Carnival Cruise Line has made an itinerary change to Carnival Firenze on one specific cruise in February 2025 (and February 2026) that could be upsetting to sports activities followers.
Whereas the ship will nonetheless be crusing to the deliberate ports of name, the day of the port visits has been modified and can now battle with Tremendous Bowl Sunday on her February 6, 2025 and February 5, 2026 departures.
Booked visitors had been notified of the change lower than a month earlier than the ship’s 2025 departure date. Savvy vacationers famous that the change – transferring the decision on Ensenada, Mexico from Saturday, February 8 to Sunday, February 9 – now means Carnival Firenze will probably be in port on recreation day.
“We have now made an adjustment to the itinerary to your cruise – modified day of port go to for Ensenada,” the notification learn.
No additional rationalization was provided for why the port go to date has been modified, although any pre-purchased Carnival shore excursions will probably be moved to the brand new date if doable. If adjusting excursions just isn’t doable, these excursions will probably be cancelled and refunded.
Port congestion is a standard motive for such adjustments, however on each February 8 and February 9, 2025, Carnival Firenze could be docked in Ensenada with only one different vessel. Carnival Radiance is visiting on Saturday, whereas Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas is visiting on Sunday.
For comparability, Carnival Radiance can welcome 2,984 vacationers, whereas Navigator of the Seas can welcome 3,376 visitors. Which means that Carnival Firenze – with the most important passenger capability at 4,208 visitors – will now be visiting Ensenada on a day when much more vacationers will seemingly be in port.
The change is identical for Carnival Firenze‘s February 5, 2026 departure. The go to to Ensenada has been moved to Sunday, whereas Saturday will probably be a day at sea. For each sailings, the time within the well-liked Mexican port stays as 8 a.m. to five p.m.
The Tremendous Bowl begins at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time. With pre-game specials and evaluation starting hours earlier than, vacationers might now have conflicts with shore excursions if they’d hoped to look at the sport onboard.
Admittedly, visitors booked on the ship’s 2026 departure nonetheless have loads of time to cancel or change their cruise date if they like. This isn’t essentially an possibility for the 2025 departure, as vacationers would lose 75% of their cruise fare as a cancellation penalty at this time limit.
Watching the Tremendous Bowl at Sea
Carnival Cruise Line’s Model Ambassador, John Heald, has confirmed that the Tremendous Bowl will probably be broadcast onboard Carnival ships. A number of visitors have inquired in regards to the recreation, and Heald has been constructive about his solutions.
“Sure, we will probably be enjoying it on the large screens,” he confirmed. “It actually is an excellent, great occasion.”
This offers Carnival visitors the distinctive alternative to cheer on the most important sporting occasion of the yr with a passionate, enthusiastic crowd, whereas on the similar time having fun with Carnival’s wonderful service and hospitality.
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If one’s cruise ship is in port that day, nevertheless, shore excursions might take up a lot of the pre-game a part of the day, whereas cleansing up afterward and going to dinner would battle with gametime.
Many skilled vacationers might advocate that sports activities followers not ebook a cruise at throughout Tremendous Bowl weekend if watching the sport is that vital. Nevertheless, having the ability to watch the sport at sea with a bunch of mates could also be precisely what visitors had hoped for in reserving an itinerary when Tremendous Bowl Sunday is a day at sea.
Cruise strains have the proper to regulate ship itineraries at any time and for any motive, with out providing compensation to vacationers. Sadly, this may occasionally imply that visitors on Carnival Firenze hoping to look at Tremendous Bowl LIX might miss out in the event that they deliberate to discover Ensenada.
It’s at all times an possibility for visitors to cancel their shore excursions, that are totally refundable as much as the time of crusing (if excursions have been pre-purchased). This might open up the day and allow loads of time to take pleasure in Ensenada within the morning whereas nonetheless being prepared for kickoff.
