Another Carnival Dry Dock Rescheduled With Cruises Cancelled
Just weeks after Carnival Magic‘s upcoming dry dock was rescheduled with some cruises cancelled and new cruises added, another Carnival cruise ship – Carnival Conquest – is now undergoing similar scheduling changes.
Guests booked on seven upcoming sailings aboard Carnival Conquest have now been notified that their cruises are cancelled due to the dry dock change. The impacted voyages are the ship’s January 5, 2026 departure through and including the January 26, 2026 departure.
“We have had to reschedule Carnival Conquest’s dry dock to January 2026, and we are sorry to inform you that the above cruises, including yours, have been cancelled,” the email notification read.
Impacted travelers are being offered price protection on comparable sailings in similar stateroom accommodations, if they wish to rebook on an alternative cruise.
The new cruise does not have to be onboard Carnival Conquest, but must not be any longer than the original – now cancelled – sailing.
The cancelled cruises were both 3- and 4-night Bahamas itineraries. Carnival Conquest is homeported from Miami, Florida and offers these short getaways year-round, with visits to Princess Cays, Half Moon Cay, and for these early 2026 cruises, the soon-to-open Celebration Key.
Guests who do choose to rebook on a similar cruise will also receive $50 (USD) onboard credit per person (up to $100 per stateroom) for the new cruise.
Carnival Cruise Line will also reimburse up to $200 per person for any non-refundable flight change fees if applicable, though documentation for those changes must be submitted for consideration.
Of course, guests do not have to rebook if they aren’t interested in a different sailing or if other cruises don’t fit with their vacation plans. In that case, a full refund of the cruise fare and any pre-purchased items will be processed after June 10, 2025.
No details of why the dry dock has been rescheduled have been released, but it may be due to berth availability, shipyard operations, materials availability, or numerous other factors beyond the cruise line’s control.
Booking schedules show a gap in Carnival Conquest‘s schedule from mid-August through the end of September 2025, which is likely where the original dry dock was planned.
Will More Cruises Be Added?
A similar situation arose with Carnival Magic and Carnival Horizon several weeks ago when their planned dry docks were also rescheduled.
For Carnival Horizon, just one impacted cruise was cancelled – a transatlantic voyage between Barcelona and Miami. While it may just be one sailing, it was sure to have been a bucket-list itinerary for many travelers.
The changes for Carnival Magic have been more convoluted, with more than a month’s worth of sailings cancelled between mid-April and late May, 2026.
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Guests on both ships received the same onboard credit compensation offer as for Carnival Conquest.
In an interesting twist, new sailings added for Carnival Magic have continued to generate both excitement and confusion since her fall 2025 dry dock was delayed.
One is the ship’s new November 15, 2025 departure, which will now host John Heald, the cruise line’s wildly popular brand ambassador. While not a fully themed “FFS Cruise” with Heald, the sailing is sure to have exclusive events and extra fun for guests to enjoy.
Other Carnival Magic sailings have become casino offer cruises that have been misunderstood as adults-only sailings. While yes, the casino cruises are indeed just for guests ages 21 and up, this is not an indication that Carnival Cruise Line is trending toward adults-only options.
Rather, this is a very unique situation that the cruise line is taking advantage of to offer special deals for its players’ club members.
It is possible that new sailings will be on offer soon for Carnival Conquest during her previously scheduled dry dock dates. These could also be casino offers or special event cruises, or simply great deals for any traveler looking for an amazing last-minute getaway.
Another Carnival Dry Dock Rescheduled With Cruises Cancelled