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| Ship | Class | Guests | In service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnival Firenze | Firenze | 4,126 | 2024 |
| Carnival Jubilee | Excel | 2023 | |
| Carnival Venezia | Venezia | 2023 | |
| Carnival Celebration | Excel | 2022 | |
| Carnival Luminosa | Vista Spirit hybrid | 2022 | |
| Carnival Mardi Gras | Excel | 2021 | |
| Carnival Panorama | Vista | 2019 | |
| Carnival Horizon | Vista | 3,960 | 2018 |
| Carnival Vista | Vista | 2016 | |
| Carnival Breeze | Dream | 2012 | |
| Carnival Magic | Dream | 2011 | |
| Carnival Dream | Dream | 2009 | |
| Carnival Liberty | Freedom | 2006 | |
| Carnival Spirit | Spirit | 2001 | |
| Carnival Sunrise | Destiny | 2,984 | 1999 |
| Carnival Paradise | Fantasy | 2,124 | 1998 |
Carnival added two 21-and-over SEA cruises. Paradise leaves Tampa on 12 Feb 2027. Horizon leaves Galveston on 13 May 2027. Bookings close 16 Oct 2026. Both call Cozumel and Isla Tropicale.
Carnival is running full in-person safety drills, instead of e-muster, on six sailings that depart 8-12 Oct 2026. Spirit's boarding has since moved to 9 Oct.
Carnival Spirit's Seattle-to-Mobile cruise now boards Friday 9 Oct 2026 and runs 15 nights. Cabo San Lucas on 13 Oct is cancelled. Puntarenas and the 19 Oct canal transit stay.
Cruise Industry News reported on 4 Oct 2026 that Carnival Festivale floated at Meyer Werft in late September. May 2027 Port Canaveral service is the shared debut window. The outlets do not agree on guest count or the first sailing's length.
Carnival opened 2028-29 West Coast bookings on 1 Oct 2026 for Adventure, Legend, and Spirit. Seattle and San Francisco cover Alaska. Spirit moves to Long Beach for Hawaii and Mexico.
Carnival Corp says 2027 occupancy and pricing are at records, and half the year is already booked. Q4 yields are still guided up. Europe ties the Caribbean at 34 percent of 2027 capacity.
Cabo on 1 Oct is off Miracle's 26 Sep Seattle sailing for Rachel. Galveston arrival stays 12 Oct. No replacement port or credit is named.
La Paz and Cabo are off Panorama's 26 Sep Long Beach sailing for Rachel. Ensenada is back on 1 Oct. $300 Sail & Sign credit. Long Beach return on 4 Oct.
Carnival Corp says Celebration Key expects about 3.5 million guests in 2027, up from about 2.7 million in 2026. Princess starts in October 2026. Select AIDA and Costa calls follow late in 2027.
Carnival Spirit's 23 Sep 2026 Seattle Hawaii cruise still visits every planned Hawaii port. The order is now Hilo, Kahului, Honolulu, then Nawiliwili. Hours stay the same. Victoria on 7 Oct and the Seattle return on 8 Oct stay.
Carnival cancelled Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán on Panorama's 26 Sep 2026 Long Beach cruise for Hurricane Polo. Ensenada is added 28 Sep. La Paz and Cabo stay.
A nor'easter pushed Carnival Sunshine into Norfolk on Monday 28 Sep 2026. The next Bahamas cruise leaves that day, drops Bimini, and shifts Nassau later on 30 Sep.
Carnival is running full in-person safety drills on five ships departing Sept 26-28, 2026, replacing self-muster check-in for over 18,700 guests.
A male guest jumped overboard from Carnival Panorama on 19 Sep 2026 while sailing Puerto Vallarta to Long Beach. Guests returned to cabins for a shipwide search. US and Mexican Coast Guards continued search and rescue.
Carnival Sunrise's 31 Oct 2026 Miami Halloween cruise drops Princess Cays. Same Monday window now goes to RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay. Nassau and Celebration Key stay. Princess Cays tours refund to original payment.
Carnival Freedom is swapping its shortened, straight funnel for a new whale-tail design during a French drydock that keeps the ship out of service until October 9.
Carnival Encounter's 26 Sep 2026 Brisbane Great Barrier Reef cruise keeps Cairns on 29 Sep but ends the overnight. Townsville fills 30 Sep. Sep 30 Cairns tours move or refund.
Carnival opened 2028-29 Galveston bookings on 17 Sep 2026 with Jubilee's first regular four- and five-day Excel-class sailings. Cozumel and Progreso headline the short loops, plus longer Paradise Collection trips.
Carnival told Venezia guests for 14 Sep 2026 at Manhattan Cruise Terminal to keep appointment windows. Pier 88 was shared with Oceania Vista while Pier 90 stayed out of service.
