In a press release put out today, Carnival Cruise Line announced its lineup of 2026/27 cruises from two of its U.S. homeports: Tampa and Mobile. The new cruise vacations are now available for booking for sailings to popular destinations including The Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Panama Canal.
“As America’s cruise line, we continue to sail from more U.S. homeports than any other line and our 2026/27 offerings from Tampa and Mobile are great examples of that commitment to provide our guests with the convenience of sailing from homeports that are a short drive away,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “With a variety of itineraries, many of which feature our own unique destinations Celebration Key and Half Moon Cay, our guests will have plenty of great vacation options, and our travel advisor partners will have some unique experiences to offer their clients.”
Cruise from Tampa on Carnival Paradise and Carnival Legend
Carnival Cruise Line is celebrating 30 years of sailing year-round from Tampa this month and will continue that tradition in 2026/27 with Carnival Paradise based in Tampa year-round and Carnival Legend sailing seasonally.
Carnival Paradise will sail a range of four-day Western Caribbean cruises, four-, five-, and six-day Bahamas cruises, along with five- and six-day Western Caribbean cruises. Guests can choose among a wide variety of destinations to visit, such as Cozumel, Mahogany Bay, Belize and Grand Cayman, as well as Celebration Key, Princess Cays and Nassau.
From Nov. 2026 through March 2027, Carnival Legend will offer a variety of Western Caribbean and Bahamas sailings 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, from which shore excursions to tour the Panama Canal are available for purchase. A 13-day Carnival Journeys cruise to Panama includes Aruba, Curacao, Amber Cove and Colon.
Cruise from Mobile on Carnival Spirit
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 Oct. 8, 2026 and stops in Cabo San Lucas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica and Cartagena, Colombia. Carnival recently opened a Carnival Journeys sailing from Mobile to Seattle that takes place earlier in the year, in April 2026, ahead of the ship’s summer series in Alaska. These sailings will be the first cruises connecting the ship’s two seasonal homeport cities.
From Oct. 2026 through March 2027, Carnival Spirit will resume its seasonal schedule of six-, seven- and 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.
