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Carnival Sunrise Swaps Princess Cays for RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay on Halloween Sailing

Carnival Cruise Line has notified guests booked on the October 31, 2026 Carnival Sunrise sailing from Miami of an itinerary change: the planned stop at Princess Cays on Monday, November 2 has been replaced with a call at RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay, same hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pre-paid Princess Cays shore excursions will be automatically cancelled and refunded, and guests can book new tours for RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay online, via the Carnival Hub app, or onboard at the Carnival Adventures desk. Visits to Nassau on November 3 and Celebration Key on November 4 remain unchanged, and the ship still returns to Miami by 8 a.m. on November 5. Carnival has not given a reason for the swap. Cruise Hive notes similar Princess Cays-to-RelaxAway swaps were recently made on other Carnival sailings, including Carnival Paradise and Carnival Spirit.
šŸ’” What This Means For You

If you're booked on the Carnival Sunrise's October 31, 2026 sailing from Miami, note that your November 2 stop is now RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay instead of Princess Cays, same 8 a.m.–4 p.m. window. Any pre-paid Princess Cays excursions will be refunded automatically to your original payment method. Book new RelaxAway excursions via the Carnival website, the Hub app, or onboard at the Deck 3 Adventures desk before your November 2 arrival. Your Nassau and Celebration Key stops remain unchanged.

šŸ“ Mark's Take

Carnival hasn't explained this swap, but the pattern is telling: the article notes Princess Cruises is pulling away from Princess Cays entirely, with no calls scheduled there from November 2026 onward, and Carnival has now made the identical Princess Cays-to-RelaxAway switch on the Paradise, Spirit, and now Sunrise sailings. My read is this looks like a corporate-level reallocation within Carnival Corp, not a one-off scheduling hiccup, especially given the two ports sit just 15 miles apart. Guests lose little in practice, since both destinations offer comparable beach and watersports options. If I were sailing October 31, I'd just rebook my excursions for RelaxAway once the refund posts and not read too much into it.

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