- Carnival Corporation expects Celebration Key to host approximately 3.5m guests in 2027
- Princess Cruises will begin calling at the Grand Bahama destination next month
- AIDA and Costa will begin select calls late next year
- Celebration Key hosted almost 2.5m guests in its first year
- Combined destinations at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay and Isla Tropicale are expected to grow from 1.9m guests in 2026 to 2.8m in 2027
Carnival Corporation expects Celebration Key to host approximately 3.5m guests in 2027 as the destination opens up to more of the company’s brands. Princess Cruises will begin calling at the Grand Bahama destination next month, followed by select calls from AIDA and Costa late next year. This brings the number of brands calling to four, with 31 ships visiting in 2027, up from 26 this year.
Celebration Key recently marked its first anniversary, having hosted almost 2.5m guests in its first year. With its second pier now open, the company projects guest numbers rising from 2.7m in 2026 to 3.5m in 2027. The company’s recently expanded destinations at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay and Isla Tropicale in Roatan have each hosted approximately 250,000 guests. Combined, those destinations are expected to grow from 1.9m guests in 2026 to 2.8m in 2027, with seven brands calling.
Next year, 35pc of Carnival Cruise Line’s Caribbean capacity will feature itineraries calling at both Celebration Key and RelaxAway on the same cruise, pairing two very different beach experiences. Both destinations now have their full marine infrastructure built out, allowing the company to maximise throughput. Celebration Key had reached capacity on the land side in its current build, but the company had room to expand.
Josh Weinstein shared “The guest response has been exceptional.” He also stated “I do hope and expect that we’ll be able to talk about what’s phase two for Celebration Key to be able to provide even more to even more guests over time.”
