Carnival Cruise Line Departure Ports and Destinations 

Carnival Cruise Line have a total of 24 ships with brilliant onboard dining options, activities and entertainment. They offer itineraries to many amazing and exciting destinations worldwide. There are many Carnival ports of departure and ports of call. To give you an overview:

Carnival cruise ships use 19 different departure ports; 2 in Australia, 3 in Europe and 14 in the United States. They sail to 15 different countries and regions from Alaska all the way to the South Pacific. This translates to Carnival visiting 52 countries, each with 1 or more ports of call. 

In this article you will get a full list of ports and countries visited as well as some other related information.

Carnival Ports of Departure

Departure Ports in Australia

1. Brisbane, Australia
2. Sydney, Australia

Departure Ports in Europe

1. Barcelona, Spain
2. London, England
3. Rome, Italy

Departure Ports in the United States

1. Baltimore, Maryland
2. Charleston, South Carolina
3. Galveston, Texas
4. Jacksonville, Florida
5. Los Angeles, California
6. Miami Florida
7. Mobile, Alabama
8. New Orleans, Los Angeles
9. New York, New York
10. Norfolk, Virginia
11. Port Canaveral, Florida
12. San Francisco, California
13. Seattle, Washington
14. Tampa, Florida

Countries Carnival Cruises Visit

As mentioned earlier, Carnival cruise ships visit a total of 52 countries. 3 are in Asia, 13 in Europe, 24 in North America, 8 in Oceania and 4 in South America.

Countries in Asia

1. Indonesia
2. Japan
3. Philippines

Countries in Europe

1. Belgium
2. Denmark
3. Estonia
4. Finland
5. France
6. Germany
7. Gibraltar
8. Iceland
9. Norway
10. Portugal
11. Spain
12. Sweden
13. UK

Countries in North America

1. Alaska
2. Antigua
3. Aruba
4. Bahamas
5. Barbados
6. Belize
7. Bermuda
8. Bonaire
9. Canada
10. Dominican Republic
11. Grand Cayman
12. Grenada
13. Hawaii
14. Honduras
15. Jamaica
16. Mexico
17. Panama
18. Puerto Rico
19. St Kitts
20. St Lucia
21. St. Maarten
22. Turks and Caicos Islands
23. USA
24. Virgin Islands

Countries in Oceania

1. Australia
2. Fiji
3. French Polynesia
4. Tahiti
5. Tasmania
6. New Caledonia
7. New Zealand
8. Papua New Guinea

Carnival Itineraries

Carnival offer 333 different itineraries with some countries or regions that are visited more often than others. In fact as you will see from the table below, most of their itineraries focus on the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Their next most popular itineraries are in the South Pacific and Mexico.

Countries / Regions	No. of Itineraries
Alaska	12
Australia	16
Bahamas	83
Bermuda	7
Canada & New England	8
Caribbean	179
Europe	10
Hawaii	2
Mexico	20
New Zealand	6
Panama Canal	7
Papua New Guinea	1
South Pacific	24
Transatlantic	5
Transpacific	2

What Carnival tend to do is focus on one particular area in their itineraries. That is to say they do not tend to put regions or countries together. So they are as they are displayed on the website. A cruise of the Caribbean does not also include the Bahamas or Bermuda and vice versa.

However you might want a Caribbean cruise, but want to also go to the Bahamas. In this case you would need to select another cruise line like for example Royal Caribbean. Here is an article on Royal Caribbean ships, departure ports and where they travel to if you are interested.

Carnival Ships and Their Departure Ports

Carnival have 24 ships, but there are another 2 ships that are going to do their maiden voyage in 2023. That expands their fleet to a total of 26 cruise ships in 2023. The 2 new ships are called Carnival Venezia, which is said to have a fun Italian Style, and the Carnival Jubilee. For those that are looking to travel on a particular ship, here is a list of Carnival ports of departure for each one.

Cruise Ship	Departure Port
Carnival Breeze	Galveston, Texas
Carnival Celebration	Miami, Florida
Carnival Conquest	Miami, Florida
Carnival Dream	Galveston, Texas
Carnival Elation	Jacksonville, Florida
Carnival Freedom	Barcelona, Spain Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
Carnival Glory	New Orleans, Los Angeles
Carnival Horizon	Miami, Florida
Carnival Jubilee (Coming in 2023)	Galveston, Texas Southampton, England
Carnival Legend	Baltimore, Maryland
Carnival Liberty	Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
Carnival Luminosa	Brisbane, Australia Seattle, Washington
Carnival Magic	Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida Norfolk, Virginia Miami, Florida
Carnival Miracle	Los Angeles (Long Beach), California San Francisco, California
Carnival Panorama	Los Angeles (Long Beach), California
Carnival Paradise	Tampa, Florida
Carnival Pride	Tampa, Florida Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy Baltimore, Maryland Dover, England Barcelona, Spain
Carnival Radiance	Los Angeles (Long Beach), California
Carnival Spirit	Mobile, Alabama, Miami, Florida Brisbane, Australia, Tampa, Florida Seattle, Washington
Carnival Splendor	Sydney, Australia
Carnival Sunrise	Miami, Florida
Carnival Sunshine	Charleston, South Carolina
Carnival Valor	New Orleans, Los Angeles
Carnival Venezia (Coming in 2023)	New York, New York Barcelona, Spain
Carnival Vista	Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida Galveston, Texas
Mardi Gras	Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida

Carnival Ships and Where They Sail

Cruise Ship	Sails To
Carnival Breeze	Caribbean
Carnival Celebration	Caribbean
Carnival Conquest	Bahamas, Caribbean, Panama Canal
Carnival Dream	Caribbean, Panama Canal
Carnival Elation	Bahamas, Caribbean
Carnival Freedom	Bahamas, Caribbean, Transatlantic
Carnival Glory	Caribbean, Panama Canal
Carnival Horizon	Caribbean
Carnival Jubilee (Coming in 2023)	Caribbean, Transatlantic
Carnival Legend	Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Panama Canal
Carnival Liberty	Bahamas
Carnival Luminosa	Alaska, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific, Transpacific
Carnival Magic	Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada/New England, Caribbean
Carnival Miracle	Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico
Carnival Panorama	Mexico
Carnival Paradise	Bahamas, Caribbean
Carnival Pride	Bahamas, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Europe, Panama Canal, Transatlantic
Carnival Radiance	Mexico
Carnival Spirit	Alaska, Bahamas, Caribbean, Panama Canal, Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific
Carnival Splendor	Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific
Carnival Sunrise	Bahamas, Caribbean
Carnival Sunshine	Bahamas, Caribbean
Carnival Valor	Caribbean
Carnival Venezia (Coming in 2023)	Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Transatlantic
Carnival Vista	Caribbean
Mardi Gras	Caribbean

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