Carnival
Carnival Vista
Caribbean
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Sailing Itinerary
Trip Details
Departs: December 18, 2026
Returns: December 26, 2026
Departure Port: Port Canaveral
Ship: Carnival Vista
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Your Ship
Carnival Vista
The ship that gave Carnival a bike track on the roof and a real IMAX below decks
Aboard
- Lead ship of the Vista class, delivered by Fincantieri in April 2016
- SkyRide, a suspended pedal track running above the top deck
- The Carnival Multiplex, an actual IMAX theater, kept through her 2024 refit
- A working brewery behind the bar at the RedFrog Pub
- Family Harbor and Havana cabin neighborhoods, both of which started on this hull
- Year-round from Port Canaveral on six- and eight-night Caribbean runs
Ashore
Where You Stop
St. Thomas
San Juan
Celebration Key
Caribbean
The Caribbean
The most-sailed water on earth, and the easiest cruise to fall in love with, short flights, warm water twelve months a year, and a different island every morning.
- Best Time to Go
- December through April, outside hurricane season
- Typical Length
- 5 to 8 nights
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The Same Trip, Other Weeks
The identical itinerary on this ship, priced by departure. Fares move week to week, and the difference is often larger than anything else on this page.
| Departs | Inside | Oceanview | Balcony | Suite | From |
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| December 18, 2026This sailing | |||||
| January 9, 2027 | |||||
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| March 20, 2027 | |||||
| April 3, 2027 | |||||
| December 18, 2027 |
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