Sarah Bretz, ContributorCarnival Cruise Line has announced a variety of new 2026 and 2027 cruises from the east and west coasts of the U.S. The new sailings, which open for booking today, featuring popular destinations from the homeports of Miami, Port Canaveral, and Norfolk as well as voyages to Alaska and Mexico from San Francisco.
San Francisco
Carnival Luminosa will homeport in San Francisco for the first time in 2026, following a 22-day Tahiti and Pacific Islands transpacific Carnival Journeys cruise from Brisbane, Australia in April 2026 that includes visits to Fiji, Tahiti, Moorea, and Honolulu. From San Francisco, the ship will sail to Alaska from April 27 through September 10, 2026. A series of 10-day cruises include stops in Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, and Prince Rupert, as well as scenic glacier cruising through Tracy Arm Fjord.
Luminosa will also sail 10 four-day weekend Baja Mexico cruises visiting Ensenada from April 23 through August 27, 2026. An extended 18-day Alaska and Japan transpacific Carnival Journeys cruise departing San Francisco on September 20th will visit Alaskan ports and sail to Japan with stops including Otaru and Kobe before concluding in Yokohama.
Carnival Luminosa‘s schedule from San Francisco is part of Carnival’s 53-sailing deployment to Alaska in 2026, which also includes Carnival Miracle and Carnival Spirit sailing from Seattle.
Miami
New cruises on Carnival Horizon include a special 13-day Carnival Journeys sailing from Barcelona to Miami on June 15, 2026. It features visits to Alicante and Malaga, Spain; Gibraltar; as well as a visit to Carnival’s new exclusive destination Celebration Key in The Bahamas after transiting the Atlantic Ocean.
Cruises from the ship’s Miami homeport between summer 2026 and spring 2027 offer six-night western Caribbean and eight-day southern Caribbean options.
Port Canaveral
Carnival Vista will offer an array of itineraries from Port Canaveral, including six-day cruises with stops at Celebration Key and Half Moon Cay, along with Grand Turk or Amber Cove. Eight-day sailings expand the variety of destinations with visits to St. Thomas, St. Maarten, San Juan, and Aruba.
Norfolk
Carnival Sunshine will bring a diverse selection of itineraries to Norfolk including four to seven-day cruises to Bermuda and five to seven-day cruises to the Bahamas, which include stops in Half Moon Cay, Bimini, Nassau, and Celebration Key as well as Grand Turk.
Longer eight-day itineraries offer more variety, with sailings to the eastern Caribbean and others that sail to Canada and include the ports of Halifax, Saint John and Sydney. A nine-day Carnival Journeys cruise features visits to Amber Cove, San Juan, and St. Thomas.
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