Carnival Cruise Line
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Carnival Cruise Line sails 31 ships from 24 homeports to 185 ports. Most cruises are up to 5 nights, mostly in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda.
- ShipsShips in service
- 31
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 1,609
- Homeports
- 24
- PortsPorts visited
- 185
- next 12 months
- Avg ship ageAverage ship age
- 17 yrs
The Carnival Cruise Line fleet
31 ships in service
| Photo | Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Decks | Cabins | Guests | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnival Festivale Excel class · 2027 · 183,900 GT | 2027 | 183,900 | 18 | 2,626 | 5,347 | 1,735 | |
| Carnival Tropicale Excel class · 2028 · 183,900 GT | 2028 | 183,900 | 18 | – | – | 1,735 | |
| Carnival Celebration Excel class · 2022 · 183,521 GT | 2022 | 183,521 | 18 | 2,641 | 5,362 | 1,735 | |
| Carnival Jubilee Excel class · 2023 · 182,015 GT | 2023 | 182,015 | 18 | 2,626 | 5,374 | 1,735 | |
| Carnival Mardi Gras Excel class · 2020 · 180,800 GT | 2020 | 180,800 | 20 | 2,641 | 5,270 | 1,735 | |
| Carnival Venezia Vista class · 2019 · 135,225 GT | 2019 | 135,225 | 14 | 2,116 | 4,090 | 1,393 | |
| Carnival Firenze Venice class · 2020 · 135,156 GT | 2020 | 135,156 | 14 | 2,116 | 4,126 | 1,425 | |
| Carnival Panorama Vista class · 2019 · 133,868 GT | 2019 | 133,868 | 14 | 2,004 | 4,008 | 1,450 | |
| Carnival Horizon Vista class · 2018 · 133,596 GT | 2018 | 133,596 | 14 | 1,965 | 3,960 | 1,450 | |
| Carnival Vista Vista class · 2016 · 133,596 GT | 2016 | 133,596 | 14 | 1,967 | 3,934 | 1,450 |
Where Carnival Cruise Line sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda: 23 ships at its busiest in Feb and 19 in Oct. Carnival Cruise Line also sails in Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal and Alaska, and 7 more regions.
| Region | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Alaska | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| West Coast USA and Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mediterranean | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| East Coast USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ireland, United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Asia | 1 | 1 |
Ships in region:1–23–56–1516+
A ship counts in a region when a cruise starting that month has most of its port calls there.
How long Carnival Cruise Line cruises are
Share of sailings by length, against other cruise lines in the same region and month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Across all regions, 48% of Carnival Cruise Line sailings are up to 5 nights, against 19% for other cruise lines.
Carnival Cruise Line
1,609 sailings
Other cruise lines
14,395 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Carnival Cruise Line | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 48% · 777 | 19% · 2,768 | +29 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 44% · 703 | 50% · 7,173 | −6 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 6% · 92 | 17% · 2,427 | −11 pts |
| 14+ nights | 2% · 37 | 14% · 2,027 | −12 pts |
Sailings starting in the period. A voyage sold from several embarkation ports is counted once. Region = where most of the sailing’s port calls are. Difference in percentage points.
Carnival Cruise Line capacity
Available passenger cruise days (APCD): lower berths × nights · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 31.2M
- Share of all capacity
- 9.5%
- of 326.9M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 3rd
- ahead of Costa Cruises 29.5M, Princess Cruises 23.7M
- Berths at sea per day
- 90,909
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Oct counts from 23 Oct
Busiest monthOther months
By region
Carnival Cruise Line APCD and its share of all cruise capacity in each region · top 8 regions
| Region | By month | APCD | Share of region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 21.3% of the region | 23.5M | 21.3% | |
| Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean 29.2% of the region | 2.92M | 29.2% | |
| Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal 20.9% of the region | 2.30M | 20.9% | |
| Alaska 6.0% of the region | 0.87M | 6.0% | |
| West Coast USA and Canada 21.4% of the region | 0.46M | 21.4% | |
| Mediterranean 0.4% of the region | 0.40M | 0.4% | |
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia 0.7% of the region | 0.18M | 0.7% | |
| East Coast USA 4.2% of the region | 0.13M | 4.2% |
Berths = guests at double occupancy. Each ship-night is counted once, even when the voyage is sold from several ports, in the month it falls in. A sailing’s nights count in the region where most of its port calls are. All capacity = the cruise lines CruiseDig tracks, not the whole industry.
Where Carnival Cruise Line cruises start
Top 10 of 24 homeports by departures in the next 12 months
| Homeport | Departures | Ships | Plan your departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami United States · 7 ships | 295 | 7 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Port Canaveral United States · 6 ships | 271 | 6 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Galveston United States · 5 ships | 186 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Los Angeles United States · 3 ships | 133 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| New Orleans United States · 3 ships | 121 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Sydney Australia · 3 ships | 93 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Tampa United States · 2 ships | 88 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Brisbane Australia · 2 ships | 81 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Jacksonville United States · 1 ship | 73 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Norfolk United States · 2 ships | 50 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
Top ports of call
Calls in the next 12 months · 165 ports
- 1Celebration KeyBahamas749
- 2Half Moon CayBahamas399
- 3CozumelMexico360
- 4NassauBahamas327
- 5Amber CoveDominican Republic145
- 6RoatanHonduras134
- 7EnsenadaMexico120
- 8Progreso (Mérida)Mexico93
- 9St. ThomasU.S. Virgin Islands78
- 10Belize CityBelize70
- 11George TownCayman Islands70
- 12San JuanPuerto Rico66