Carnival Cruise Line just lately despatched a letter informing friends of adjustments to the itinerary of a number of of their cruise ships. In the discover, dated January 19, the cruise line informs these which are booked onboard of adjustments that primarily have an effect on the embarkation timings.
The adjustments will have an effect on cruises happening between now and November 2025 and can have an effect on the next ships: Carnival Dream, Carnival Freedom, Carnival Glory, Carnival Sunshine, Carnival Conquest, and Carnival Liberty. This information follows departure adjustments for 3 Spirit-class vessels, which Cruise Hive reported right here.
Carnival Dream Sailing from Galveston
Cruises departing on October 21, 2023, October 19, 2024, January 13, 2024, and November 1, 2025, will now go away Galveston at 5 PM as a substitute of the same old departure time of three:30 PM. Furthermore, for all cruises besides the January 13 crusing, the time in port for San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been adjusted to be from 1 PM to 9 PM.
Carnival Freedom Translatlantic Cruise from Barcelona, Spain
The Carnival Freedom cruise crusing on October 23, 2023, will depart Barcelona, Spain, at 7 PM as a substitute of the unique 5 PM departure time. This 14-night transatlantic cruise will embody ports of name in Valencia and Malaga, Spain; Las Palmas within the Canary Islands, Spain; Kings Wharf, Bermuda, and Port Canaveral, Florida.
Carnival Glory, From New Orleans
The cruise crusing on December 3, 2023, onboard Carnival Glory will now set sail from New Orleans at 5 PM as a substitute of the initially scheduled 6 PM. The 14-day cruise will embody stops in Montego Bay, Jamaica; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Cartagena, Colombia; and Aruba.
Carnival Sunshine, crusing from Charleston, South Carolina
Carnival Sunshine cruises crusing on December 4, 2023; January 15, 2024; and December 2, 2024, from Charleston, will now have a brand new departure time of 5 PM.
The two December sailings will go to St. Thomas; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Amber Cove, Dominican Republic; and Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos. The January 15, 2024, crusing will go to St. Thomas; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Basseterre, St. Kitts; St. Croix; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Carnival Conquest From PortMiami
The Carnival Conquest cruise crusing on January 28, 2024, will depart from PortMiami at 5 PM. This cruise may even embody a cease in Grand Turk as a substitute of the initially scheduled go to to Amber Cove within the Dominican Republic.
Carnival Liberty Panama Canal Cruise from New Orleans
The December 1, 2024, cruise onboard Carnival Liberty from New Orleans will now set sail at 5 PM. This Panama Canal Cruise will go to Georgetown, Grand Cayman; Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curacao; Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama (Panama Canal); Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, and Cozumel, Mexico.
It is commendable that Carnival Cruise Line has knowledgeable friends of those adjustments upfront. This permits friends to make any vital changes to their journey plans and pay attention to any adjustments to their itinerary earlier than they depart on their cruise.
Carnival has already up to date the adjustments for all these voyages on February 20, and friends are inspired to verify their itinerary for any updates or revisions.
It’s not clear why the cruise line made these adjustments. It is feasible that they have been made to optimize the embarkation expertise for friends, however the particular causes for these adjustments haven’t been offered.