| Brisbane in CCL’s future

CARNIVAL Cruise Line (CCL) recently partnered with The Courier-Mail for the News Corp newspaper’s ‘Future Brisbane’ series, as the cruise line prepares for an exciting 2025 in the Sunshine State.

The Future Brisbane series focused on how to create a tourism legacy for the city, as it prepares to host the 2032 Olympic Games.

The series comes at a time when the cruise line is expanding in Queensland, with the Brisbane-based P&O Australia ship Pacific Encounter to be rebranded Carnival Encounter, as part of CCL’s takeover of the brand in Mar (CW 04 Jun).

Encounter will continue to be based in Brisbane all year, with sister ship Carnival Luminosa joining her over the summer.

Members of the CCL sales team also recently travelled to Texas to meet 100 local travel advisors, hoping to entice more Americans to fly to Queensland for a cruise.

“The Brisbane International Cruise Terminal is world class and data shows the Queensland cruise economy is booming,” CCL Vice President Kara Glamore said.

“Carnival will contribute $800 million to the Queensland economy over the next year, and we are so excited for [2025].”

The Future Brisbane series culminated in a lunch at The Star Brisbane on Fri, where The Courier-Mail hosted lively discussions on the planning for the Olympics, in front of a crowd of around 400 people. MS

Pictured are The Courier-Mail Editor Chris Jones, Brisbane Mayor Adrian Shrinner, Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells, and Premier David Crisafulli.