Carnival Miracle to Reposition from Seattle to Galveston;
Carnival Elation Continues Year-Round Cruises from Jacksonville

MIAMI, Sept. 24, 2024 – Carnival Cruise Line guests who sail from Galveston and Jacksonville have even more options to choose from as they plan future fun vacations. The new sailings announced today expand cruise schedules in both homeports through spring 2027 and open new opportunities to sail to popular destinations in Mexico, The Bahamas and the Caribbean.
A highlight among the new cruises is an addition to the popular Carnival Journeys program of longer cruises that preludes Carnival Miracle's 2026 deployment in Galveston. When the ship repositions from Seattle to Galveston, following the 2026 Alaska season, the ship will sail a 16-Day cruise that departs Sept. 26, 2026, and features a transit of the Panama Canal as well as visits to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Cruise from Galveston on Carnival Miracle
From Galveston, Carnival Miracle will continue Carnival's four-ship deployment from the popular Texas homeport and offer a selection of Western Caribbean cruises in 2026 and 2027 The ship will sail both four-day itineraries that stop in Cozumel, offering a long weekend getaway from Galveston each weekend through the winter months, as well as five-day options that include visits to Progreso, Yucatán. For guests looking for longer voyages, Carnival Miracle will also offer unique 10-day cruises, which explore both Eastern and Western Caribbean destinations like Celebration Key and Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas as well as Grand Turk and Amber Cove. Select sailings visit exotic destinations such as Belize, Mahogany Bay and Montego Bay and other options include visits to Costa Rica and Colon, Panama, Colon, Panama, from which shore excursions to tour the Panama Canal are available for purchase. The new itineraries unveiled today mark Carnival Miracle's second season in Galveston. The ship first arrives Oct. 16, 2024 to complete Carnival's new four-ship deployment plan for the popular homeport.

Cruise from Jacksonville on Carnival Elation
Carnival Elation is set to continue an array of Bahamas cruise itineraries that guests enjoy year-round service from Jacksonville. Guests can choose from various four- and five-day cruises, with Thursday and Saturday departures featuring stops at Celebration Key, Carnival's new premier destination, and Nassau. Some itineraries include a visit to Bimini and five-day options also offer an additional stop at Half Moon Cay or Princess Cays.
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Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is the first cruise line to sail over 100 million guests and is proud to be known as America's Cruise Line, for carrying more Americans and serving more U.S. homeports than any other. Since its founding in 1972, Carnival has continually revolutionized the cruise industry and popularized the cruise vacation as an affordable and fun travel option. Carnival operates from 14 U.S. and two Australian homeports, as well as seasonally from Europe and employs more than 48,000 team members representing 120 nationalities.

Carnival's fleet of 27 ships reflects an exciting period of growth that continues with the addition of seven ships through 2033: two ships joining in February 2025 when P&O Cruises Australia integrates into Carnival; a fourth and fifth Excel class ship scheduled for 2027 and 2028 respectively; followed by three additional new ships from an innovative new class currently under development. Carnival's next new guest offering will be the all-new exclusive destination, Celebration Key, set to debut on Grand Bahama next summer.

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