Key Aspects:
- Carnival Breeze will use Terminal 10 instead of Terminal 28 in Galveston for her October 30 debarkation and embarkation.
- Complimentary shuttles will be available for guests to park at Terminal 28 as planned, but embark at Terminal 10.
- The temporary terminal change is due to the oil spill at Port of Galveston on October 2,8 but the ship’s itinerary is not affected.
Guests embarking Carnival Breeze on Thursday, October 30, 2025 have a last-minute change that will impact their arrival to the cruise terminal in Galveston. While the ship’s schedule is not adjusted, the terminal the ship is docked at has changed.
Due to a late-night oil spill at the Port of Galveston on Tuesday, October 28, Carnival Breeze is unable to dock at Cruise Terminal 28 as previously planned.
Instead, the ship has been moved to Terminal 10, and guests must be prepared not only for the change but also aware of where to park in anticipation of the ship’s return to Galveston after the 4-night sailing.
“The U.S. Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office are responding to an oil discharge in the channel at the Port of Galveston which occurred on Tuesday, October 28. This is preventing Carnival Breeze from operating from our terminal, tomorrow, Thursday, October 30,” the notification from the cruise line explained.
“Consequently, embarkation will now take place at Cruise Terminal 10.”
The two terminals are just over a mile apart, with Terminal 28 on the port’s west end while Terminal 10 is on the east end, at 1028 Harborside Drive.
Because Carnival Breeze will be returning to her assigned terminal (28) at the end of the Western Caribbean cruise, guests need to park appropriately to be prepared for debarkation on Monday, November 3.
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“Kindly keep your original parking reservation since the ship will be returning to its assigned location (Terminal 28) at the conclusion of the voyage. Please note that parking will not be available at Terminal 10,” Carnival confirmed.
There will be complimentary shuttles available to transport guests from Terminal 28 to Terminal 10 for embarkation. When the cruise ship returns, no shuttles will be needed as Carnival Breeze will dock at Terminal 28.
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Guests who are arriving via rideshare, taxis, or being dropped off at the cruise port rather than parking their own vehicles should be sure to advise their drivers of the change for embarkation to ensure they arrive at the correct terminal.
Port of Galveston’s Cruise Terminal 10 is Royal Caribbean’s 161,334-square foot terminal that opened in November 2022. On October 30, there are no Royal Caribbean ships using the terminal. The next Royal Caribbean visit is when Mariner of the Seas returns on Saturday, November 1.
Embarkation Times Also Delayed
In addition to the change of terminal for embarkation only, Carnival Breeze guests are also being notified that their arrival times for check-in at the terminal must be delayed by an hour.
If guests had selected a 12-12:30 p.m. arrival appointment, for example, they should now plan to arrive from 1-1:30 p.m. instead. Arriving earlier can create unnecessary delays and guests may be asked to leave and return at the new time.
This slight change is necessary because it will take slightly longer to debark guests from the ship’s previous sailing and shuttle them back to Terminal 28, where their cars await.
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All guests still need to be checked in and onboard by the final boarding time listed on their boarding pass. At this time, there are no changes to Carnival Breeze‘s itinerary, and the ship should still be visiting Cozumel as expected on Saturday, November 1.
Any further updates will be provided to guests as soon as changes are confirmed. Guests should consider opting in to Carnival’s text updates to be notified of any additional changes.
