Carnival Cruise Line Broadcasts First-Ever Scheduled Calls to Africa in 2027

Carnival Cruise Line simply dropped some huge information for the 2027/2028 season for Carnival Sunshine.  The sailings will embrace first-ever visits to ports in Africa along with stops in Italy, France, Spain, and Montenegro.

The newly introduced itineraries for Carnival Sunshine signify the primary time the cruise line has added African ports into the first schedule, despite the fact that the cruise line has visited some ports in Africa earlier than throughout repositioning voyages.

Beginning in the summertime of 2027, Carnival Sunshine will transfer from the USA to Europe and can provide itineraries by no means supplied by Carnival earlier than.

North Africa

One of many highlights of the brand new schedule for the three,000-passenger ship is the addition of Tangier, Morocco, and La Goulette (Tunis), Tunisia in Northern Africa.

This reveals that Carnival is branching out and providing extra destination-focused choices for a fanbase that’s rising yearly.   You may take a look at it as an extension of the Carnival Journeys program that provides particular sailings which are additionally destination-focused.

The ship will provide sailings throughout the Mediterranean from Might by means of October 2027 whereas homeporting in Barcelona, Spain, and Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy.  Voyages will probably be a mixture of 7-day and longer cruises.

Together with the visits to African ports, the ship will go to new European ports as effectively, together with Bari, Italy; Bar, Montenegro; and Ajaccio (Corsica), France.

Photo voltaic Eclipse Cruise

Carnival can also be utilizing the appropriately named “Sunshine” ship for a photo voltaic eclipse cruise in 2027. On August 2, 2027, a complete photo voltaic eclipse will monitor throughout the Mediterranean and North Africa.

The ship’s July 25 crusing from Barcelona is particularly designed to place passengers within the “path of totality” through the eclipse. Whereas different ships within the fleet, like Carnival Miracle, may also provide views of the eclipse, Sunshine’s place within the Mediterranean is predicted to supply a number of the longest viewing durations and clearest skies out there for the occasion.

Timeline for Sunshine

The 2027 season includes a sequence of “transitional” sailings because the ship strikes throughout the Atlantic:

• Eastbound Transatlantic: Departs Norfolk, VA, on Might 15, 2027, for a 15-day crusing to Dover, England.
• The Mediterranean Season: A sequence of 15 sailings from Might 30 by means of October 2027, protecting Italy, Spain, Turkey, and North Africa.
• Westbound Transatlantic: Departs Barcelona in late October 2027 for PortMiami, that includes a remaining cease in Tangier, Morocco, earlier than crossing again to the U.S.

Going to Texas

Following its time in Europe and Africa, Carnival Sunshine is not going to return to its earlier East Coast ports. As an alternative, it can head to Galveston, Texas, arriving in November 2027.

This transfer replaces earlier plans for Carnival Spirit to homeport there, with Carnival mentioning excessive demand within the Texas market as the explanation for sending the bigger, 102,000 gross ton, Carnival Sunshine.