Carnival Legend European 2024 Itineraries Announced

[SummmerInKefalonia]

They delayed the announcement for 5 months and they present the same old boring itineraries...

From John Heald fb post:

 

• Carnival Journeys – 12-Day Transatlantic from Baltimore, MD (Monday departure)

2024: 04/15/2024

Mon Baltimore, MD 6:00 PM

Tue "Fun Day" At Sea

Wed "Fun Day" At Sea

Thu "Fun Day" At Sea

Fri "Fun Day" At Sea

Sat "Fun Day" At Sea

Sun "Fun Day" At Sea

Mon Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal 9:30 AM 6:30 PM

Tue "Fun Day" At Sea

Wed "Fun Day" At Sea

Thu Malaga, Spain 7:00 AM 4:00 PM

Fri Valencia, Spain 11:30 AM 7:30 PM

Sat Barcelona, Spain 6:00 AM

BARCELONA

• 8-Day Mediterranean from Barcelona, Spain (Thursday departure)

2024: 05/30/2024

Thu Barcelona, Spain 7:00 PM

Fri "Fun Day" At Sea

Sat Valletta, Malta 8:00 AM 6:00 PM

Sun Messina (Sicily), Italy 7:00 AM 4:00 PM

Mon Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM

Tue Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 AM 8:00 PM

Wed Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM

Thu Toulon (Provence), France 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Fri Barcelona, Spain 6:00 AM

• 9-Day Western Europe from Barcelona, Spain (Friday departure)

2024: 06/07/2024

Fri Barcelona, Spain 5:00 PM

Sat "Fun Day" At Sea

Sun Malaga, Spain 7:00 AM 5:00 PM

Mon Seville (Cadiz), Spain 7:00 AM 4:00 PM

Tue Lisbon, Portugal 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Wed Leixoes (Porto), Portugal 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Thu La Coruna, Spain 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Fri "Fun Day" At Sea

Sat Paris (Le Havre), France 7:00 AM 8:00 PM

Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 AM

LONDON (DOVER)

• 9-Day British Isles from London (Dover), England (Friday departure)

2024: 06/28/2024, 07/19/2024

Fri London (Dover), England 5:00 PM

Sat "Fun Day" At Sea

Sun Holyhead, Wales, UK 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Mon Glasgow (Greenock), Scotland, UK 10:00 AM 8:00 PM

Tue Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Wed Liverpool, England 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Thu Dublin (Dun Laoghaire), Ireland 7:30 AM 5:30 PM

Fri Cork (Cobh), Ireland 8:00 AM 7:00 PM

Sat "Fun Day" At Sea

Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 AM

• 9-Day British Isles from London (Dover), England (Friday departure)

2024: 08/09/2024

Fri London (Dover), England 5:00 PM

Sat "Fun Day" At Sea

Sun Cork (Cobh), Ireland 8:00 AM 7:00 PM

Mon Holyhead, Wales, UK 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Tue Dublin (Dun Laoghaire), Ireland 7:30 AM 5:30 PM

Wed Liverpool, England 7:00 AM 4:00 PM

Thu Glasgow (Greenock), Scotland, UK 10:00 AM 11:59 PM

Fri Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Sat "Fun Day" At Sea

Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 AM

• 12-Day Iceland & British Isles from London (Dover), England (Sunday departure)

2024: 06/16/2024, 07/07/2024

Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 PM

Mon "Fun Day" At Sea

Tue Dublin (Dun Laoghaire), Ireland 7:30 AM 5:30 PM

Wed Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 7:00 AM 4:00 PM

Thu "Fun Day" At Sea

Fri Reykjavik, Iceland 9:00 AM 11:00 PM

Sat Grundarfjordur, Iceland 7:00 AM 4:00 PM

Sun Akureyri, Iceland 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Mon Seydisfjordur, Iceland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Tue "Fun Day" At Sea

Wed Invergordon, Scotland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Thu "Fun Day" At Sea

Fri London (Dover), England 5:00 AM

• 12-Day Western Europe from London (Dover), England (Sunday departure)

2024: 07/28/2024

Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 PM

Mon Zeebrugge (Brussels), Belgium 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Tue Rotterdam, The Netherlands 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Wed Amsterdam (Ijmuiden), Holland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Thu "Fun Day" At Sea

Fri Gothenburg, Sweden 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Sat Copenhagen, Denmark 7:00 AM 4:00 PM

Sun Berlin, (Warnemunde), Germany 6:30 AM 11:00 PM

Mon "Fun Day" At Sea At Sea At Sea

Tue "Fun Day" At Sea At Sea At Sea

Wed Edinburgh, Scotland 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Thu "Fun Day" At Sea At Sea At Sea

Fri London (Dover), England 5:00 AM

• 9-Day Western Europe from London (Dover), England (Sunday departure)

