Fiesta Marina Cruises

Fiesta Marina Cruises

Former type	Cruise line
Industry	Transportation
Fate	Brand discontinued
Founded	1993
Defunct	1994
Headquarters	Miami, Florida
Products	Cruises

Fiesta Marina Cruises was an experimental short-lived subsidiary cruise line of Carnival Cruise Lines. The cruise line was marketed toward the Latin/Spanish-speaking population, residing in the United States and abroad. The cruise line sailed out of San Juan, Puerto Rico and Caracas, Venezuela. The cruise line operated only one ship, the Fiesta Marina. The ship was named in Miami, Florida on October 18, 1993. The cruise line was a total marketing failure and was dissolved in September 1994. The Fiesta Marina was sold to Epirotiki Cruises to sail as the Olympic. In 2007, the Carnival Corporation started a joint-partnership with the Orizonia Corporación to start a new cruise line called Iberocruceros. Just like Fiesta Marina, the new cruise line was marketed toward the Latin/Spanish-speaking population. The cruise line operated out of South America and Europe, independently from Carnival, but was managed by Costa Cruises. Iberocruceros was closed in 2014 and its ships transferred to Costa or elsewhere.

Former fleet

Ship	Year Built	Sailed for Fiesta Marina	Gross Tonnage	Flag	Notes	Image
Fiesta Marina	1956	1993–1994	31,500 GT	Panama	Renamed using the same Carnival Cruise Lines funnel livery. She was the former Carnival Cruise ship Carnivale. She was also previously known as the Empress of Britain, and the Queen Anna Maria . Later became the Olympic and The Topaz. She was sold for scrap in 2008.	200px