Bookings Open for Carnival Celebration Inaugural Cruise

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Bookings are now open for the new Carnival Celebration cruise ship with a 14-day inaugural cruise and year-round itineraries from Miami.

Time to Start Booking Celebration

Carnival Cruise Line has announced that bookings have opened up for the second XL-class cruise ship named Celebration. She will be the sister ship to Mardi Gras and will debut in November 2022.

The ship will kick of sailings with a 14-day inaugural Carnival Journeys voyage on November 6, 2022. After that first cruise, Celebration will begin year-round cruises out of PortMiami on November 27, 2022.

Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, said:

โ€œCarnival Celebration promises to be a spectacular addition to our fleet โ€“ just in time for our 50th birthday โ€“ and weโ€™ve put together a terrific array of itineraries kicking off with a two-week-long inaugural transatlantic cruise and then year-round Caribbean sailings from PortMiami featuring some of the most beautiful and popular destinations in the region.โ€

Carnivalโ€™s 50th Birthday celebration kicks off in March 2022 โ€“ the companyโ€™s birthday month โ€“ with a series of commemorative sailings that will feature special entertainment and itineraries and continuing all year long, culminating with Carnival Celebrationโ€™s arrival in November.

Carnival Celebration Inaugural Cruise

The inaugural cruise will depart from Southampton, UK, and will be a 14-day Carnival journeys transatlantic voyage. The ship will arrive in Miami, Florida on November 20, a day before kicking off her year-round offerings.

The cruise will include calls at La Coruรฑa and Vigo, Spain; Funchal (Maderia), Portugal; and Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain. The 2-week special cruise will offer unique experiences to take in the culture of the ports visited.

Carnival Celebration Cruises from Miami

The first cruise out of Miami will be a Thanksgiving cruise on November 21, 2022. The 6-day cruise will include calls at Grand Turk, Amber Cove and Nassau in the Bahamas.

The year-round cruises will begin from November 27, 2022, with week-long eastern and western Caribbean cruises from Miami.

The eastern Caribbean itinerary will include calls at Amber Cove, Dominican Republic; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. or St. Maarten, N.A.

The western Caribbean itinerary will include calls at  Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico; and Mahogany Bay, Isla Roatan.

There will also be two special eight-day cruises will depart Dec. 11 and Dec. 19, 2022 featuring stops at Grand Turk, Amber Cove, San Juan and St. Thomas, while a one-time five-day cruise to Amber Cove and Grand Turk will operate Jan. 3-8, 2023.

Also Read: Second Excel-Class Carnival Cruise Ship to be Named Carnival Celebration

The Celebration will be a huge new cruise ship for the cruise line and will be just about identical to her sister Mardi Gras at 180,800 gross tons and a guest capacity of 5,374 at double occupancy.

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Emrys Thakkar
Emrys Thakkar
The founder of Cruise Hive, Emrys has been reporting on the cruise industry since 2008. Expert insights and tips featured on a number of publications including The Express, Business Insider, Fodor's Travel and more. Worked for Carnival for 8 years and traveled to more than 34 countries and been on over 100 cruises.

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