Carnival Embarking Nearly Two Million Guests and Opening Celebration Key

With its largest fleet yet and its new exclusive destination, Celebration Key, set to open in The Bahamas, Carnival Cruise Line is ready to deliver more summer fun than ever this year. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Carnival will sail nearly two million guests on its 29 ships and make more than 1,200 visits to nearly 100 destinations.

“Summer is the busiest time for travel and Carnival Cruise Line is poised for one of our largest summer cruise schedules ever. Many Americans are within a five-hour drive of one of our 13 U.S. homeports, so they can easily access one of our fun-filled cruises. With most meals, entertainment and other activities included, a Carnival cruise represents a significant value over land-based vacations,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “This summer is set to be especially memorable as we open Celebration Key on Grand Bahama, our game-changing destination that will deliver the ultimate day in paradise for our guests.”

Five Fun Facts About Carnival’s 2025 Summer Travel Season

• An estimated $635,000,000 economic impact will be generated in U.S. homeports by Carnival guests before and after their cruises.
• Over Memorial Day weekend, Carnival will embark 23 cruises from 10 U.S. homeports.
• Starting with its July 19 opening, Celebration Key will welcome 15 Carnival ships, from eight homeports, on more than 80 visits through Labor Day weekend.
• Over the summer, Guy Fieri’s Guy’s Burger Joint will serve 2.8 million burgers fleetwide. Guests will also enjoy 13 million servings of ice cream and 2.4 million slices of pizza.
• Onboard restaurants and bars will pour 1.3 million glasses of wine, 4.4 million beers and 6.5 million sodas over the next three months.

With more accessible U.S. homeports than any other cruise line, Carnival ships sailing from the U.S. are ready to make more than 1,000 stops in destinations across nearly 15 countries this summer. In its most-visited destinations, Carnival is working to implement its new ticketless platform for shore excursions, as part of a continued focus on making travel experiences more seamless.

Carnival’s three-ship Alaska deployment, from both Seattle and San Francisco, is already delivering bucket list sights and experiences and will embark about 100,000 guests this summer. Carnival’s popular summer series in Europe is also underway, with Carnival Miracle taking guests to destinations across another 17 countries. This summer, Carnival is also marking 20 years of sailings from Civitavecchia (Rome) in Italy. And in Australia, Carnival has three ships offering a wide range of year-round sailings from Sydney and Brisbane.