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Carnival Miracle to cruise year-round from New York to the Caribbean and Bahamas in 2012

Carnival Cruise Lines is to launch its first ever year-round programme of sailings from New York in 2012.

From April, the 88,500-ton Carnival Miracle will be sailing three different eight-day cruises to the Caribbean and Bahamas.

Carnival Miracle will be offering three different cruises to the Caribbean and Bahamas

The itineraries include

Eastern Caribbean departures to San Juan, St Thomas and Grand Turk on a rotating basis from April to October

Bahamas sailings featuring stops at the private Bahamian island of Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk and Nassau on a rotating basis April to October

Bahamas/Florida cruises with port calls to Port Canaveral (Orlando), Nassau and Freeport, from November to April

Each offer beautiful white-sand beaches, excellent shopping and dining experiences, world-famous landmarks, historical sites and attractions, and myriad sightseeing and shore excursion opportunities, including snorkeling, scuba-diving, and water sports.

According to Carnival president Gerry Cahill, Carnival has offered seasonal voyages from New York for more than a decade but the convenience of sailing from the Big Apple on a year-round basis, combined with its unique appeal as a pre- and post-cruise destination, strongly influenced the decision for the new year-round programme.

“New York is one of the highest-rated homeports for ‘Fun Ship’ cruising. Carnival Miracle’s new year-round eight-day departures offer consumers the best of both worlds - a choice of three attractive year-round Caribbean and Bahamas itinerary options with the opportunity to depart from one of the world’s great cities,” he said.

Carnival Miracle will operate its current eight-day Caribbean program from New York until October 2011 before repositioning to Fort Lauderdale for a series of eight-day Caribbean voyages before heading back to New York to begin its year-round deployment in April 2012.