Itineraries Modified Across 4 Carnival Cruise Ships
Passengers eager to set sail with Carnival Cruise Line in late 2026 and early 2027 may want to double check their itineraries.
The cruise line has made a series of updates affecting four ships: Carnival Valor, Mardi Gras, Carnival Spirit, and Carnival Glory.
The adjustments include destination swaps, new port arrival times, and in a few cases, reversing the order of port visits.
Carnival Cruise Line began notifying impacted passengers via email on May 29, 2025.
“We have made adjustments to the itineraries for the following cruises, which include yours,” the letter reads. “The changes will be reflected on Carnival.com within 24 hours.”
Among the notable changes is the substitution of Costa Maya with Progresso in Mexico on several Carnival Valor sailings. These voyages will also see adjusted port times.
Similar reversals and timing changes are also coming to Mardi Gras, Carnival Glory, and Carnival Spirit voyages, with the latter also swapping a port in the Bahamas altogether.
Carnival noted that guests who pre-purchased shore excursions will be automatically refunded and offered the chance to rebook based on the updated itineraries.
Carnival Valor
The 2,980-passenger Carnival Valor’s upcoming round-trip cruises from New Orleans are being adjusted on seven separate dates in 2026 and 2027.
Instead of sailing to Cozumel and Costa Maya during the 5-night Western Caribbean voyages, it is replacing Costa Maya with Progresso.
The change of port also means a change in arrival and departure times. Instead of a call from 1 to 10 p.m., the Progresso call will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Affected departure dates include April 18, May 2, June 13, July 25, September 5, and October 17, 2026, as well as January 9, 2027.
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras’ September 19, 2026, round-trip cruise from Port Canaveral, Florida, carrying up to 5,200 guests has reversed the order of ports to visit Roatan, Honduras; Cozumel; and Carnival Cruise Line’s new private destination, Celebration Key in the Bahamas, opening in July 2025.
At press time, the sailing details had not yet been updated on Carnival.com for more information.
Carnival Spirit
The cruise line’s 2,124-passenger Carnival Spirit will also have its ports visited in a different order for its 6-night Bahamas cruise from Mobile, Alabama, on December 6, 2026. Guests will first visit the Bimini Islands, then Celebration Key.
The change affects call times. Instead of visiting Bimini from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., guests will now arrive at 11 a.m. and stay until 7 p.m.
And the good news is that all receive more time in Celebration Key, arriving at 8 a.m. instead of 12 p.m. (Still departing at 5 p.m.)
However, Bimini will be skipped on the February 28, 2027, sailing and replaced with Nassau from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Carnival Glory
Also getting an update in February is the 2,980-passenger Carnival Glory’s 4-night Bahamas cruise departing from Port Canaveral on February 15, 2027, as well as its March 29, 2027, offering.
Its visits and port times to Nassau and Celebration have been updated.
The changes follow a previous announcement that eight Carnival Cruise Line ships will also be undergoing changes during winter 2025 and 2026 sailings.
These types of tweaks are slight and common for cruise lines that plan cruises two years in advance. Sometimes, it’s a matter of slight repositioning of fleets, but oftentimes it can be due to port availability or congestion as other cruise lines make their plans.