Pinoy crew reunites with families as Carnival Panorama cruise visits PHL

Carnival Cruise Line (CCL) celebrated its first-ever visit to the Philippines, with Carnival Panorama arriving at the South Harbor’s Eva Macapagal Super Terminal in Manila.

The ship’s top officers, Captain Luca Lazzarino, Chief Engineer Stefano Gazzolo, and Hotel Director Hector Groves, led the commemoration activity along with local dignitaries and representatives of Cruise Administration Services, Inc. and Open Sea Crewing Agency, Inc. 

Carnival Panorama’s visit to Manila is part of its 25-day Transpacific Carnival Journeys cruise from Singapore to Long Beach, California. Carnival Journeys are a limited series of special, longer sailings that provide guests with unique travel experiences.

Measuring 1,055 feet in length and with a capacity of 4,000 guests and 1,450 crew members, Carnival Panorama is based in Long Beach, California. In August, Carnival Panorama embarked on an 18-day Carnival Journey from Long Beach to Yokohama, Japan, which included stops in Alaska.

The ship’s Philippines visit gives guests a quick glimpse of the historic city of Manila and allows the vessel’s crew members to go ashore and spend some time with their families. A marching band and Ati-Atihan dancers welcomed guests and crew as they disembarked.

The ship also welcomed the families of Filipino crew members, giving them a glimpse of life on board.