Sarah Bretz, ContributorCarnival Cruise Line has announced its 2026-2027 schedule for Tampa, Florida and Mobile, Alabama. The new voyages are now open for booking.
Carnival Paradise and Carnival Legend From Tampa
Carnival is celebrating 30 years of sailing year-round from Tampa this month and will continue in 2026 and 2027 with Carnival Paradise based in Tampa year-round, and Carnival Legend sailing seasonally.
Paradise will operate a range of four to six-day western Caribbean cruises and four to six-day Bahamas cruises. Guests can choose among a variety of destinations, including Cozumel, Mahogany Bay, Belize, Grand Cayman, Princess Cays, Nassau, and the line’s new private destination on Grand Bahama Island, Celebration Key.
From November 2026 through March 2027, Carnival Legend will offer a variety of western Caribbean and Bahamas cruises from Tampa. A series of six and seven-day cruises feature stops in Grand Cayman and Cozumel, as well as Costa Maya, Belize, Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Mahogany Bay, Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay, and Nassau. Three eight-day western Caribbean sailings are also available, as well as two eight-day voyages to Panama with stops in Limon, Costa Rica; Grand Cayman, and Colon, Panama. A 13-day Carnival Journeys cruise to Panama includes Aruba, Curaçao, Amber Cove, and Colon.
Carnival Spirit From Mobile
Carnival Spirit will arrive back in Mobile, where it homeports seasonally, with a unique 16-day one-way Carnival Journeys cruise that transits the Panama Canal. The cruise departs Seattle on October 8, 2026 and stops in Cabo San Lucas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica and Cartagena, Colombia. Carnival also recently opened a Carnival Journeys sailing from Mobile to Seattle that takes place in April 2026 ahead of the ship’s summer series in Alaska.
From October 2026 through March 2027, Spirit will resume its seasonal schedule of six to eight-day cruises from Mobile to the Bahamas. Six-day Bahamas cruises all include stops at Celebration Key, with an additional stop in either Nassau, Bimini, or Princess Cays.
Seven-day cruises feature Celebration Key with additional stops in Key West and Half Moon Cay or Princess Cays and Nassau. Ten eight-day Bahamas sailings visit Key West, Celebration Key, and Nassau, along with either Half Moon Cay or Princess Cays.
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