Carnival Moves Up Departure Time by 30 Minutes on More than 150 Sailings
by Dori Saltzman
Carnival Glory. Photo: Carnival Cruise Line
Two Carnival cruise ships sailing out of Florida – Carnival Elation and Carnival Glory – will depart 30 minutes earlier than originally scheduled. This includes 77 sailings of Elation out of Jacksonville and 76 sailings of Glory out of Port Canaveral. In all cases, the ships will depart at 3 p.m., instead of 3:30 p.m.
While 30 minutes might now seem like a lot, it can change the timing of a client’s flight or when they need to leave their home if they’re driving.
As first reported by Cruise Hive, the impacted sailings of Carnival Elation begin Dec. 3, 2026, and continue through Nov. 22, 2027. The impacted sailings of Carnival Glory begin Dec. 14, 2026, and continue through Dec. 31,2027.
Oher than the earlier departure, there are no other changes to the itineraries of any of the impacted sailings.
