa cruise ship and Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas now calling Brisbane home.
Luminosa stretches over 290m and features 12 decks that can hold more than 2200 guests and almost 1000 crew members.
Upon arrival to the Brisbane international terminal, the ship’s windows were decorated to spell out “We
Luminosa will visit a number of Queensland destinations including Airlie Beach and the Great Barrier Reef, helping pump money back into the tourism economy.
Carnival Cruise Line Australia vice president Kara Glamore said the light-up love letter to Queensland was the perfect way to arrive in style.
“ ‘We love Queensland’ seemed like the most appropriate message we could have given the Sunshine State,” she said.
“As many of our fans would know, we’ve been sailing to Queensland for some time, but this is the first opportunity we have been able to deliver a dedicated ship to be home-ported out of Brisbane.
“In our 10 years in Australia, Queenslanders have been very vocal about their love for Carnival, so we wanted to send them a love letter back.”
Luminosa will be the first Carnival ship to sail from Brisbane, with 28 sailings scheduled up until April next year before relocating to Seattle.
Quantum of the Seasdocked in the city on Tuesday and will sail out of Brisbane from this month to April.
Royal Caribbean International vice-president and managing director (Australia and New Zealand) Gavin Smith said Quantum’s Brisbane debut was a significant milestone.
“(The) arrival of Quantum of the Seas into her new home port in Brisbane is the beginning of a new benchmark for family holidays from Queensland and throughout Australia.
“This is a significant day for the industry and Royal Caribbean, and we’d like to thank our loyal guests, suppliers and the wider travel industry in Australia and New Zealand for their unwavering support in the lead-up to this moment and for our successful debut in Queensland.”
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