2024: 08/18/2024

Sun London (Dover), England 5:00 PM

Mon "Fun Day" At Sea

Tue La Coruna, Spain 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Wed Leixoes (Porto), Portugal 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Thu Lisbon, Portugal 7:00 AM 4:00 PM

Fri Seville (Cadiz), Spain 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Sat Malaga, Spain 8:00 AM 6:00 PM

Sun Cartagena (Murcia), Spain 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Mon "Fun Day" At Sea

Tue Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

ROME (CIVITAVECCHIA)

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Tuesday departure)

2024: 08/27/2024

Tue Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM

Wed "Fun Day" At Sea

Thu "Fun Day" At Sea

Fri Mykonos, Greece 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Sat Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 7:00 AM 5:00 PM

Sun Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Mon Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM

Tue Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Wed Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Thu Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM

Fri Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Friday departure)

2024: 09/06/2024

Fri Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM

Sat "Fun Day" At Sea At Sea At Sea

Sun "Fun Day" At Sea At Sea At Sea

Mon Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Tue Mykonos, Greece 7:00 AM 5:00 PM

Wed Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Thu Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM

Fri Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Sat Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Sun Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM

Mon Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Monday departure)

2024: 09/16/2024

Mon Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM

Tue "Fun Day" At Sea

Wed "Fun Day" At Sea

Thu Mykonos, Greece 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Fri Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 7:00 AM 5:00 PM

Sat Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Sun Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM

Mon Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Tue Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Wed Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM

Thu Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Thursday departure)

2024: 09/26/2024

Thu Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM

Fri "Fun Day" At Sea

Sat "Fun Day" At Sea

Sun Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Mon Mykonos, Greece 7:00 AM 5:00 PM

Tue Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Wed Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM

Thu Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Fri Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Sat Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM

Sun Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Sunday departure)

2024: 10/06/2024

Sun Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM

Mon "Fun Day" At Sea

Tue "Fun Day" At Sea

Wed Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Thu Mykonos, Greece 7:00 AM 5:00 PM

Fri Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Sat Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM

Sun Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Mon Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Tue Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM

Wed Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• 10-Day Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Wednesday departure)

2024: 10/16/2024

Wed Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM

Thu "Fun Day" At Sea

Fri "Fun Day" At Sea

Sat Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Sun Mykonos, Greece 7:00 AM 5:00 PM

Mon Santorini, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Tue Athens, Greece 6:00 AM 5:00 PM

Wed Katakolon, Greece 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Thu Messina (Sicily), Italy 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

Fri Naples, Italy 7:00 AM 7:00 PM

Sat Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 6:00 AM

• Carnival Journeys – 15-Day Transatlantic from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy (Saturday departure)

2023: 10/26/2024

Sat Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 7:00 PM

Sun "Fun Day" At Sea

Mon Cartagena (Murcia), Spain 7:00 AM 4:00 PM

Tue "Fun Day" At Sea

Wed Funchal (Madeira), Portugal 11:00 AM 7:00 PM

Thu "Fun Day" At Sea

Fri Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal 7:00 AM 4:00 PM

Sat "Fun Day" At Sea

Sun "Fun Day" At Sea

Mon "Fun Day" At Sea

Tue "Fun Day" At Sea

Wed "Fun Day" At Sea

Thu "Fun Day" At Sea

Fri Nassau, The Bahamas 8:00 AM 4:00 PM

Sat "Fun Day" At Sea

Sun Tampa, FL 8:00 AM

[BlerkOne]

They look good to me. A little more readable

https://www.carnivalcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/carnival-cruise-line-expands-popular-europe-offerings-2024

 

Given the instability in the world, and how fickle Americans are, the ports look like good choices. At best, a cruise ship only visits a port for a few hours. You can visit a port many times and still discover new treasures each time.

[SummmerInKefalonia]

The ports are exactly the same for 10 years now...

Such less variety in ports and cruises considering they have only one ship in the area.

 

[jsglow]

Honestly OP, what would you have Carnival do? They send one ship over to Europe and try to capture all the 'normal' cruises in a single season. I personally think they do a solid job. Want something more exotic? CCL has multiple brands to choose from, some of which have a much greater commitment to Europe every year. 

[CruiseFan94]

These itineraries are sooooo bad!

Seriously the itinerary planning department of Carnival has the easiest job in the world!

Make the same itineraries over and over...

[Tryingtocruise]

no Fjords?

[Eli_6]

FINALLY!   I literally contacted John about this yesterday and he told me was going to get back with me...and he did!!! (I am not suggesting that I have that sort of pull...it was surely coincidence.) 

[Eli_6]

I will be choosing between the 12 day western on July 28th and the 8 day Med on May 30th.  

[Eli_6]

17 minutes ago, Tryingtocruise said:

no Fjords?

Honestly, I don't think these are all of them. Some dates are missing. 

