Carnival Cruise Line has shared details of its deployment plans for the 2026-27 season, opening sales for the first wave of sailings for summer 2026, including cruises to Europe and Alaska. In addition, the line is introducing a 11-day "Carnival Journeys Eclipse" cruise with stops in Spain, Portugal and France on Carnival Legend departing from Dover, U.K. on August 9, 2026. The total solar eclipse will take place on August 12, 2026, when the ship is at sea, providing guests with a prime viewing vantage point for this rare celestial occurrence. Ports of call include Le Havre, St. Peter Port, Vigo, Lisbon, Leixões, Le Verdon and Zeebrugge.
Carnival Legend’s summer 2026 season in Europe begins with a 14-day transatlantic voyage that departs Miami on May 24, 2026, and visits Liverpool, Holyhead and Dun Laoghaire before arriving in Dover. While homeporting in Europe, the ship will sail nine cruises from Dover, with varied itineraries that span nine to 12 days, and six cruises of either nine- or 12-day itineraries from Civitavecchia (Rome).
From Dover, Northern Europe sailings showcase destinations such as Copenhagen and Amsterdam. The ship will also cruise the British Isles, with several stops in ports across Ireland, England and Scotland, besides one cruise with four stops in Iceland. Scandinavia and Baltic cruises offer visits to Germany, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium while Western Europe ports include those in Portugal, Spain and France. From Civitavecchia, nine- and 12-day sailings will bring guests to destinations across Italy, the Greek Isles, Turkey and Croatia. Ports of call from Civitavecchia include Istanbul, Kusadasi, Piraeus, Mykonos, Naples, Split and Dubrovnik. The ship’s final cruise from Europe in 2026 will be a 14-day "Carnival Journeys" voyage departing November 1, 2026, from Civitavecchia to Tampa, FL, with visits to Cartagena, Malaga, Gibraltar and Bermuda.
Carnival Miracle will join Carnival Spirit sailing from Seattle to Alaska in summer 2026. The itineraries available now are Seattle embarkations only. Carnival will once again offer Alaska itineraries from San Francisco in 2026 and those itineraries will be available this fall.
Seven-day Alaska sailings departing every Thursday on Carnival Miracle begin on May 7, 2026. It will cruise Tracy Arm Fjord and visit Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan, as well as Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. Also available are two Carnival Journeys sailings aboard Carnival Miracle. A nine-day cruise adds more time aboard the ship as guests explore the region’s Inside Passage and an added visit to Sitka. A similar 10-day Carnival Journeys cruise to the Inside Passage also visits Icy Strait Point.
Alaska sailings on Carnival Spirit also offer cruising of Tracy Arm Fjord and stops in Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan, as well as Victoria, British Columbia. The sailings begin April 28, 2026, and continue through September 15, 2026. When Carnival Spirit returns to Seattle on September 23, 2026, the ship will offer a 15-day round-trip Carnival Journeys cruise to Hawaii, with stops in Honolulu, Nawiliwili, Kahului and Hilo, as well as a visit to Victoria.
Also new are four Carnival Journeys cruises that transit the Panama Canal to reposition Carnival Miracle and Carnival Spirit before and after the summer in Alaska. The cruises feature visits to Cabo San Lucas, Puntarenas and Cartagena. Carnival Spirit’s 16-day Carnival Journeys cruises take the ship to Seattle from its Mobile, AL, homeport on April 12, 2026 then back to Mobile with a departure on October 8, 2026. These are the first Carnival cruises connecting the two cities of Seattle and Mobile. Carnival Miracle will reposition with guests on board from Tampa on April 11, 2026 and departs Seattle September 26, 2026 on a 16-day Carnival Journeys Panama Canal repositioning cruise ending in Galveston, TX.
For more information, visit www.carnival.com.
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