Carnival Venezia Loses Its Costa Yellow Funnel for Carnival Red, White and Blue
If you are booked on Carnival Venezia, expect a red, white, and blue funnel, still straight rather than a whale tail. The Italian-themed interiors and amenities remain, and Carnival has confirmed no change to the onboard experience. Carnival Firenze still has its yellow funnel, and the line has not said whether it will be repainted. If the Fun Italian Style branding matters to you, check Carnival's website before booking, since the line still advertises it.
My read is that this repaint is the clearest sign yet that Carnival Venezia is a Carnival ship for the long haul. The funnel kept its Costa yellow from the 2023 transfer until October 9, 2026, so the change came only after the move from New York to Port Canaveral. The article gives no reason for the timing, and I won't invent one. The Costa nostalgists lose, since one Reddit user said they wished the ship had gone back to Costa. The fleet-uniformity crowd wins, though some commenters still want a whale tail. The Reddit chatter says Fun Italian Style is gone, but the branding is still on the hull and advertised on Carnival's website, so I would treat that talk as speculation. The ironic twist is a Carnival repaint that still isn't Carnival enough for some fans. If you sail Firenze, I would not assume its yellow funnel is safe, but Carnival has not said either way.