All 22 of Carnival Cruise Line’s US-based ships will be back in service by March 2022 – two years after the start of the pandemic.
Nineteen of the 24-strong fleet had been confirmed by February.
Now Carnival Sensation will restart from Mobile, Alabama from March 5, Carnival Ecstasy from Jacksonville in Florida from March 7 and Carnival Paradise from Tampa from March 12.
Confirmation came as the line revealed that its latest Excel-class ship, Carnival Jubilee, will be based in Galveston, Texas, from 2023.
Carnival Jubilee will be the third vessel powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), joining Mardi Gras, sailing from Port Canaveral since earlier this year, and Carnival Celebration, which is due for delivery in late 2022 to sail from Miami.
The 5,400-pssenger Carnival Jubilee will run seven-day western Caribbean itineraries and will include features from its sister ships including a roller coaster on the top deck.
The ship will have six zones like her sisters, two of which will be new concepts to be revealed at a later date.
Carnival Jubilee will be open for sale in early 2022.
Carnival Cruise Line president Christine Duffy said: “Carnival was the first cruise line to offer year-round cruising from Galveston in 2000, and we have continued to grow our presence and support of the Port of Galveston’s expansion, so we are thrilled to bring our brand-new Carnival Jubilee to Texas and the greater south-west region.
“This beautiful, innovative ship will bring an entirely new cruise experience to our guests, and we’ve got some great surprises to fun it up in ways we know they are going to love.
“Bringing a brand-new ship to a market is a big commitment, and it’s one we gladly make for the greater Galveston community and entire region.”