787cruiser Posted August 27 #1 Share Posted August 27 (edited) Carnival has announce more itineraries this morning for 26/27. This time for Mardi Gras, Celebration, Jubilee, Dream and Breeze. Looks like Mardi Gras and Celebration won't be doing 8day ABCs after April 26 which is a bummer as that was what I was looking to book that summer! https://www.carnival-news.com/2024/08/27/debuting-more-new-itineraries-for-202627-carnival-cruise-line-will-bring-more-guests-to-half-moon-cay-after-expansion-work-is-complete Edited August 27 by 787cruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyglow Posted August 27 #2 Share Posted August 27 Maybe that's because the folks who book on the Excel-class ships typically don't care about itineraries. Why spend the money to drive all the way down to the ABCs when the customers would be perfectly happy in the Bahamas and Cozumel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
787cruiser Posted August 27 Author #3 Share Posted August 27 5 minutes ago, staceyglow said: Maybe that's because the folks who book on the Excel-class ships typically don't care about itineraries. Why spend the money to drive all the way down to the ABCs when the customers would be perfectly happy in the Bahamas and Cozumel? You probably have a point. The 7 day itineraries on the excels are very uninspiring from April 26 onward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted August 27 #4 Share Posted August 27 Just browsing the available cruises from the port (Canaveral) that interests us - yeah, nothing too "special", so it would be a case of cruising for the ship, Mardi Gras, I suppose, or compromise the ship to sail on Venezia to hit St Thomas (never been there). Might wait to see what else pops up for a slightly further port (Tampa) - maybe a Panama partial transit in the timeframe we'd prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted August 27 #5 Share Posted August 27 Lol. Was just going to do a mock booking to check out what rate codes & deposits are required, and the booking engine appears to be overloaded. No cabins available at all, it claims. 🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted August 27 #6 Share Posted August 27 33 minutes ago, ProgRockCruiser said: Lol. Was just going to do a mock booking to check out what rate codes & deposits are required, and the booking engine appears to be overloaded. No cabins available at all, it claims. 🤨 Now that sounds familiar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted August 27 #7 Share Posted August 27 Not much new in what has been released so far, other than the removal of the 6 and 8 for non Galveston Excel class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
787cruiser Posted August 27 Author #8 Share Posted August 27 12 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said: Not much new in what has been released so far, other than the removal of the 6 and 8 for non Galveston Excel class. Yeah nothing new or exciting is really standing out. The removal of the Excels from the 6/8 day rotations surely has to mean the Vistas are staying on them and not being tried on the short 3/4 day rotations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted August 27 #9 Share Posted August 27 19 minutes ago, 787cruiser said: Yeah nothing new or exciting is really standing out. The removal of the Excels from the 6/8 day rotations surely has to mean the Vistas are staying on them and not being tried on the short 3/4 day rotations. There are def flip flops coming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted August 27 #10 Share Posted August 27 At least Jubilee gets an interesting itinerary instead of the same old boring one. Celebration Key and the expanded HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossyKat Posted August 27 #11 Share Posted August 27 Lots and Lots of stops at Celebration Key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted August 27 #12 Share Posted August 27 9 minutes ago, BossyKat said: Lots and Lots of stops at Celebration Key. Half a billion will do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossyKat Posted August 27 #13 Share Posted August 27 I might have to look at other lines if it's all Amber Cove and Celebration Key. I get that they spent the money but shake it up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong38501 Posted August 27 #14 Share Posted August 27 8 hours ago, 787cruiser said: You probably have a point. The 7 day itineraries on the excels are very uninspiring from April 26 onward. I was really hoping to get back to St Maarten but it looks like I will have to go with Royal if I want to do that on a 7 day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsglow Posted August 28 #15 Share Posted August 28 59 minutes ago, jasong38501 said: I was really hoping to get back to St Maarten but it looks like I will have to go with Royal if I want to do that on a 7 day. I might be wrong but hasn't Carnival mostly done St. Maarten on 8 nighters in recent times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseAdict218 Posted August 28 #16 Share Posted August 28 31 minutes ago, jsglow said: I might be wrong but hasn't Carnival mostly done St. Maarten on 8 nighters in recent times? Used be a 8 day with a stop in St. Maartin, St. Kitts and one other stop, though I don’t think they do it anymore, wish they would bring that back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted August 28 #17 Share Posted August 28 9 hours ago, ProgRockCruiser said: Just browsing the available cruises from the port (Canaveral) that interests us - yeah, nothing too "special", so it would be a case of cruising for the ship, Mardi Gras, I suppose, or compromise the ship to sail on Venezia to hit St Thomas (never been there). Might wait to see what else pops up for a slightly further port (Tampa) - maybe a Panama partial transit in the timeframe we'd prefer. So...my wife and I looked at the available 7-day itineraries, then I mentioned the 14-day cruises on Venezia that include a whack of ports we've never visited... We are booked for the Feb 2027 "Southern Carib" cruise on Venezia. Picked a Cove Balcony way up front - we liked that on Breeze. This will take us (well, me) close to platinum, not that it really matters, but we'll probably do a weekend getaway in between anyway... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong38501 Posted August 28 #18 Share Posted August 28 38 minutes ago, jsglow said: I might be wrong but hasn't Carnival mostly done St. Maarten on 8 nighters in recent times? I did it on a 7 night on Celebration last year. It was Amber Cove, San Juan and St Maarten. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsglow Posted August 28 #19 Share Posted August 28 15 minutes ago, ProgRockCruiser said: So...my wife and I looked at the available 7-day itineraries, then I mentioned the 14-day cruises on Venezia that include a whack of ports we've never visited... We are booked for the Feb 2027 "Southern Carib" cruise on Venezia. Picked a Cove Balcony way up front - we liked that on Breeze. This will take us (well, me) close to platinum, not that it really matters, but we'll probably do a weekend getaway in between anyway... Good cruise and nice ship Prog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted August 28 #20 Share Posted August 28 6 hours ago, BossyKat said: I might have to look at other lines if it's all Amber Cove and Celebration Key. I get that they spent the money but shake it up! Is the whole schedule out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsglow Posted August 28 #21 Share Posted August 28 Just now, jimbo5544 said: Is the whole schedule out? Not even close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted August 28 #22 Share Posted August 28 2 hours ago, jasong38501 said: I was really hoping to get back to St Maarten but it looks like I will have to go with Royal if I want to do that on a 7 day. Patience is a virtue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted August 28 #23 Share Posted August 28 1 hour ago, jsglow said: I might be wrong but hasn't Carnival mostly done St. Maarten on 8 nighters in recent times? I would be-shocked if the entire Caribbean is the same ports. Will there be a bunch that do their “owned” ports? Sure. Will a new ship be doing shorter cruises? If I was a betting man (I am not), the answer is almost certainly yes. We are pretty much on the same thing, we want the different itins, the new, the unique. Whether we get that remains to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted August 28 #24 Share Posted August 28 36 minutes ago, CruiseAdict218 said: Used be a 8 day with a stop in St. Maartin, St. Kitts and one other stop, though I don’t think they do it anymore, wish they would bring that back. We did a 14 day Journey on the Breeze, OUTSTANDING intinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseAdict218 Posted August 28 #25 Share Posted August 28 1 hour ago, jimbo5544 said: We did a 14 day Journey on the Breeze, OUTSTANDING intinerary. Definitely on the bucket list to do a longer itinerary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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