Carnival Cruise Line has released the diverse inaugural schedule for Carnival Radiance and Carnival Sunrise after the scheduled refits on both ships, including the cruise line’s first-ever cruises to Cuba.
Radiance will sail 9- to 13-day European cruises, the line’s first voyages to Cuba from New York and Norfolk, four- to nine-day sailings to the Caribbean, Canada/New England from New York, and a winter season of voyages to the Caribbean and Cuba from Port Canaveral.
Carnival Victory will be fully refurbished in 2020 and re-named Carnival Radiance.
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Details of Carnival Sunrise’s 2020 schedule were also revealed, including an expanded series of New York to Cuba cruises, as well as four- to nine-day voyages to the Caribbean from New York and Norfolk.
Carnival Radiance’s 2020 inaugural season
Following a US $200-million dry dock that will take place in Cadiz, Spain, Carnival Radiance will debut April 29th, 2020, with a 10-day Mediterranean sailing from Barcelona followed by nine-and 12-day cruises visiting Italy, France, Croatia, Greece, Malta and Spain.
She will then embark on a 13-day trans-Atlantic crossing from Barcelona to New York from June 11th-24th, 2020, positioning the vessel for its inaugural season in the Big Apple.
Once in New York, Carnival Radiance will offer a series of four- and six-day Bermuda cruises as well as a four-day cruise to Saint John, New Brunswick, eight-day eastern Caribbean voyages and the line’s first Cuba cruises from New York.
These nine-day sailings will include a full-day and overnight stay in Havana and two Bahamian ports of call. The New York program will conclude with a series of Canada/New England voyages featuring stops in Boston, Portland, Saint John, and Halifax.
Carnival will sail its first ever Cuba cruises aboard Radiance and Sunrise.
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The ship will also offer four five- to seven-day voyages from Norfolk in October and November 2020, including the line’s first Cuba cruises from that port.
There will also be a five-day Bahamas cruise and a six-day cruise visiting three of the country’s most popular destinations, including the private island of Half Moon Cay.
Following the cruises from the Northeast, Carnival Radiance will reposition to Port Canaveral in Florida., to operate a winter schedule of six- to eight-day cruises to the Caribbean and Cuba beginning November 8th, 2020.
This season includes six-day voyages featuring a day-long visit and overnight call in Havana and two Bahamian ports; a six-day sailing to Grand Turk, Amber Cove, Dominican Republic and Nassau, The Bahamas; and seven-and eight-day Caribbean voyages visiting some of the region’s most popular and beautiful islands, including Aruba, Curacao, St. Kitts and Grand Turk.
Carnival Sunrise’s 2020 Bermuda and Cuba cruises
Building upon the popularity of short Bermuda cruises introduced on Carnival Horizon, Carnival Sunrise will offer a series of “long weekend” getaways to Bermuda as well as longer length Caribbean voyages and cruises to Cuba from New York from May 21st, 2020.
The itineraries include eight nine-day voyages to Cuba featuring a full day and overnight call in Havana along with stops at the private Bahamian island of Half Moon Cay and Nassau.
Eight, four-day “long weekend” voyages to Bermuda will also be offered, departing Thursdays and returning Mondays and spending a full day on the island.
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Seven, eight-day voyages visiting beautiful ports in the Caribbean and Bahamas will be offered as well.
The program concludes with a 12-day Carnival Journeys partial Panama Canal transit from New York to Fort Lauderdale from October 19th-31st, 2020.
Carnival Sunrise will also cruise from Norfolk, Virginia, in May 2020, offering a pair of five-day itineraries to Nassau and Freeport, along with a three-port, six-day voyage featuring Half Moon Cay, Nassau, and Freeport.
Exciting New Shipboard Choices
Carnival Sunrise and Carnival Radiance will each undergo extensive dry docks in 2019 and 2020, respectively, that will add an array of exciting food, beverage and entertainment choices.
New culinary and beverage offerings will include Guy’s Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse developed by Food Network star and longtime partner Guy Fieri, a classic American steakhouse called Fahrenheit 555, and the Cucina del Capitano family-style Italian restaurant, the Caribbean-inspired RedFrog Pub.
Carnival Radiance will also feature Big Chicken, a seagoing version of a landside restaurant operated by the line’s Chief Fun Officer, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal.
A sprawling new WaterWorks aqua park featuring the new AquaTunnel slide as well as a SportSquare open-air recreation complex with a suspended ropes course will be added, as well.
All staterooms will be renovated with a tropical color palette reminiscent of the ships’ Caribbean itineraries.
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