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Story summary
- Carnival Cruises will withdraw Carnival Adventure and Carnival Luminosa from Australia in March 2028.
- Carnival Encounter and Carnival Splendor will remain operating in Australia.
- A decades-old exemption allowing ships to bypass Australian labour laws was extended, adding new worker protections.
- ABC News investigation reported crew claims of 12-hour days, medical neglect, unsafe water and wages under $3 per hour.
- Carnival denied the crew allegations.