by Sarah Kuta
Last updated: 2:10 PM ET, Thu November 5, 2026
Carnival Cruise Line has opened bookings for its 2028-29 deployment from Port Canaveral, offering more than 300 sailings aboard five ships, with itineraries ranging from short Bahamas getaways to extended Southern Caribbean voyages.
The year-round deployment features Carnival Breeze, Carnival Firenze, Carnival Festivale, Carnival Glory and Mardi Gras, with cruises visiting destinations throughout the Bahamas, Eastern Caribbean, Western Caribbean and Southern Caribbean.
The lineup also includes more than 200 visits to Celebration Key, Carnival's private destination in The Bahamas, along with stops at other destinations in its Paradise Collection, including RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay; Amber Cove; Grand Turk; Puerta Maya and Isla Tropicale.
For shorter getaways, Carnival Glory and Mardi Gras will operate three- to five-day cruises to destinations in The Bahamas and Eastern Caribbean. Every Carnival Glory sailing will include a stop at Celebration Key.
Travelers looking for week-long vacations can choose from rotating Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries aboard Carnival Breeze and Carnival Firenze. Ports of call include Amber Cove, San Juan, St. Thomas, Belize, Cozumel and Isla Tropicale.
Carnival Festivale will offer six- and eight-day itineraries to the Eastern and Southern Caribbean. Six-day Eastern Caribbean cruises will visit Celebration Key and RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay, while eight-day Eastern Caribbean sailings will call on San Juan, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. Eight-day Southern Caribbean itineraries will visit Aruba and Curaçao.
Carnival Breeze will also operate four 14-day Carnival Journeys voyages between October 2028 and February 2029. The longer itineraries will visit 13 Southern Caribbean destinations, including Barbados, Grenada, Antigua, Aruba, Curaçao, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Maarten and St. Kitts.
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