Carnival Opens 2028-29 West Coast Cruises for Alaska, Hawaii and Mexico
Carnival Spirit will open its West Coast deployment with a 16-day Panama Canal voyage from Tampa on April 16, 2028, before beginning its Seattle Alaska schedule.
Updated October 10, 2026
Carnival Cruise Line has opened bookings for its 2028/29 West Coast deployment, covering Alaska, Hawaii and Mexico aboard Carnival Adventure, Carnival Legend and Carnival Spirit. The release includes departures from Seattle, San Francisco and Long Beach, with longer itineraries offered through the Carnival Journeys program. Carnival did not include starting fares or an executive statement with the announcement.
Carnival Adventure will make its U.S. market debut in 2028, moving seasonally from Australia to operate from Seattle from May through September. Originally built for Princess Cruises, the 2,600-passenger ship joined the Carnival fleet in early 2025 after spending four years with P&O Australia. It has continued sailing from Sydney since the transfer.
Alaska schedules from Seattle and San Francisco
Carnival Adventure will offer 18 seven-day Alaska cruises departing between May 9 and Sept. 5. Carnival Spirit will operate another 18 weeklong departures from Seattle between May 11 and Sept. 7. Both programs call at Victoria, British Columbia, and the Alaska ports of Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan. They also include scenic cruising in Endicott Arm Fjord.
The Seattle schedule includes nine-night Carnival Journeys Alaska departures aboard Carnival Adventure on Sept. 12 and Carnival Spirit on Sept. 14. Adventure’s sailing will include Sitka, while Spirit’s longer Alaska offering includes destinations such as Sitka and Icy Strait Point.
Carnival Legend will operate nine 10-day Alaska cruises from San Francisco between May 15 and Sept. 4. Its itinerary combines Juneau and Skagway with Ketchikan’s Ward Cove and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, plus scenic cruising in Endicott Arm Fjord. A separate 13-day Carnival Journeys Alaska voyage departs April 28.
Longer voyages and Mexico departures
Carnival Spirit will begin its West Coast deployment with a 16-day Carnival Journeys Panama Canal sailing departing Tampa on April 16, 2028. That voyage precedes the ship’s Seattle-based Alaska schedule.
Two other extended departures will take passengers to Hawaii after the summer Alaska programs. Carnival Legend has a 15-day Carnival Journeys Hawaii cruise departing Sept. 14.
Carnival Adventure will conclude its regional summer season with a 16-night Carnival Journeys voyage departing Sept. 21 and sailing roundtrip from Seattle to Hawaii and Canada. Its Hawaii calls include Nawiliwili, Honolulu, Kahului and Hilo.
For shorter sailings from San Francisco, Carnival Legend will offer 10 four-day Baja Mexico cruises between April and August 2028, each visiting Ensenada.
Carnival Spirit will reposition to Long Beach in October 2028 for a Hawaii and Mexico program continuing through spring 2029. Its schedule includes 11 Carnival Journeys Hawaii sailings, with visits to Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii Island.
The Long Beach deployment will also include three-day Baja Mexico cruises and five-day Mexican Riviera itineraries. Selected eight-day Mexican Riviera departures will visit Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.
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