Carnival Sunshine in Dry Dock, to Begin Crusing from Norfolk Subsequent Month

Now that Carnival Cruise Line’s contract with Charleston, South Carolina has expired, Carnival Sunshine is shifting to a brand new U.S. homeport in Norfolk, Virginia.

However earlier than the three,000-passenger vessel begins providing year-round cruises out of Virginia, she’s going to first full a dry dock in France.  You’ll be able to see Carnival’s full dry dock schedule right here.

Carnival Sunshine is presently present process routine upkeep in Marseille, France. Earlier than returning to service, the ship is anticipated to obtain upgrades just like these just lately added to different Carnival Cruise Line ships throughout their dry dock durations.

In 2021, the ship was repainted with the brand new blue Livery that the cruise line rolled out for each ship in its fleet, so not many visible modifications on the outside are anticipated.

The small print of those upgrades haven’t been revealed, however after dry dock the ship is scheduled to start out providing cruises out of Norfolk on February 11, 2025 for a 5-night crusing to The Bahamas.

After this debut crusing, the ship will supply cruises from 5 days lengthy to eight days in size that embody visits to the Japanese Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, and Canada and New England through the Fall.

Listed beneath is a breakdown of each crusing on Carnival Sunshine that’s presently scheduled via April of 2027.

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Schedule

• Japanese Caribbean:
  • 8-Day Cruises:
    • Departures: February 16, 2025; March 08, 2025; March 22, 2025; April 05, 2025; April 13, 2025; April 27, 2025; Could 11, 2025; Could 25, 2025; June 08, 2025; June 22, 2025; July 20, 2025; August 03, 2025; August 17, 2025; August 31, 2025; September 14, 2025; September 28, 2025; October 12, 2025; November 09, 2025; November 29, 2025; December 07, 2025; December 27, 2025; January 04, 2026; February 01, 2026; March 01, 2026; March 15, 2026; April 12, 2026; April 26, 2026; Could 10, 2026; Could 24, 2026; June 07, 2026; November 08, 2026; November 22, 2026; December 06, 2026; January 17, 2027; January 31, 2027; February 14, 2027; February 28, 2027; March 14, 2027; March 28, 2027
  • 7-Day Cruises:
    • Departures: June 14, 2026; July 05, 2026; July 12, 2026; August 23, 2026; August 30, 2026
  • 9-Day Cruises:
    • Departures: June 23, 2026
• The Bahamas:
  • 5-Day Cruises:
    • Departures: December 30, 2024; July 23, 2026; July 27, 2026; August 01, 2026; August 06, 2026
  • 6-Day Cruises:
    • Departures: February 24, 2025; March 02, 2025; March 08, 2025; March 16, 2025; March 22, 2025; March 30, 2025; April 05, 2025; April 19, 2025; Could 03, 2025; Could 17, 2025; Could 31, 2025; June 14, 2025; June 28, 2025; July 12, 2025; July 26, 2025; August 09, 2025; August 23, 2025; September 06, 2025; October 04, 2025; November 01, 2025; November 15, 2025; November 21, 2025; December 13, 2025; December 19, 2025; January 10, 2026; January 24, 2026; February 07, 2026; February 21, 2026; March 07, 2026; March 21, 2026; April 04, 2026; April 18, 2026; Could 02, 2026; Could 16, 2026; Could 30, 2026; July 18, 2026; September 05, 2026; September 19, 2026; October 03, 2026; October 31, 2026; November 14, 2026; November 28, 2026; December 12, 2026; December 18, 2026; January 09, 2027; January 23, 2027; February 06, 2027; February 20, 2027; March 06, 2027; March 20, 2027; April 03, 2027
• Bermuda:
  • 4-Day Cruises:
    • Departures: July 27, 2026; August 10, 2026
  • 5-Day Cruises:
    • Departures: June 28, 2026; July 12, 2026
  • 6-Day Cruises:
    • Departures: July 12, 2025; July 26, 2025; August 09, 2025; August 23, 2025; September 06, 2025; October 18, 2025
  • 7-Day Cruises:
    • Departures: July 05, 2026; August 23, 2026; August 30, 2026
• Canada & New England:
  • 8-Day Cruises:
    • Departures: September 13, 2026; September 27, 2026; October 11, 2026; October 25, 2026

2025 Ports of Name

All through 2025, Carnival Sunshine will alternate between 6- and 8-day cruises out of Norfolk.   Due to its location additional north on the U.S. East Coast, longer sailings are required to see multiple or two ports of name.

The 8-day sailings to the Japanese Caribbean will permit for 3 ports of name to be visited, whereas 6-day sailings to Bermuda supply someday in King’s Wharf.

Here’s a breakdown for a number of the itineraries in 2025:

Japanese Caribbean: 8-day sailings

• Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
• Amber Cove, Dominican Republic
• San Juan, Puerto Rico

Bahamas: 6-day sailings

Bermuda: 6-day sailings

• King’s Wharf (with two days in port)

Celebration Key: Visited on 6-day sailings

• Bimini
• Nassau
• Celebration Key

Listed costs on Carnival Sunshine cruises presently vary from $644 per individual to $1,294.