Carnival’s Celebration Key Can Now Welcome 4 Ships, 13,000 Pax at a Time
The new pier extension at Celebration Key. Photo: Carnival Corp.
Carnival Corporation has announced the completion of its Celebration Key pier extension on Grand Bahama Island.
The expansion adds two new berths, enabling the private destination to accommodate up to four ships simultaneously and welcome over 13,000 guests in a day.
Building on the original two-berth pier that opened with Celebration Key in July 2025, the two additional berths were delivered ahead of schedule. This marine-side expansion adds operational flexibility and unlocks roughly 200 more ship calls and 700,000 additional guest arrivals each year.
“Celebration Key is one of the centerpieces of our Paradise Collection – a bold destination built to redefine what a Caribbean vacation can feel like,” said CEO Josh Weinstein.
“From a mile of white sand beach to the Caribbean’s largest freshwater lagoons and five distinct experience portals, every part of Celebration Key was designed to deliver something unforgettable. Finishing the pier extension ahead of schedule gives us a real jump on meeting the extraordinary demand we’re seeing and allows us to bring even more guests to this unique Bahamian paradise sooner than expected.”
In less than 18 months, Celebration Key has established its role as a cornerstone of Carnival Corporation’s Paradise Collection, with regular calls from 20 Carnival Cruise Line ships. Starting in September, three- and four-ship days will be routine at the destination, and later this year, Princess Cruises and AIDA will join the rotation as Celebration Key becomes a true Carnival Corporation portfolio-wide Caribbean platform.
When Celebration Key marks its first anniversary on July 19, it will have welcomed approximately 2.5 million guests. With the pier extension now in place, year two is expected to bring that number to about 3.5 million – growth that Carnival says will deliver meaningful long-term benefits for The Bahamas.
According to an economic impact study by Tourism Economics (an Oxford Economics company), the development, construction, and ongoing operation of Celebration Key is projected to create more than 2,500 direct Bahamian jobs, generate $3.2 billion in incremental government revenue, and contribute $9.7 billion in incremental GDP impact over the next two decades.
Celebration Key is just one of the seven exclusive Caribbean destinations that make up Carnival Corporation’s Paradise Collection, which also includes RelaxAway Half Moon Cay, Isla Tropicale (Roatan), Amber Cove (Dominican Republic), Puerto Maya (Cozumel, Mexico), Grand Turks Cruise Center (Turks & Caicos) and Princess Cays (The Bahamas).
