Carnival Cruise Line has revealed additional details for its 2027-2028 deployment plans, announcing new sailings from three homeports: Long Beach, California; Norfolk, Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland. The expansion includes the cruise line's first dedicated Hawaii cruise series and ship repositioning moves.
Carnival Legend will reposition to Long Beach seasonally from October 2027 through April 2028, marking Carnival's inaugural dedicated Hawaii cruise program. The Spirit-class vessel will operate 14-day Carnival Journeys cruises to Hawaii with port calls including Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, Hilo and Kona, plus a stop in Ensenada, Mexico. Ten Hawaii sailings are available for booking between October 2027 and March 2028.
The 2,134-guest ship will also offer six- and eight-day Mexican Riviera cruises visiting Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, La Paz and Ensenada.
Carnival Freedom will transfer from Port Canaveral to Norfolk in May 2027, beginning with a 15-day Carnival Journeys cruise through the Southern Caribbean that includes stops in Aruba, Curacao, Grenada, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maarten and St. Thomas. The ship arrives in Norfolk on May 23, 2027.
From Norfolk, the Conquest-class ship will operate six-day Bahamas cruises calling on Celebration Key, Nassau and Bimini, and six-day Bermuda cruises with two days on the island. Eight-day Eastern Caribbean itineraries will visit Amber Cove, RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay and Grand Turk. The nearly 3,000-guest vessel will also offer eight-day Canada cruises with stops in Halifax, Sydney, Saint John or Charlottetown.
Carnival Pride will maintain year-round service from Baltimore with seven-day Bahamas sailings visiting various combinations of Celebration Key, Nassau, RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay or Princess Cays. Seven-day Bermuda cruises include three days at the destination. Extended Carnival Journeys voyages of nine, 12 and 14 days will visit Caribbean destinations including Aruba, Curacao, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Antigua, Tortola and Martinique.
The Spirit-class, 2,134-guest Carnival Pride launched Carnival's first year-round cruise program from Baltimore more than 20 years ago.
"This update for 2027-28 represents important pieces of our strategy to deliver more fun experiences that only Carnival can offer," said Christine Duffy, Carnival Cruise Line's president. "With fun on the move, we're creating new options — a newer ship for Norfolk and a new series dedicated to Hawaii sailings from Long Beach are both great examples of that. We're also continuing our commitments in all our homeports, and Carnival Pride's year-round deployment in Baltimore is a testament to that, as well. From Baltimore to Norfolk and Long Beach, we're proud to bring guests more opportunities to depart closer to home on itineraries that feature incredible destinations."
Editor’s Note: This article was generated by AI, based on a press release distributed by Carnival Cruise Line. It was fact-checked and reviewed by a TravelAge West editor.
