Carnival to Revamp Caribbean Cruise Schedule in 2008

The Carnival Liberty will launch a seven-day Caribbean cruise schedule from Miami beginning in May 2008, and its upcoming, new sister ship, the Carnival Freedom, will reposition to Fort Lauderdale, to assume the Liberty’s six- and eight-day Caribbean cruises, in November 2008.

The Freedom is currently under construction at Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard and is slated to sail on its maiden voyage in Europe on March 5.

The Liberty will sail year-round, alternating seven-day eastern and western Caribbean cruises from Miami. The eastern Caribbean itinerary will begin May 31, 2008 through October 18, 2008 and will feature calls at Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, USVI and Puerto Rico. Beginning November 1, 2008, the Liberty’s eastern Caribbean itinerary will call at San Juan, St. Thomas and St. Maarten.

The western route, meanwhile, will kick off May 24, 2008 with stopovers in Mexico’s Cozumel, Grand Cayman’s George Town, and Jamaica’s Ocho Rios.

The Freedom will sail a 2008 Mediterranean/Greek Isles itinerary and a transatlantic crossing before repositioning to Fort Lauderdale to operate six- and eight-day cruises beginning November 22, 2008. The six-day cruises depart Sundays and will visit Freeport, in the Bahamas, Grand Cayman, and Costa Maya, Mexico.