Carnival Panorama made a stop in Manila, Philippines this morning, marking the first time the cruise line has ever visited the country.
The Carnival Cruise Line vessel is fresh out of dry dock and currently on a 25-day sailing that started in Singapore and will end in Long Beach, California on November 5.
The Vista-class ship is on a Carnival Journey sailing, which is a longer duration cruise that allows for visits to unique ports of call.
Cruise ship Carnival Panorama docks in Manila with 3,600 passengers. There are 1,400 crew, 400 of which are Filipinos.
This is the first Carnival Cruise vessel to make a stopover in the Philippines. pic.twitter.com/ZnLLbadFUJ
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This is the seventh day of Carnival Panorama’s cruise after the ship has taken passengers to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Borneo, Malaysia. Other ports of call that will be visited include Guam and Honolulu before the ship will make its transpacific journey back to the U.S.
During its visit to Manila, a commemoration event was held on the ship that was attended by the captain and the ship’s officers.
With the Philippines representing about 30% to 40% of the crew on a cruise ship, this visit allowed many of the ship’s hard working crew to reconnect with their home country that is rich in heritage and culture.
Carnival Cruise Line celebrates its first-ever visit to the Philippines with Carnival Panorama arriving at the South Harbor’s Eva Macapagal Super Terminal earlier today.
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There are over 100,000 Filipino workers across the cruise industry, and out of Carnival Panorama’s crew of 1,400, 400 are from the Philippines.
Although the ship was only in port for a few hours, many of the crew were able to meet with their families, some even being welcomed onto the ship for a short time.