Carnival Cruise Lines Unveils New Ship Deployments from Tampa, New York and Fort Lauderdale

Carnival Cruise Lines will switch the homeport deployments of its 2,124-passenger Super Liners Carnival Legend and Carnival Miracle beginning in spring 2007.

Carnival Legend, which currently sails from New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will be deployed to Tampa to operate year-round seven-day western Caribbean voyages departing Sundays from that port beginning April 15, 2007.

Currently based in Tampa, Carnival Miracle will be relocated to New York and Fort Lauderdale, to operate eight-day Caribbean cruises from those ports beginning April 25, 2007.

Carnival Legend’s new seven-day schedule from Tampa begins April 15, 2007, and includes extended calls at four magnificent Caribbean ports ­ Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Belize and Costa Maya, each offering excellent beaches and interesting historical sites and attractions.

Prior to the startup of its new seven-day itinerary, Carnival Legend will operate a special one-time four-day eastern Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale departing Monday, April 9, 2007, and visiting Grand Turk in the Turks & Caicos Islands; and Nassau, The Bahamas.