Photo: Carnival Legend sails through Seydisfjordur, Iceland

Carnival Cruise Line has announced the first wave of sailings for summer 2026, including Europe, Alaska and solar eclipse voyages.

Reservations for new summer 2026 Europe and Alaska sailings are now open.

Europe & Solkar Eclipse Cruise

For the first time, Carnival is introducing a special 11-day Carnival Journeys Eclipse cruise featuring stops in Spain, Portugal and France on Carnival Legend, departing Dover, England 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 (Paris), France; St. Peter Port, Guernsey; Vigo, Spain; Lisbon and Leixões (Porto), Portugal; Le Verdon (Bordeaux), France; and Zeebrugge (Brussels), Belgium.

Carnival Legend’s summer 2026 season in Europe will begin with a 14-day transatlantic voyage that departs Miami on May 24, 2026 and visits Liverpool, England; Holyhead, Wales; and Dun Laoghaire (Dublin), Ireland before arriving in Dover (London), England. While homeporting in Europe, the ship will sail nine cruises from Dover, with varied itineraries that span 9-12 days, and six cruises of either nine- or 12-day itineraries from Civitavecchia (Rome).

From Dover, Northern Europe sailings will showcase destinations like Copenhagen and Amsterdam. The ship will also cruise the British Isles, with several stops in ports across Ireland, England and Scotland, in addition to one cruise with four stops in Iceland. Scandinavia and Baltic cruises will offer visits to Germany, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium, while Western Europe ports include those in Portugal, Spain and France.

From Civitavecchia, nine-day and 12-day sailings will bring guests to popular destinations across Italy, the Greek Isles, Turkey and Croatia. Ports of call from Civitavecchia include Istanbul and Kusadasi (Ephesus) in Turkey; Piraeus (Athens) and Mykonos in Greece; Naples (Amalfi/Pompeii) in Italy; and Split and Dubrovnik in Croatia. 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, Florida, with visits to Cartagena and Malaga in Spain, Gibraltar and Bermuda.

Alaska Cruises

Carnival Miracle will join Carnival Spirit sailing from Seattle to Alaska in summer 2026. The itineraries that are now available are Seattle embarkations only. Carnival will once again offer Alaska itineraries from San Francisco in 2026, which will be available in the fall.

Seven-day Alaska sailings departing every Thursday on Carnival Miracle begin on May 7, 2026. Carnival Miracle will cruise Tracy Arm Fjord and visit Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan, Alaska, as well as Victoria, British Columbia. Also available are two Carnival Journeys sailings aboard Carnival Miracle: a nine-day cruise that explores the Inside Passage and includes a visit to Sitka; and a similar 10-day cruise to the Inside Passage with a visit to Icy Strait Point.

Alaska sailings on Carnival Spirit also offer cruising of Tracy Arm Fjord and stops in Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan, Alaska, 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 embark on a 15-day roundtrip Carnival Journeys cruise to Hawaii, with stops in Honolulu, Oahu; Nawiliwili, Kauai; Kahului, Maui and Hilo, Hawaii; as well as a visit to Victoria, British Columbia in Canada.

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, Mexico; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; and Cartagena, Colombia. 

Carnival Spirit’s 16-day Carnival Journeys cruises take the ship to Seattle from its Mobile, Alabama homeport on April 12, 2026, then back to Mobile with an October 8, 2026 departure. These are the first Carnival cruises connecting the two cities of Seattle and Mobile. 

Carnival Miracle will reposition with guests onboard from Tampa on April 11, 2026 and depart Seattle on September 26, 2026 on a 16-day Carnival Journeys Panama Canal repositioning cruise ending in Galveston, Texas. 

For more information go to carnival.com.

Source: Travelweek