journey Cruises

[leedm]

Is there anything different about the new Journey cruises, other than a day or two longer??

[AngAndBoys]

They are not round trip and they have some "throwback" components to old style cruising. I'm not sure if there is a definitive list, but they will bring back some games and activities from the good old days.

[love my grandkids]

Wish they would be round trip, prefer to drive to our cruises.

[teacher32]

Wish they would be round trip, prefer to drive to our cruises.

 

Our Journey cruise is actually round trip : Sunshine, Port Canaveral, Feb.21, 2016. 13 nights.

[leedm]

thanks

[soccersharon]

Have a look at the details here: http://www.carnival.com/journeys.aspx

[kdinkus1]

To the OP: This is a comment I made on another thread about the 'Journey' cruises. Thought I would share it here... (My DH and I will be taking one of 'those' cruises to Hawaii in January and this is what Carnival told me when I asked about what it meant.)"I called Carnival to ask what a 'Journey' cruise was and was informed that it has something to do with bringing the 'Journey to Hawaii' to the ship. I guess there will be informative classes, history, arts and crafts, dancing classes, chefs from the islands, etc... everything having to do with Hawaii. It sounds as if we can be as busy as we want or do nothing at all." So take out the word Hawaii and place your destination in its place and VOILA... there is your journey cruise! Hope this helps!

[Soupy.Sailor]

Many can be combined for a b2b that returns to the original port.

[SDcruiser66]

Our 13 night Mexican Riviera is also round trip.

[Annietoo]

Our cruise on the Miracle , January, 2016, is round trip from long beach for 13 days to Mexican. Local food, artists, throw back events and two days in puerto Vallarta and cabo. Throw in good weather and it should be a great Journey.

[kdinkus1]

CARNIVAL'S OFFICIAL EXPLANATION OF WHAT A JOURNEY CRUISE IS:

 

From John Heald's FB Page: (He is the Carnival Brand Ambassador)

 

INTRODUCING CARNIVAL JOURNEYS, A NEW SERIES OF ONE-OF-A-KIND LONGER LENGTH VOYAGES

FEATURING SPECTACULAR PORTS OF CALL AND SPECIAL ON BOARD EXPERIENCES

 

New Cruise PROGRAM Encompasses 28 Nine- to 15-Day Adventures Visiting Nearly 40 Destinations

Throughout the Caribbean, Central AMERICA, Hawaii, Mexico and The Bahamas

 

MIAMI (March 5, 2015) – Carnival Cruise Line has launched Carnival Journeys -- a unique collection of nine- to 15-day seagoing adventures that kick off this fall and feature spectacular ports throughout the Caribbean, Central America, Hawaii and Mexico, along with unique shipboard experiences created especially for this one-of-a-kind cruise PROGRAM.

 

Carnival Journeys is designed to provide guests with exciting new itinerary choices that will feature less traveled, more exotic ports of call. Carnival Journeys itineraries have been specifically designed for guests who are looking for a longer cruise vacation that will provide the opportunity to visit a wide variety of great destinations and more time to fully enjoy all of the features and facilities AVAILABLE on a selection of the line’s newest and most innovative ships.

 

Carnival Journeys cruises will also include exciting shipboard ACTIVITIES to provide a truly unique Carnival vacation experience.

 

Incredible Itineraries

Carnival Journeys will debut with an 11-day cruise aboard Carnival Dream from New Orleans to San Juan Oct. 4, 2015. The PROGRAM will run through Nov. 27, 2016, encompassing 28 departures from eight convenient North American home ports including Los Angeles, Galveston, New Orleans, Miami, Port Canaveral, New York, Baltimore and San Juan. Cruises will operate either round-trip from these home ports or one-way between these ports and San Juan. The itineraries are unique and not available on any other cruise line. A detailed listing of all 28 Carnival Journeys sailings is available here. Additional Carnival Journeys sailings will be announced in the near future.

 

On Carnival Journeys, guests can experience and explore nearly 40 different tropical destinations, including less visited ports like Tobago, Grenada, La Paz, Martinique, Bonaire and Ixtapa, each home to diverse cultures, centuries-old landmarks and historical structures, and unforgettable natural attractions.

 

Memorable ACTIVITIES

Carnival Journeys participants can also enjoy unique shipboard experiences that will be tailored to each itinerary in the areas of dining, entertainment, team member connections and enrichment, all infused with the line’s spirited brand of fun. These experiences will include:

 

• Authentic Eats: Partnering with local restaurants and chefs, Carnival Journeys participants can enjoy on-board cooking demonstrations where these culinary artists will recreate their signature dishes and traditional cuisines from their country. Participants will also have an opportunity to dine at the chef’s restaurant ashore for a nominal fee and accompany the chef as he or she visits local markets for delectable regional specialties.

 

• “Local”-tainment: From calypso, soca and Goombay to colorful folkloric entertainment, Carnival Journeys participants will get an up close and personal look at their destination through local entertainment performances taking place outside the ship or on board.

 

• Academy of Fun: Through these EDUCATIONAL enrichment sessions, Carnival’s shipboard experts will instruct guests in topics ranging from cooking and arts and crafts to digital photography and social media, even celestial navigation. All of these activities will be performed with the fun and entertaining style that only Carnival can provide.

 

• Throwback Sea Day: Carnival will set the “way back machine” to 1987 and recreate a fun day at sea with retro pool and deck games, old school dining options like Baked Alaska and the gala midnight buffet, a white glove Captain’s Celebration, popular movies from that era, a circa 1987 version of the Carnival Capers shipboard newsletter, and more.

 

• Shipboard Team Member Connections: Here, Carnival Journeys participants can learn more about shipboard life through informative question and answer SESSIONS hosted by the ship’s captain, cruise director, hotel director and others, held at different times throughout the voyage and providing an opportunity to engage and interact with the Carnival team in a fun and casual setting. There will also be an unforgettable show performed by the ship’s crew during the voyage.

 

Please feel free to pass this on when future questions are posted or confusion about JOURNEY cruises...

 

 

 

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Edited May 26, 2015 by gammy3gks

[happy flamingo]

Our 4/29/16 cruise on the Sunshine is round trip from Pt. canaveral - 9 days

[evandbob]

Many can be combined for a b2b that returns to the original port.

 

Like my B2B:

 

1st leg is 10 nights out of Miami, to Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk, Antigua, Martinique, St Lucia, St Kitts, St Thomas and San Juan with 2 sea days in the mix.

 

It continues on the 2nd leg from San Juan, to St Croix, St Maarten, Dominica, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba, Curacao with 3 sea days interspersed and back to MIA.

 

Total 21 nights RT.

[BeachLoverstoo]

Our 14-day Journey on Glory is round trip from Miami, with 8 ports, 5 of them new to us - Aruba, Antigua, Barbados, Bonaire and Grenada - plus St. Thomas, St. Martin and St. Lucia.

It was not a Journeys cruise when we first booked it, but we are excited now that it is.:)

[love my grandkids]

Our 14-day Journey on Glory is round trip from Miami, with 8 ports, 5 of them new to us - Aruba, Antigua, Barbados, Bonaire and Grenada - plus St. Thomas, St. Martin and St. Lucia.

It was not a Journeys cruise when we first booked it, but we are excited now that it is.:)

 

that is the journey type cruise we would be interested in down the road