Carnival Cruise Line has reached out to friends aboard 9 completely different sailings – three for Carnival Dream and 6 for Carnival Sunshine – with information of itinerary modifications that embrace swapped ports, modified port instances, and modifications of port orders, however nothing has been mentioned about why such modifications are being made.
As the earliest impacted sailings are in November, booked friends have loads of time to regulate their journey plans if most well-liked.
Itineraries Changed on Two Ships
A complete of 9 cruises with dates starting from November 2023 by means of November 2024 are being altered, with sailings on each Carnival Dream and Carnival Sunshine affected.
For the relevant dates, Carnival Dream is crusing from Galveston, Texas, whereas Carnival Sunshine is homeported from Charleston, South Carolina.
Carnival Dream Itinerary Changes
Three 2023 sailings are being modified for the 128,250-gross ton Carnival Dream, one in November and two in December. All three impacted cruises are 8-night Eastern Caribbean voyages, and all are scheduled to name first on Key West, Florida, adopted by Freeport in The Bahamas. All three cruises even have a name in Nassau, the capital of The Bahamas.
It is the third port of name that’s being impacted, nevertheless, within the following methods (listed by 2023 departure date):
- November 4 – Princess Cays is being changed with Half Moon Cay
- December 22 – Half Moon Cay is being changed with Princess Cays
- December 30 – Half Moon Cay additionally changed with Princess Cays
Port instances for the altered visits are additionally being barely adjusted, although not considerably.
Both Princess Cays and Half Moon Cay are personal island locations developed by Carnival Corporation to be used by any of their vessels, and each supply a wide range of watersports, seaside actions, and different choices for friends to take pleasure in.
Carnival Dream can welcome 3,646 friends, and is dwelling to greater than 1,300 worldwide crew members who search to supply glorious service on each crusing.
Carnival Sunshine Itinerary Changes
A complete of six sailings for the 102,853-gross ton Carnival Sunshine are being adjusted, although considerably extra dramatically than the modifications made for Carnival Dream.
Depending on the crusing date, personal islands are being swapped, port instances modified, and port orders reversed. The impacted cruises are all 5-night cruises to The Bahamas, with modifications as follows (listed by departure date):
- November 6, 2023 – Port order reversed, Half Moon Cay changed with Bimini
- November 11, 2023 – Port order reversed
- February 3, 2024 – Port order reversed and Half Moon Cay changed with Princess Cays
- March 25, 2024 – Half Moon Cay changed with Freeport
- June 8, 2024 – Port order reversed, visiting Princess Cays as a substitute of Half Moon Cay
- November 9, 2024 – Replacing Princess Cays with Bimini
The port instances are being “slightly” modified for all of the adjusted sailings.
Carnival Sunshine is the primary in her modified “Sunshine” class, having initially been Carnival Destiny earlier than a large refit in 2013 that gave her a totally new look and finally, a brand new identify. The ship can welcome 3,000 friends for superb, fun-filled holidays.
Why the Changes?
The itinerary change discover despatched to affected friends offers no clarification about why these cruises have been adjusted, however it isn’t uncommon for cruise traces to change itineraries considerably as schedules are refined within the months earlier than crusing.
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As the earliest modified cruise remains to be greater than eight months away, booked friends have loads of time to make changes to their journey plans and even change their crusing if they like.
“Thank you for your understanding,” the e-mail reads. “We look forward to welcoming you aboard for a FUN and memorable cruise.”
It is feasible that the cruise line is just in search of to stability schedules with a purpose to guarantee the absolute best expertise for friends, particularly at personal islands the place unique visits are sometimes most well-liked to attenuate crowding.
Port upkeep can also be an element within the modifications, although that is unlikely because the modifications are so minor and visits to all of the affected ports of name are persevering with.