Carnival - Longer cruises - 2015 & 2016. Cruisers excited ! Booking 2016. Filling up !

There are many cruisers who are total Carnival cruise lovers.  These cruisers truly, not only prefer cruising Carnival, they have no interest on cruising with any other line. 

Why should they ?  Carnival are the FUN SHIPS … For the young at heart.  Carnival not only attracts younger cruisers who love FUN, they bring to the table, many folks of all ages … Hey, us older folks love FUN too !

It’s inspiring for us who love to cruise Carnival … That Carnival is listening to our wishes … Our dreams !  LONGER CRUISES … LONGER CRUISE TIME … And NEW PORTS !

2015 begins this opportunity !   10- to 14-day voyages on six different ships between October 2015 and February 2016 that feature extended calls at destinations throughout the Caribbean, Bermuda, Mexican Riviera and The Bahamas.

Carnival already began taking reservations, beginning in December 2014. 

11 different voyages onboard Carnival Miracle, Carnival Dream, Carnival Glory and Carnival Sunshine, departing from Long Beach, Calif., Port Canaveral, Fla., San Juan, Miami, and New Orleans.  These voyages will visit more than two dozen destinations, including less traveled ports like Bonaire, Martinique, Dominica, Grenada and, for the first time on a Carnival ship …Tobago.

Several of the 10- and 11-day voyages can be combined into three-week-long Caribbean cruises.

These new voyages are in addition to a previously announced series of nine 10- to 14-day departures to the Caribbean and Bermuda offered on Carnival Triumph from Galveston and Carnival Pride from Baltimore in 2015-16.

Cruisers feedback … They’re excited.  But you don’t have to take anyone’s word for it.  The proof is in the pudding.  These sailings are already selling up !  Even for 2016 sailings.

 

What does this may mean for folks who are yet aware these sailings are available ?

Don’t book early ?
May be just like Carnival’s “one” 7 night sailing to Bermuda from Norfolk, October 23, 2014 !  Folks may be paying higher prices to climb onboard !  FYI, I still have space !  Call today, est $ 600 pp savings !

As an agent, what do I plan to do about it ?  I too, plan to look at these sailings NOW … And decide which ones I want to go on.  And plan to save space !  And watch rates climb !
 

 

If you looked at this list when I posted yesterday, I have added more dates, to include the new Carnival Vista in the Mediterranean.  9 nights or longer voyages in 2015 & 2016 include:  

Carnival Breeze

*May 26-Jun. 4, 2016:  10-day Eastern Caribbean & Bermuda round-trip Miami, Florida visiting King's Wharf, Bermuda (two-day call), Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic, and Grand Turk Island.

*Nov.27-Dec.9, 2016:  13-day Southern Caribbean from Miami, Florida to Galveston, Tx visiting Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Castries, St. Lucia, Willemstad, Curacao, Oranjestad, Aruba, and Cozumel, Mexico.

Carnival Dream

*Oct. 4-15, 2015: 11-day Caribbean/Bermuda cruise from New Orleans to San Juan featuring Nassau, King’s Wharf, Bermuda (overnight call), St. Maarten and St. Thomas.

*Oct. 15-25, 2015: 10-day Caribbean cruise from San Juan to New Orleans with calls at St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Grand Turk, and Falmouth, Jamaica (the above two cruises can be combined to create a 21-day round-trip voyage from New Orleans). 

*Jan. 3-14, 2016:  11-day southern Caribbean cruise from New Orleans to San Juan with stops at Grand Turk, Aruba, Bonaire, St. Kitts, Antigua and St. Maarten

*Jan. 14-25, 2016:  10-day Caribbean cruise from San Juan to New Orleans calling at St. Thomas, Dominica, St. Kitts, Grand Turk and Falmouth (the above two cruises can be combined to create a 21-day round-trip voyage from New Orleans). 

Carnival Glory

*Oct. 31–Nov. 14, 2015: 14-day Caribbean cruise round-trip from Miami visiting Aruba, Bonaire, Grenada, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Thomas and St. Maarten.

*Jan. 23-Feb. 2, 2016: 10-day cruise from Miami to San Juan calling at the private Bahamian island of Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk, Antigua, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and St. Thomas.

