A large white Costa cruise ship with a prominent yellow funnel marked with a blue 'C' is docked in a calm harbor. The ship features multiple rows of balconies and windows under a partly cloudy sky during late afternoon or early morning light.

Carnival

Carnival Luminosa

Hawaii

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Trip Details

Departs: September 17, 2027

Returns: October 2, 2027

Departure Port: San Francisco

Ship: Carnival Luminosa

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Your Ship

Carnival Luminosa

Costa's ship of light, handed to Carnival in 2022, and now the one that sails to Alaska from San Francisco

Aboard

  • Built by Fincantieri at Marghera and delivered May 1, 2009 as Costa Luminosa
  • Christened at Genoa alongside Costa Pacifica in a two-ship ceremony that took a Guinness record
  • Fernando Botero's bronze Reclining Woman, over eleven feet long, stands in the atrium
  • The first of three Costa ships transferred to Carnival, handed over September 8, 2022
  • Converted in dry dock at Palermo and first sailed for Carnival from Brisbane on November 6, 2022
  • Keeps her Costa-era golf simulator, putting green and thalassotherapy pool

Ashore

Where You Stop

Hilo

Honolulu

Kahului

Ensenada

Hawaii

Hawaii

Four islands, one week, and no inter-island flights, the only way to see Hawaii properly without spending half the vacation in airport lines.

Best Time to Go
Year-round; April to May and September to October are quietest
Typical Length
7 nights inter-island, or 14 to 17 round-trip from the mainland
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