Carnival offers cruise programme from Port Canaveral

Carnival Cruise Lines has announced a cruise programme from Port Canaveral for the Carnival Ecstasy

The 2,052-passenger Carnival Ecstasy will operate four and five day Bahamas cruises from the port beginning November 7th 2011. The move further bolsters Carnival’s position as Port Canaveral’s largest cruise operator with three year-round ships carrying approximately 600,000 guest’s annually.

Gerry Cahill Carnival president and CEO noted “In addition to offering a convenient departure point for millions of consumers in the south-eastern U.S., along with attractive port facilities and excellent flight options into nearby Orlando, Port Canaveral is an extremely popular homeport and we’re excited to provide our guests with some fantastic new cruise choices from Central Florida,”

On the Carnival Ecstasy’s new schedule, two different four-day itineraries will be offered, along with two different five-day itineraries. Carnival Ecstasy will depart Thursdays on four-day ‘long weekend’ cruises visiting Nassau and Half Moon Cay or Freeport. Five-day cruises will depart Mondays and Saturdays and call at Nassau, Freeport and Half Moon Cay or Key West.

Prior to repositioning to Port Canaveral, the Carnival Ecstasy will continue to operate from Galveston, Texas through September 8th 2011 and then from New Orleans September 22nd through too November 5th 2011, as previously scheduled.