Carnival Announces First Cruises to Celebration Key

Carnival Cruise Line announced its first 400 cruises for guests to enjoy Celebration Key, the cruise line's new port destination on Grand Bahama Isle. The cruise line will begin making port calls at the destination in July 2025. 

Starting today, guests can book cruises on the first of 12 Carnival ships to visit Celebration Key in 2025 and 2026.

“As the first port destination exclusively designed for Carnival Cruise Line guests, Celebration Key will provide the ultimate Carnival fun in the sun, immersed in the natural beauty of Grand Bahama. Our guests have a wide range of ships, homeports and itineraries that visit our new exclusive destination to choose from,” said Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy.  “And we’ve seen that there is a lot of interest in Celebration Key as thousands of Carnival guests signed up over the last week to be the first to know about the itineraries and features.  The July 2025 opening will be here before we know it, and we are working closely with the Bahamian Government and the local Grand Bahama community to make this the premier exclusive cruise port destination in the Caribbean.  We plan to announce further details on what guests can expect to experience while there in the near future.”

About Celebration Key 

Positioned on the south part of the island, Celebration Key will offer fun options for guests of all ages. Highlights will include a mile-long beach, authentic Bahamian shopping and dining, and a number of fun water and beach excursions.

Carnival ships will dock at an adjacent cruise pier,  capable of accommodating up to two Excel-class vessels simultaneously. The position of the pier will allow direct access to Celebration Key.

“This is so exciting for the people of Grand Bahama as we watch Celebration Key come to life.  We have a bold vision of how Grand Bahama can become the premier destination for entertainment and events in the region, and we look forward to showing Carnival’s guests a warm and memorable vacation when they start visiting our beautiful island in 2025,” said the Hon. Ginger Moxie, Minister for Grand Bahama.

Ships Headed to Celebration Key

12 Carnival ships will visit Celebration Key, sailing regularly from eight homeports:

• From PortMiami: Carnival Celebration and Carnival Conquest
  • Carnival Celebration will sail seven-day Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises starting July 20, 2025.
  • Carnival Conquest will sail three- and four-day Bahamas sailings beginning July 18, 2025.
• From Port Canaveral: Mardi Gras, Carnival Freedom and Carnival Glory
  • Mardi Gras will sail seven-day Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises starting July 19, 2025, as well as one nine-day Eastern Caribbean sailing on October 30, 2025.  Mardi Gras will also offer two 14-day Transatlantic voyages to/from Port Canaveral and  Barcelona - Sept. 13, 2025, and Oct. 16, 2025.
  • Carnival Freedom will sail four- and five-day Bahamas cruises beginning July 19, 2025.
  • Carnival Glory will sail three- and four-day Bahamas sailings starting July 21, 2025.
• From Galveston: Carnival Dream and Carnival Legend
  • Carnival Dream will offer an eight-day Eastern Caribbean beginning July 26, 2025.
  • Carnival Legend will visit Celebration Key on several 10-day Eastern Caribbean cruises.
• From New Orleans: Carnival Liberty
  • Carnival Liberty will sail seven- and eight-day Eastern Caribbean cruises starting on July 20, 2025.
• From Baltimore: Carnival Pride
  • Carnival Pride will sail on seven-day Bahamas sailings starting July 20, 2025, along with a 14-day Carnival Journeys Panama Canal cruise on Jan. 11, 2026.
• From Jacksonville: Carnival Elation
  • From July 21, 2025, Carnival Elation to offer four- and five-day Bahamas cruises.
• From Norfolk: Carnival Sunshine
  • Carnival Sunshine to sail six- and eight-day Bahamas cruises starting October 18, 2025.
• From Mobile: Carnival Spirit
  • Carnival Spirit to offer six- and eight-day Bahamas cruises on Nov. 2, 2025.

Over the coming months, Carnival plans to open more than 100 additional Celebration Key itineraries on six additional ships. The cruise line will also share more features and development timeline of Celebration Key in the near future.

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