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  "description": "The switch underscores how crowded Caribbean port schedules can reshape late-season deployments, with cruise lines relying on flexible alternatives to keep sailings intact. ",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T02:01:07.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Carnival Cruise Line adjusted two seven-night Carnival Venezia Eastern Caribbean sailings from Port Canaveral, replacing Grand Turk with Amber Cove on the April 26 and May 3, 2026 departures. The changes also revised the ship's San Juan, Puerto Rico, port times. Carnival is offering a $50 per stateroom onboard credit to booked guests.\n\nThe move affects consecutive sailings during Carnival Venezia's final Port Canaveral voyages of the winter season, before the ship shifts to New York for a summer program. Grand Turk shore excursions booked through Carnival are being cancelled and refunded, while some San Juan excursions are being adjusted to match the new hours in port.\n\n\"We recognize that this is an unexpected change to our original plans,\" Carnival told guests, adding that the credit would be posted to passengers' Sail & Sign accounts.\n\n## Excursion refunds and revised port calls\n\nFor the April 26 sailing, refunds for Carnival-booked Grand Turk tours are being applied to onboard accounts. For the May 3 departure, refunds are being returned to the original form of payment, with timing dependent on financial institutions.\n\nAmber Cove, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, replaces what had been the first port call after a sea day. The port is about 110 miles south-southeast of Grand Turk and has one pier with two berths, with a stated daily capacity of about 8,000 passengers and 2,000 crew.\n\nSan Juan remains on the itinerary, but Carnival did not specify the revised port hours in the guest notice. Updated schedules are being made available through the Carnival Hub app. St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands remains unchanged. Carnival did not announce changes to the Port Canaveral departure or return times.\n\n## No reason stated for dropping Grand Turk\n\nCarnival did not give guests a reason for removing Grand Turk from the two itineraries. On both affected Grand Turk dates, Carnival Celebration was also scheduled to call at the port, while Carnival Venezia's May 12 Grand Turk visit was listed with no other ship scheduled. The Grand Turk Cruise Center is generally described as a two-berth facility for large cruise ships.\n\n## Venezia nears seasonal repositioning\n\nCarnival Venezia is a 135,225-gt ship built by Fincantieri in 2019 as Costa Venezia. The 4,232-passenger vessel has been operating Caribbean sailings from Port Canaveral before its scheduled repositioning north.\n\nAt the time guests were notified, Carnival had not announced changes to other Eastern Caribbean departures from Port Canaveral. The ship was scheduled to operate one more weeklong Caribbean sailing before an 11-night one-way voyage to New York.\n\nFrom the Manhattan Cruise Terminal, Carnival Venezia is scheduled to sail four- to nine-night cruises to Bermuda, Canada, the Bahamas and the Caribbean between May and September. Its Port Canaveral program is scheduled to resume in October.",
  "title": "Carnival Venezia Swaps Grand Turk for Amber Cove on 2026 Sailings",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-24T04:01:08.219Z"
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