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Carnival Sunshine bids farewell to Charleston with its closing cruise
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Carnival Cruise Line has formally concluded its operations in Charleston because the Carnival Sunshine launched into its closing voyage from the port on December 30, 2024.
This marks the top of a 14-year partnership as Charleston’s cruise terminal prepares for redevelopment.
The farewell cruise, a five-night itinerary, options stops in Nassau and Half Moon Cay within the Bahamas, together with two days of cruising within the Atlantic.
Passengers aboard the two,964-guest vessel will even have fun New 12 months’s Eve at sea. The voyage is ready to conclude in Charleston on January 4, 2025.
Beginning in February, the ship will supply year-round cruises starting from 5 to eight nights to the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Locations embody Grand Turk, Princess Cays, Bimini, and Amber Cove.
Carnival’s departure from Charleston ends an period of homeporting operations that started in 2010 with the Carnival Fantasy, later succeeded by the Carnival Ecstasy in 2016, and ultimately the Carnival Sunshine in 2019. The Sunshine, the biggest and most fashionable Carnival ship to homeport in South Carolina, primarily supplied four- and five-night itineraries to the Bahamas throughout its tenure.
The cruise line confronted challenges throughout its operations, together with opposition from locals involved about cruise exercise and delays in plans to redevelop the town’s cruise terminal. Whereas homeporting operations have ceased, Charleston’s port will stay open for ships making transit calls as a part of their regional itineraries.
Along with Carnival, different cruise strains which have visited Charleston previously embody AIDA Cruises, Movie star Cruises, Royal Caribbean Worldwide, and Crystal Cruises.
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