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8 nights · 3 ports
round-trip · Brisbane
CarnivalCarnival Luminosa
Carnival Luminosa Jan 15, 2028
8-Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia
4.2 out of 5, Gangwaze Score™
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The Gangwaze Score blends how cruisers rate this ship, how they rate this sailing, the ship’s latest CDC health inspection, the safety of its ports, and how today’s fare compares with its recent average.
- Cruiser satisfaction
- Very good
- Ship health
- Excellent
- Port safety
- Good
- Value
- Fair
Aboard Carnival Luminosa · Departing January 15, 2028 from the Port of Brisbane, Australia.
You'll depart Brisbane on Saturday, January 15, 2028 for your 8-Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia round-trip cruise vacation aboard Carnival's Carnival Luminosa.
Your itinerary includes visits to New Caledonia, where you'll explore Lifou Isle and Noumea, and Vanuatu, where you'll explore Mystery Island. Your trip has four sea days to enjoy everything the Carnival Luminosa has to offer.
Your ship ranks #25 among Carnival's 31 ships by size and is about as new as the fleet average, having launched in 2009.
Current pricing for this sailing starts at $114 per passenger, per night, up 2% vs. our tracked average.
// 01 · About the ship
Carnival Luminosa
Ship OverviewCarnival
Carnival · Spirit class
CHRISTENED
2009
STATEROOMS
1,130
TONNAGE
92,720GT
▼ 23.5% BELOWvs avg 121,145
YEAR BUILT
2009
FLEET AVERAGEvs avg 2009
LENGTH
963ft
▼ 3.0% BELOWvs avg 992 ft
PASSENGERS
2,826cruisers
▼ 32.0% BELOWvs avg 4,158
Carnival Luminosa is a Spirit-class ship built in 2009, the #25 ship in the Carnival fleet by size, with 12 passenger decks. She began life as Costa Luminosa, and a September 2022 dry dock in Palermo gave her a red, white and blue hull, Carnival décor, the RedFrog Rum Bar and Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse. The rum bar sits by the Lido Pool under the retractable Sliding Sky Dome, with Pizzeria del Capitano and Ol Fashioned BBQ nearby. Adults can retreat aft to the Serenity Pool and Serenity Bar. Evenings bring shows in the grand Luminosa Theater, cocktails at the Alchemy Bar and singalongs at Piano Bar 88. Kids have Camp Ocean, teens get Circle C and Club O2, and Sports Square adds a ropes course.
With four sea days on this sailing, there's time for Luminosa Theater, Altair Nightclub and Sliding Sky Dome.
// 02 · Port by Port
Your Itinerary
Carnival LuminosaJanuary 15 to January 23, 2028Round-trip Brisbane
- DAY 2 · SUN, JAN 16
At sea
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- DAY 3 · MON, JAN 17
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- DAY 4 · TUE, JAN 18
Lifou Isle
New Caledonia- ARRIVES
- 8:00 AM
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- 5:00 PM
- DAY 5 · WED, JAN 19
Mystery Island
Vanuatu- ARRIVES
- 8:00 AM
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- 5:00 PM
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- 8:00 AM
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- 5:00 PM
- DAY 7 · FRI, JAN 21
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- DAY 8 · SAT, JAN 22
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// 03 · Cruise price
Cruise Price & Tracking
Carnival LuminosaJanuary 15, 2028
The most recent price for this sailing starts at $908 ($114 per night) for an Inside cabin. Compared to the average price of $891 ($112 per night), this represents a 2% increase. That's $171 more than the lowest of the five dates on this route (Feb 5, 2028).
// Price history · inside
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This cabinAvg $891
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// 04 · Cruise resources
Cruise Resources
To prepare for your Carnival Luminosa January 15, 2028 cruise, here are some helpful tools to get you prepared and excited for your vacation.
- 01 Ship Tracking Check the Carnival Luminosa's current location. Track where it's coming from and where the ship is headed.
- 02 Cruise Director See the Carnival cruise directors who host the Carnival Luminosa.
- 03 Roll Call See who else is sailing on the Carnival Luminosa on Jan 15, 2028, and join the roll call.
- 04 Deck Plans Explore every deck of the Carnival Luminosa, with the venues and cabins on each.
// 05 · Other sailings
This itinerary - other options
Same ports, more choices. Compare other Carnival Luminosa dates for the 8-Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia route, or see which other ships sail a similar trip.
More Carnival Luminosa options - 8-Night Vanuatu & New Caledonia
Below, you'll find any available dates for this same Vanuatu & New Caledonia itinerary on the Carnival Luminosa.
- Carnival LuminosaJan 30,2027$759 $95/n$149 less
- Carnival LuminosaDec 3,2027$807 $101/n$101 less
- Carnival LuminosaDec 29,2027$1,171 $147/n$263 more
- Carnival LuminosaJan 15,2028$908 $114/nThis sailing
- Carnival LuminosaFeb 5,2028$737 $93/n$171 less
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