[stobe1]

Borning? Anything but...

 

Port intensive and physically exhausting? Yes, definitely. 

 

We did a European cruise when I was in my 20's with my parents. Even back then with me being a young whippersnapper I was physically exhausted each and every day. I swore off port intensive European cruises and only travel to Europe to either do Transatlantic crossings or land based European vacations.

[Eli_6]

53 minutes ago, Eli_6 said:

Honestly, I don't think these are all of them. Some dates are missing. 

I believe that I am incorrect on that front.  I think the lack of Fjord cruises is probably because they changed the requirements in 2024 for the pollution so I doubt Carnival's oldest ships meet that criteria.

[Eli_6]

1 minute ago, stobe1 said:

Borning? Anything but...

 

Port intensive and physically exhausting? Yes, definitely. 

 

We did a European cruise when I was in my 20's with my parents. Even back then with me being a young whippersnapper I was physically exhausted each and every day. I swore off port intensive European cruises and only travel to Europe to either do Transatlantic crossings or land based European vacations.

I suspect the people who think it is boring are saying that because they repeat their itineraries every summer.  Many of the cruisers go on B2B2B....and so on...so if they have done even 2 or 3 of the itineraries for a couple of years or more, they have probably ran through all of the possible itineraries. they want to see something different.  My husband refuses to take off for more than 3 weeks until Carnival gets better wifi so we have yet to make it through all of the itineraries. 

[Eli_6]

I talked to my husband and I think we are going with the May 30th sailing. I have an FCC that I have to use by August 2024 that will pay for at least one room and I have a companion flight ticket with British Airways that expires June 2024 and another that expires November 2024 so this works out perfectly.  We will have all been to Barcelona, and he and I have been to Rome (albeit, in 2008), but everything else will be completely new to us on this sailing and several of the ports are places I have been waiting to see...like Pompeii and Pisa.  

[mslhb]

3 hours ago, Eli_6 said:

I believe that I am incorrect on that front.  I think the lack of Fjord cruises is probably because they changed the requirements in 2024 for the pollution so I doubt Carnival's oldest ships meet that criteria.

Bummer. We are looking to do a 2024 cruise of the fjords. I guess I need to pull the trigger on the Royal Caribbean one I have been eyeing while the Carnival schedule wasn’t out yet.

Edited March 2, 2023 by mslhb

[Cruising_Addict]

7 hours ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

The ports are exactly the same for 10 years now...

Such less variety in ports and cruises considering they have only one ship in the area.

 

They haven’t been sailing in Europe for the past 10 years. They re-started (after not doing Europe cruises at all) in 2018 and then obviously had none for 2020 and 2021. Not sure when they stop sailing there prior to 2018, but it had been awhile. Point is, we haven’t had Europe itineraries from CCL for the past 10 years. 

[ashkir]

I booked the 12 days from England to Ireland, Scotland, and Iceland. 7 stops looking foward! July 2024

 

Sunday July 7 - London

Leave London @ 5 PM

Monday July 8 - Sea Day

Fun day at sea! Woooo reading and pool time!

Tuesday July 9 - Dublin 

730am to 5pm.

Dublin, Ireland

Wednesday July 10 - Belfast 

7am to 4pm.

Belfast, Northern Ireland My friends live here!

Thursday July 11 - Sea Day

Fun day at sea!

Friday July 12 - Reykjavik

9am to 11pm

Reykjavik, Iceland, let's see the capital of Iceland!

Saturday July 13 - Grundarfjordur

7am to 4pm.

Grundarfjordur, Iceland, a tiny cozy village that still is stuck a bit in the past, and one of the oldest settlements created and surrounded by volcanos that are still active. With roots going back to the Vikings!

Sunday July 14 - Akureyri

9am to 6pm.

Akureyri, Iceland , a landscape so surreal, are you really in the arctic circle? The negative pressure makes a beautiful new area with some of the world's most famous waterfalls.

Monday July 15 - Seydisfjordur

8am to 5pm.

Seydisfjordur, Iceland, the first town to become a city in Iceland! The cultural capital and a tiny little town, with one of the oldest powerplants in the world.

Tuesday July 16 - Sea Day

Another day at sea! Woo! We'd need a break from all that walking!

Wednesday July 17 - Invergordon

8am to 5pm.

Invergordon, Scotland, a chance to explore Iverness, and the ancient highlands cities. Maybe we could find Hogwarts?

Thursday July 18 - Sea Day

Our last sea day!

Friday July 19 - London

Time to go home! Arrival at 5 am!

Edited March 3, 2023 by ashkir

[LibertyBella]

I am also already checking out these itineraries. 

