Carnival Cruise Line Makes Changes Across Seven Itineraries
If you are sailing on Carnival Conquest or Carnival Celebration in 2025, 2026, and even 2027, it is time to double-check to see if your cruise has changed.
In a communication sent to booked guests on May 29, 2025, Carnival Cruise Line said, “We have made adjustments to the itineraries for the following cruises, which include yours.”
The first set of updates was regarding three voyages on the 2,980-passenger Carnival Conquest, which includes port cancellations, embarkation schedule changes, and revised port times.
First, for those guests embarking on September 12, 2025, this itinerary will no longer include Princess Cay and instead will visit Half Moon Cay.
Next, those departing out of Miami on October 1, 2025, the ship will now be leaving at 3:30 p.m. instead of 5:30 p.m..
The final sailing that was updated on Carnival Conquest is an 11-night round-trip itinerary out of Miami, embarking on January 11, 2027.
Originally set for 5 p.m., the vessel will now be leaving at 4:30 p.m. — and while it was only moved up half an hour, passengers are still expected to be on board by the updated final boarding time stated on their boarding pass.
This itinerary also has a revised port time for its fifth stop in Antigua, which was initially supposed to be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but will now be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., shifting it later by one hour.
Four Additional Sailings Changed on Second Ship
In addition to the updates made to the three Carnival Conquest voyages, the 6,500-passenger Carnival Celebration also had four sailings altered.
For those departing on the 7-night round-trip voyage out of Miami on either November 23, 2025, or December 21, 2025, the stops at Amber Cove and Grand Turk have been swapped.
Originally, day five of the itinerary on both sailings was supposed to be a stop at Amber Cove and day six at Grand Turk — now Grand Turk will be day five, followed by Amber Cove the following day.
Next, the 7-night voyage out of Miami, embarking on May 10, 2026, will be switching its visits to Amber Cove and St. Thomas.
Initially, day three was supposed to be a stop in St. Thomas, followed by day four being a stop at Amber Cove — but now day three will be Amber Cove, followed by day four being St. Thomas. As a result of the itinerary change, both port times have also been revised.
The stop in St. Thomas was scheduled to be from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but will now be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., pushing it back four hours and shortening it by thirty minutes.
On the other hand, the stop at Amber Cove was supposed to be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., but will now be from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., extending it by thirty minutes but making it start four hours earlier.
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The final voyage impacted by the changes announced by Carnival Cruise Line is an 8-night round-trip itinerary that departs from Miami on April 24, 2027.
It was originally scheduled to depart at 4:30 p.m., but will now be leaving at 5:30 p.m., giving passengers a little bit of extra time to make it onto the ship before it departs.
At the end of the letter to booked guests, Carnival shared that any pre-purchased shore excursions on the Carnival Conquest or Carnival Celebration voyages will be automatically adjusted or refunded for ports that were changed or cancelled.
While all of these updates impact just seven cruises on two ships, it is a good reminder to keep an eye on your booked cruises in case it impacts travel plans and excursions.