*Feb. 2-13, 2016: 11-day cruise from San Juan to Miami visiting St. Croix, St. Maarten, Dominica, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba, and Curacao (the above two cruises can be combined to create a 21-day round-trip voyage from Miami).

Carnival Legend

*May 7-18, 2015:  12-day Hawaii Northbound from Honolulu, Oahu (overnight call), Hawaii to Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia visiting Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii.

*Sept. 15-25, 2015:  11-day Hawaii Southbound from Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia to Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii visiting Hilo, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii, and Kahului, Maui, Hawaii.

Carnival Liberty

*Mar.6-18, 2016: 13-day Southern Caribbean cruise from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Galveston, Tx, visiting Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Bridgetown, Barbados, Scarborough, Tobago, St. George's, Grenada, Oranjestad, Aruba, and George Town, Grand Cayman.

Carnival Miracle

*Oct.17-Nov 1, 2015: 16 day Hawaii round-trip from Long Beach (Los Angeles), California visiting Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, and Ensenada, Mexico.

* Nov.28-Dec.13, 2015: 16 day Hawaii round-trip from Long Beach (Los Angeles), California visiting Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, and Ensenada, Mexico.

*Jan. 16 –Jan. 31, 2016:  16 day Hawaii round-trip from Long Beach (Los Angeles), California visiting Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, Ensenada, Mexico.

*Jan. 31- Feb. 12, 2016:  13-day Mexican Riviera voyage round-trip from Long Beach, Calif., calling at Cabo San Lucas (two-day call), La Paz, Mazatlán, Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa, Manzanillo, and Puerto Vallarta (two-day call), (the above two cruises can be combined to create a 29-day voyage round-trip from Long Beach, CA).

Carnival Pride

*Mar.15-29, 2015: 15-day Caribbean and Central America cruise From Tampa to Baltimore, Maryland with stops at George Town, Grand Cayman, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, Colon, Panama, Oranjestad, Aruba, Bonaire, Netherlands, Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

*Jan.17-28, 2016 :  12-day Exotic Southern Caribbean from Baltimore, Maryland to San Juan, Puerto Rico visiting Grand Turk Island, Oranjestad, Aruba, Willemstad, Curacao, Bonaire, Netherlands, and Frederiksted, St. Croix.

*Jan. 28-Feb. 7, 2016:  11-day Exotic Eastern Caribbean from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Baltimore, Maryland visiting Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Antigua, Dominica, Castries, St. Lucia, Basseterre, St. Kitts, and Philipsburg, St. Maarten.  (the above two cruises can be combined to create a 23-day voyage round-trip from Baltimore, Maryland).

*Mar. 13-27, 2016: 15-day Eastern Caribbean cruise round-trip Baltimore, Maryland visiting Grand Turk Island, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Dominica, Castries, St. Lucia, Martinique, Antigua, and Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

Carnival Sunshine

*Nov. 28-Dec. 9, 2015: 11-day Caribbean/Bahamas voyage from Port Canaveral, Fla., to San Juan visiting Grand Turk, St. Thomas, Tortola, St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia, Antigua and St. Croix.

*Dec. 9-19, 2015: 10-day Caribbean cruise from San Juan to Port Canaveral featuring St. Thomas, Antigua, Dominica, Martinique, St. Croix, and Grand Turk (the above two cruises can be combined to create a 21-day voyage round-trip from Port Canaveral).

*Feb. 21-March 5, 2016: 13-day southern Caribbean cruise round-trip from Port Canaveral calling at St. Maarten, Dominica, Barbados, Scarborough (Tobago), Grenada, Martinique, St. Kitts and St. Thomas.

Carnival Triumph

*Mar. 2-14, 2015: 13-day Journey of Discover cruise round-trip Galveston, Tx, visiting George Town, Grand Cayman, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, Colon, Panama, Cartagena, Colombia, and Santa Marta, Colombia.

*Oct. 24-Nov. 4, 2015: 12-day Southern Caribbean from Galveston, Texas to San Juan, Puerto Rico visiting George Town, Grand Cayman, Oranjestad, Aruba, Bonaire, Netherlands, Grenada, Martinique, and Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

*Nov.4-14, 2015:  11-day Eastern Caribbean cruise from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Galveston, Tx visiting Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Antigua, Grand Turk Island, and Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Cruiseline Private Island).  (the above two cruises can be combined to create a 23-day voyage round-trip from Galveston, TX).

