Carnival Cruise Line Adjusts Itineraries for 12 Upcoming Cruises

Carnival Cruise Line has announced itinerary changes for 12 cruises on the Mardi Gras, Carnival Freedom, and Carnival Spirit, impacting sailings between May 2025 and January 2026.

In a message sent to affected passengers, Carnival revealed that three itineraries for the Mardi Gras have been altered, including sailings departing on May 3 and May 13, 2025. These seven-night Caribbean cruises will now feature different port days and adjusted port times. Additionally, the February 12, 2026, cruise has swapped its scheduled stops at Amber Cove and Grand Turk.

Eight Carnival Freedom sailings are also affected. For instance, the May 5, 2025, cruise will now visit Amber Cove instead of Bimini. Five other Bahamas cruises, including those departing on September 4 and 27, 2025, and January 17 and March 23, 2026, will replace Half Moon Cay with Princess Cays.

The December 1, 2025, cruise will see days at Nassau and Princess Cays swapped, while the January 12, 2025, cruise will switch its stops at Celebration Key and Nassau, with updated port times. The March 1, 2026, departure will also switch visiting days between Nassau and Princess Cays.

For the Carnival Spirit, the November 30, 2025, cruise will now stop at Bimini instead of Nassau, with the scheduled visit to Celebration Key moved to a different day. All port times for this sailing have been updated accordingly.

Carnival has assured guests that shore excursions booked through the company will be automatically updated to reflect these changes. For ports that have been removed from itineraries, excursions will be refunded to the original payment method.