A cruise to the Bahamas or Caribbean might sound perfect right now, but snowbirds should proceed with caution. Carnival Cruise Line, one of the most popular big-ship lines for international travel, is making major financial changes this year—one of which will negatively impact AARP members.

The cruise line has confirmed what many cruisers have noticed, and it has tried to explain and justify why prices have gone up.

With a current fleet of 27 ships, Carnival Cruise Line will be adding two more to the growing family of “fun ships”. It was originally announced in June

Carnival Corporation is rated Strong Buy with a projected 25-30% upside, driven by record-breaking operational performance and robust booking trends for 2025. Read more here.

Royal Caribbean and Carnival keep ordering megaships. In recent years, it has been an arms race to build bigger ships with more advanced features. Both cruise lines have focused on building destination ships.

Every year 2 and a half million people take a Carnival cruise and for years I’ve wanted to try it for myself. Most of the news about Carnival cruises sounds like something like: ‘Carnival cruise fight’ ‘Carnival cruise brawl’ but we all know how one sided the news can be I’ve heard lots of good experiences about Carnival cruises too.