Carnival Cruise line has revealed the inaugural itineraries for its upcoming cruise ship the Carnival Vista once it makes its debut in 2016.
The Carnival Vista will begin sail its first cruise from the Fincantieri shipyard in Trieste, Italy on May 1st 2016. The cruise will last for 13 days and end in one of Europe’s busiest cruise ports, Barcelona, Spain on May 14th 2016. This cruise will be the first of many European voyages as Carnival Cruise line makes its return to the region.
So below are the new itineraries for the 133,500 gross ton ship that run through until October 21st 2016. There are several new ports for Carnival including Crete (Heraklion), and Corfu, Greece; Valletta, Malta; Palermo, Sicily; Cagliari, Sardinia; and Gibraltar.
May 1 (Trieste to Barcelona)
13-day cruise calling at Dubrovnik, Athens, Izmir (Ephesus), Crete (Heraklion), Valletta, Palermo, Civitavecchia (Rome), Livorno (Florence/Pisa), and Marseilles (Provence)
May 14, June 11, July 9, September 3 and October 1 (Barcelona to Athens)
10-day voyage visiting Marseilles (Provence), Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Civitavecchia (Rome), Naples (Capri/Pompeii), Crete (Heraklion), Rhodes, Izmir (Ephesus), and Athens (overnight)
May 24, June 21, July 19, September 13 and October 11 (Athens to Barcelona)
10-day sailing featuring Izmir (Ephesus), Rhodes, Valletta, Messina, Naples (Capri/Pompeii), Civitavecchia (Rome), Livorno (Florence/Pisa), and Marseilles (Provence)
June 3, September 23 (round-trip Barcelona)
Eight-day departure with stops at Palermo, Naples (Capri/Pompeii), Civitavecchia (Rome), Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Marseilles (Provence), and Palma de Mallorca
July 1, August 18 and 26 (round-trip Barcelona)
Eight-day voyage calling at Messina, Naples (Capri/Pompeii), Civitavecchia (Rome), Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Marseilles (Provence), and Palma de Mallorca
July 29 (round-trip Barcelona)
Eight-day voyage featuring Cagliari, Naples (Capri/Pompeii), Civitavecchia (Rome), Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Marseilles (Provence) and Palma de Mallorca
August 6 (round-trip Barcelona)
12-day cruise visiting Marseilles (Provence), Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Civitavecchia (Rome), Naples (Capri/Pompeii), Dubrovnik, Corfu, Messina, and Cagliari
October 21 (Barcelona to New York)
Carnival Vista’s inaugural European season will conclude with a 13-day transatlantic crossing departing Barcelona October 21 and arriving New York November 3, 2016, calling at Gibraltar, Ponta Delgada, and Bermuda (overnight call), followed by a series of voyages from the Big Apple.
Carnival vista is currently being constructed at the Fincantieri shipyard in Trieste, Italy. The cruise line recently just unveiled all the onboard features of the new class ship at events in New York and London. After the Europe sailing the vessel will sail from New York and Carnival will release more details about the itineraries in February.
