Could this mean that Carnival/Cunard finally figured out that a Vista Class
ship is not suitable for Cunard? Maybe they are finally seeing the big
picture? No word on *if* the "new" QUEEN VICTORIA will be an entirely new
class of ship. We only know she will be "enhanced".

Ernie


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Cruise operator Carnival to restructure UK capacity

Monday April 5, 8:53 am ET


Cruise operator Carnival to restructure UK capacity
Monday April 5, 8:53 am ET


LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) - The world's biggest cruise group, Carnival
Corp/Plc (London:CCL.L - News; NYSE:CCL - News), said on Monday it would
start operating two new luxury ships over the next three years, as it
announced a restructuring of its UK capacity.

The firm said the Queen Victoria ship being built at Italy's Fincantieri
Marghera Yard for its Cunard Line brand would now be transferred to P&O
Cruises and renamed as Arcadia. The new Arcadia is scheduled to enter
service in April 2005.

It said Cunard Line had ordered an enhanced Queen Victoria, also to be built
by Fincantieri, and scheduled to enter service in January 2007.

Carnival operates 12 cruise brands in the U.S., Europe and Australia
including Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises,
Seabourn Cruise Line, Windstar Cruises, AIDA, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line,
Ocean Village, P&O Cruises, Swan Hellenic, and P&O Cruises Australia.
(reporting by Santosh Menon