The truth is, Carnival's prices are terrific compared to some other cruise lines.  The challenge is going to be the cost of the air.  I am going on a Princess cruise to the Mediterranean (Rome) this Summer and the air is close to $2000.00 pp!!  There are lots of great cruises posted for Europe 2024 across all lines, so I have to consider what really appeals the most.

Not sure of London air RT cost, but maybe it is a bit more competitive....

[EllieinNJ]

I am so happy I booked the Norway cruise for this June with a b2b Western Europe cruise.  As it is only my second Carnival cruise it wasn't cheap but a lot cheaper than other cruise lines.

[Joanne G.]

15 hours ago, Cruising_Addict said:

They haven’t been sailing in Europe for the past 10 years. They re-started (after not doing Europe cruises at all) in 2018 and then obviously had none for 2020 and 2021. Not sure when they stop sailing there prior to 2018, but it had been awhile. Point is, we haven’t had Europe itineraries from CCL for the past 10 years. 

I believe Carnival's slight presence in Europe is reflected in the excursion choices.   I have 3 Carnival cruises in Europe this year, and for my 21-day B2B in July, there are still no excursions at all offered for 3 of the ports.  For other ports, there may be as few as 3 options.   

 

I will find something to do in the ports with no or only unappealing options, and I will have a great time.  But excursion options are a big part of my planning, and I have been a little disappointed for my 2023 cruises.  

 

Despite Carnival's prices being an excellent value, I will not be canceling the European cruises I booked on other lines for 2024 -including one to the Norway fjords. 😀   I am hoping that other lines with more experience in Europe will have more options.   Actually, for a Celebrity cruise, I was able to review excursion options for that specific cruise before committing to the cruise.   And now that I have booked the cruise, I can book excursions for Sept 2024 while still waiting to see if Carnival will come up with anything for some of the ports in July 2023.

 

After my 2023 cruises, I plan on writing reviews on Carnival's site about the excursions I took.  There weren't many reviews when I was making my choices.   I hope to be able to provide useful information for others as they make their decisions.   

 

I hope everyone finds a great itinerary and has a wonderful cruise!  And as soon as you see an excursion you like, book it!   Carnival just posted big price increases for mine, and I saved a lot by booking them early.   They are refundable if you change your mind.   

 

Edited March 3, 2023 by Joanne G.

[Eli_6]

@Joanne G. I also have been discouraged by how few reviews there are for many of the excursions.  I hate investing $600-800 for our family of 4 in an excursion and it turning out to be a dud and not only wasting the money, but wasting the only day we have (or may ever have) in that particular port.   In some of them that do have reviews, one or two have even said "take the train instead of this excursion...it is only a bus ride and you get more time in town by going on your own." 

[coffeeboy77]

Carnivals European offering is rather pedestrian when compared to other lines.  The ports are ok but I don’t know how excited I am to fly all that way to board the Legend.  If you don’t compare against what MSC (for example) is offering (hardware, itineraries, and price), I think you’re doing yourself a disservice. 

Edited March 3, 2023 by coffeeboy77
Grammar mistake

[ashkir]

2 hours ago, Eli_6 said:

@Joanne G. I also have been discouraged by how few reviews there are for many of the excursions.  I hate investing $600-800 for our family of 4 in an excursion and it turning out to be a dud and not only wasting the money, but wasting the only day we have (or may ever have) in that particular port.   In some of them that do have reviews, one or two have even said "take the train instead of this excursion...it is only a bus ride and you get more time in town by going on your own." 

Be honest to guest services about a dud. If it is a dud, and nobody enjoyed it, encourage others that also booked it to tell guest services. Guest services will do an almost complete refund, if all the guests complain about an excursion. 

Usually they sit and wait 24 hours to give you a response. If a lot of people have the same complaint, they'll refund it.

Edited March 3, 2023 by ashkir

[Cruisesfun65]

20 hours ago, Cruising_Addict said:

They haven’t been sailing in Europe for the past 10 years. They re-started (after not doing Europe cruises at all) in 2018 and then obviously had none for 2020 and 2021. Not sure when they stop sailing there prior to 2018, but it had been awhile. Point is, we haven’t had Europe itineraries from CCL for the past 10 years. 

 

Odd you would say this. I was on the Vista in the Med in 2016....

[jimbo5544]

On 3/2/2023 at 12:46 PM, jsglow said:

Honestly OP, what would you have Carnival do? They send one ship over to Europe and try to capture all the 'normal' cruises in a single season. I personally think they do a solid job. Want something more exotic? CCL has multiple brands to choose from, some of which have a much greater commitment to Europe every year. 

Bingo, they have expanded their non Caribbean cruise dramatically and people just complain.

[jimbo5544]

15 hours ago, Cruisesfun65 said:

 

Odd you would say this. I was on the Vista in the Med in 2016....

As was I