Carnival Cruise Lines Marks 35th Year Sailing From Port Canaveral

Carnival Cruise Lines marks 35th year sailing from Port Canaveral

Carnival Cruise Line is celebrating its 35th anniversary at Port Canaveral, as the cruise line with the longest continuous presence at the port.

Port Canaveral and CCL-Carnival celebrate 35 years of continuous partnership

Earlier today, June 9th, Port Canaveral and CCL-Carnival Cruise Line observed a notable milestone—35 years of continuous partnership—with...

Carnival chalks up 35 years of cruising from Port Canaveral

Festivities included the cruise line's donation of a hybrid vehicle to the nonprofit environmental conservation organization Keep Brevard Beautiful, a longtime port partner.

Port Canaveral Celebrates 35 Years of Fun with Carnival Cruise Line

Port Canaveral and Carnival Cruise Line commemorated 35 years of fun with a special celebration held earlier today aboard Mardi Gras at Cruise Terminal 3 which was built by the Port to accommodate Carnival’s Excel Class vessel. Carnival Cruise Line began sailing from Port Canaveral in 1990 with three- and four-day cruises aboard the Carnivale and currently hosts 2.4 million passenger movements on 300 voyages from the Port annually. “We are proud…

A Full Circle Moment as Carnival Celebrates 35 Years at Port Canaveral

On June 7, 2025, Carnival Cruise Line threw an epic party to celebrate sailing out of Port Canaveral for 35 years. The celebration took place onboard the 180,000 gross-ton Mardi Gras while at Terminal 3 in Port Canaveral, with members of the Canaveral Port Authority, the United States Coast Guard, and Brevard County in attendance. In 1990, the original TSS Mardi Gras was the first ever Carnival Cruise Line vessel to sail out of Port Canaveral, s…

Carnival Cruise Line Celebrates 35 Years of Sailing From Port Canaveral

Carnival Cruise Line is commemorating 35 years of voyages from central Florida with a special celebration aboard Mardi Gras. As the first major cruise line to sail from Port Canaveral in 1990, the line has grown its operations over the years to homeport more ships than any other cruise line and embark over 1.2 million guests from the port each year. To celebrate the anniversary and longtime partnership, Carnival hosted a celebration that include…