*Jan.16-27, 2016:  12-day Southern Caribbean cruise from Galveston, Texas to San Juan, Puerto Rico visiting George Town, Grand Cayman, Oranjestad, Aruba, Bonaire, Netherlands, Grenada, Martinique, and Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

*Jan. 27- Feb. 6, 2016:  11-day Eastern Caribbean from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Galveston, Tx visiting Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Antigua, Grand Turk Island, and Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Cruiseline Private Island).  (the above two cruises can be combined to create a 23-day voyage round-trip from Galveston, TX).

New ship – Carnival Vista

*May 1-14, 2016: 14-day Adriatic & Mediterranean cruise from Trieste, Italy to Barcelona, Spain, visiting Dubrovnik, Croatia, Piraeus (Athens), Greece, Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey, Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete, Valletta, Malta, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, and Marseille (Provence), France.

*May 14-24, 2016:  11-day Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona, Spain to Piraeus (Athens), Greece (overnight call), visiting Marseille (Provence), France, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Naples, Italy, Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete, Rhodes, Greece, and Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey.

*May 24-Jun. 3, 2016:  11-day Mediterranean cruise from Piraeus (Athens), Greece to Barcelona, Spain visiting Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey, Rhodes, Greece, Valletta, Malta, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Naples, Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, and Marseille (Provence), France.

*Jun. 11- 21, 2016:  11-day Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona, Spain to Piraeus (Athens), Greece (overnight call), visiting Marseille (Provence), France, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Naples, Italy, Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete, Rhodes, Greece, and Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey.

*Jun. 21-Jul. 1, 2016:  11-day Mediterranean cruise from Piraeus (Athens), Greece to Barcelona, Spain visiting Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey, Rhodes, Greece, Valletta, Malta, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Naples, Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, and Marseille (Provence), France.

*Jul. 9-19, 2016:  11-day Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona, Spain to Piraeus (Athens), Greece (overnight call), visiting Marseille (Provence), France, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Naples, Italy, Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete, Rhodes, Greece, and Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey.

*Jul. 19-29, 2016:  11-day Mediterranean cruise from Piraeus (Athens), Greece to Barcelona, Spain visiting Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey, Rhodes, Greece, Valletta, Malta, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Naples, Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, and Marseille (Provence), France.

*Aug.6-18, 2016: 13-day Mediterranean Cruise round-trip Barcelona, Spain visiting Marseille (Provence), France, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Naples, Italy, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Corfu (Kerkyra), Greece, Messina, Sicily, Italy, and Cagliari, Sardinia.

*Sept. 3-13, 2016:  11-day Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona, Spain to Piraeus (Athens), Greece (two-day call) visiting Marseille (Provence), France, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Naples, Italy, Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete, Rhodes, Greece, and Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey.

*Sept.13-23, 2016:  11-day Mediterranean cruise from Piraeus (Athens), Greece to Barcelona, Spain visiting Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey, Rhodes, Greece, Valletta, Malta, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Naples, Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, and Marseille (Provence).

*Oct. 1-11, 2016:  11-day Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona, Spain to Piraeus (Athens), Greece (two-day call) visiting Marseille (Provence), France, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Naples, Italy, Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete, Rhodes, Greece, and Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey.

*Oct. 11-21, 2016:  11-day Mediterranean cruise from Piraeus (Athens), Greece  to Barcelona, Spain visiting Izmir (Ephesus), Turkey, Rhodes, Greece, Valletta, Malta, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Naples, Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy, and Marseille (Provence), France.

New ship - Carnival Vista to & in the US

*Oct. 21-Nov. 3, 2016:  14-day Transatlantic Westbound from Barcelona, Spain to New York, New York visiting Gibraltar (U.K.), Ponta Delgada, Azores, and King's Wharf, Bermuda (two-day call).

*Nov. 11-18, 2016:  12-day Eastern Caribbean round-trip New York, New York visiting Grand Turk Island, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Antigua, and Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

*Nov. 18-29, 2016:  12-day Southern Caribbean from New York, New York to Miami visiting Grand Turk Island, Bonaire, Netherlands, Oranjestad, Aruba, and Philipsburg, St. Maarten.