For years, the Carnival Paradise has been sailing from Tampa doing 4 & 5 night cruises. The four night cruises sailed to Cozumel and the five night cruises sailed to Cozumel & Grand Cayman. Carnival Cruise Line recently announced it was changing the Carnival Paradise's 5 night cruise itineraries to offer different ports of call cruisers from Tampa can sail to. 
           One of the Carnival Paradise's changed 5 night cruises will sail to Mahogany Bay and Cozumel. There will be 10 Carnival Paradise cruises that sail this itinerary in 2017. The other changed Carnival Paradise itinerary is a 5 night cruise will sail to Key West and Cozumel. There will be 6 Carnival Paradise cruises that sail this itinerary in 2017.
            In addition, the Carnival Paradise's traditional five night cruise itinerary will be offered, at times. The ship will continue sailing to Cozumel on its four night cruises. 
             For more information please check out Carnival's press release:  Click Here 

     Carnival Cruise Line announced today it will be offering a unique voyage in September 2017. The Carnival Miracle will be sailing one round-trip cruise from Los Angeles, California, to Alaska. This 14 night cruise will depart September 2, 2017, and will be a part of Carnival's Journey Cruise series. 
        During this 14 night cruise, the Carnival Miracle's guests will enjoy ports of call such as Ketchikan, Icy Straight Point Skagway, Juneau, Sitka, and Vancouver. The ship's itinerary also includes a scenic cruise visit to Glacier Bay.  This will be the first time a Carnival ship has docked at Icy Straight Point as a port of call, according to Carnival's press release. 
        As previously announced, the Carnival Legend will be sailing Alaska in 2017 and 2018. The Carnival Legend typically sails roundtrip cruises from Seattle, but occasionally sails from Vancouver. 

If you would like more details, check out Carnival's official press release:  Click Here

I put together a table that contains this cruise's itinerary information. This information is subject to change, at any time. Here is the scheduled itinerary:

        There are parts of Louisiana that have recently been impacted by severe weather and flooding. Today Carnival Cruise Line announced a plan to donate $125,000 to various organizations in order to help aid their efforts to support those affected by the recent flooding.Furthermore, Carnival Corporation is matching this amount by donating $125,000. Combined a total of $250,000 will be donated by Carnival Cruise Line and Carnival Corporation. Carnival Corporation is the parent company of Carnival Cruise Line.  
          Carnival's press release notes that these contribution's will be made via the Carnival Foundation. Some of the recipients Carnival named in its press release are the American Red Cross, Louisiana Association of United Ways, and Save the Children. 
             Besides Carnival Cruise Line's and Carnival Corporation's donations, cruisers from New Orleans will also have an opportunity to donate. Carnival's press release says cruisers will have a chance to donate during cruise check-in. 
                Carnival currently has two ships sailing from New Orleans, the Carnival Triumph and Carnival Dream. The Carnival Triumph primarily sails 4 & 5 night cruises from New Orleans and the Carnival Dream sails 7 night cruises from New Orleans. 

​To read Carnival's official press release:  Click Here

​      Royal Caribbean has added more Vision of the Seas cruises from Galveston, Texas. A few months ago, Royal Caribbean's booking engine showed the Vision of the Seas sailing 4 & 5 night cruises from Galveston in November & December 2017. However, the Vision of the Seas has 4 & 5 night cruises sailing from Galveston for January through April 2018. Overall, it now appears the Vision of the Seas will be sailing from Galveston from November 2018 through April 2018 at a minimum. No information for beyond April 2018 is available at this time. These sailings are in addition to the Liberty of the Seas' 7 night cruises from Galveston. 
          Based on Royal Caribbean's booking engine the Vision of the Seas' cruise departures for January through April 2018 will be an alternating pattern of 4 & 5 night cruises. The ship's 4 night cruise voyages will depart Galveston and sail to Cozumel, Mexico. The 5 night cruises will alternate between Cozumel & Costa Maya Or Cozumel & Progreso. EDIT (9/8/2016):  I previously wrote there was 1 five night cruise departing January 3, 2018 that sailed to only Cozumel. I was incorrect. This cruise sails to both Cozumel and Progreso, according to Royal Caribbean's website. Thank you to the anonymous website visitor that wrote to me to let me know of this incorrect statement. 
                 
Below is a list of the departures listed for 2018, (as of 8/14/16 and subject to change at any time for any reason). I put them in a table format for ease of viewing. This list is in addition to the ship's already announced 2017 departures.

For my previous article on the Vision of the Seas' initial deployment from Galveston, click here.

I was unable to find a press release from Royal Caribbean. All information in this article is subject to change and was gathered from Royal Caribbean's booking engine. I recommend looking at Royal Caribbean's website (click here) for more information. That link will take you away from RyG's Cruise Guide and to Royal Caribbean's main website.