In 2004, Jacksonville entered the cruise business when Carnival Cruise Line brought its 1,452-passenger Carnival Holiday ship to the city for excursions to the Bahamas. Twenty years later, a new ...

The Norwegian Cruise Line ship "Norwegian Gem" heads west down the Saint Johns River as it passes under the Dames Point bridge on May 27, 2020. Norwegian temporarily docked the Norwegian Gem and the ...

Jacksonville, Fla. — Carnival Cruise Lines will continue to make trips to and from Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) announced Monday that it and Carnival reached an agreement to ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Carnival Cruise Line has announced new itineraries from Jacksonville’s JAXPORT for 2027 and 2028. Passengers can set sail aboard the Carnival Elation for four- and five-day ...

Carnival Cruise Line will offer additional departures from Galveston and Jacksonville during the 2026-27 season, giving travelers even more opportunities to visit Mexico, The Bahamas and the Caribbean ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Carnival Cruise Line and JAXPORT have reached a new contract to continue Carnival's cruise service from Jacksonville into 2026, a news release shared with First Coast News on ...

The arrival of a second cruise ship service for Jacksonville is on the horizon. JaxPort CEO Eric Green said the agreement could come soon to the port authority's board. "Our team has been busy in this ...

Carnival Cruise line’s massive Jacksonville-based ship ‘Elation’ will soon sail to a brand-new vacation destination in the ...

Dubbed the “Carnival Fun-ternship Program”, the six-week paid program aims to provide high school juniors and seniors with hands-on experience in Carnival cruise terminal operations, working alongside ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Carnival Cruise Line announced a summer internship program for junior and senior high school students in Jacksonville to work as guest port services agents. Dubbed the "Carnival ...