Carnival Expanding Bermuda Cruises

By: - February 9th, 2017

Carnival Cruise Line will offer a series of four-day Bermuda cruises from New York in the spring and summer of 2018, the company announced this week.

The four-day “long weekend” cruises will depart Thursdays and feature-day visit to Bermuda where guests can relax on the island’s pink beaches, enjoy snorkeling, kayaking and other water sports, and visit historical landmarks such as Royal Naval Dockyard and Gibb’s Hill Lighthouse, the oldest cast iron lighthouse in the Western Hemisphere.

Five four-day Bermuda cruises will be offered, departing May 24, June 21, July 19, August 16 and September 13 2018.

Including the five Bermuda sailings aboard Carnival Horizon, Carnival Cruise Line will offer 18 different voyages to the island in 2017-2018 departing from five East Coast homeports, including Baltimore, Charleston, New York, Port Canaveral and Fort Lauderdale,

“Bermuda is a beautiful and sought-after destination and what better way to visit this breathtaking island paradise than on the spectacular Carnival Horizon,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “These visits to Bermuda are part of Carnival Horizon’s terrific inaugural schedule that also features top destinations throughout Europe and the Caribbean, providing our guests with opportunities to create wonderful and fun memories together.”

— Dana Niland, CJ Contributor

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