Carnival Miracle
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Carnival Miracle
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The Carnival Miracle is a Carnival Cruise Line cruise ship offering a resort-style onboard experience focused on leisure, entertainment and family-friendly activities at sea. It features pool areas with hot tubs and water-based recreation, along with a spa and an adults-only Serenity space designed for relaxation. The onboard experience also includes a gym, casino, live shows, a theatre and cinema-style entertainment, as well as sports and recreation options such as mini-golf and other casual activities depending on itinerary. Family and youth programs include Camp Ocean for children, Circle C for pre-teens and Club O2 for teenagers, complemented by themed bars and dining venues, with Wi-Fi available throughout the ship. This ship is suited to families and groups seeking a casual cruise experience combining entertainment, activities and relaxation in a resort-style environment at sea.
Itineraries of the Carnival Miracle
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decks plans
Deck - 12
Sky
Deck - 11
Sports
Deck - 10
Sun
Deck - 9
Lido
Deck - 8
Panorama
Deck - 7
Verandah
Deck - 6
Empress
Deck - 5
Upper
Deck - 4
Main
Deck - 3
Atlantic
Deck - 2
Promenade
Deck - 1
Riviera
Ship's attributes
Services And Amenities
- Self-service laundry room
- Casino
- Jacuzzi
- Pool
- Beauty salon
- Spa & body care
Technical specifications
- Classe: Spirit Class
- Tonnage: 88500
- Speed: 22.0 knots
- Passengers: 2124
- Decks: 12
- Length: 294 m
- Width: 32 m
History
- 2004: Année de construction
- 27 février 2004: Année d'inauguration
- 2020: Année de rénovation
Frequently Asked Questions
Technically yes, visually no. Carnival Miracle shares the Spirit-class hull: 88,500 gross tons, 293 by 32.3 metres, 12 passenger decks, 2,124 guests at double occupancy and 2,680 maximum, with roughly 930 crew. She came from the same Finnish yard as her sisters and entered service in 2004, two years after Legend and three after Spirit.
Fictional characters. Designer Joe Farcus built Carnival Miracle around imaginary figures: the Bacchus dining room with grape clusters across the ceiling, the two-storey Phantom Lounge, Dr. Frankenstein's Lab bar, the Mad Hatter's Ball lounge, and the eleven-storey Metropolis atrium capped by a ruby-red skylight built into the whale-tail funnel. Cabins carry Long John Silver and Sherlock Holmes imagery.
Her atrium and her 2027 Europe season. The Metropolis atrium with its ruby-red glass ceiling exists nowhere else in the class. She also keeps a complimentary sauna and steam room, increasingly rare across Carnival. In 2027 she inherits the European season from Dover, then becomes the second Carnival ship homeported in Baltimore.
Yes, from Seattle. Carnival Miracle opens her Alaska season on May 7, 2026, with 7-day Thursday departures through the Inside Passage: Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and Victoria. Carnival adds 9- and 10-day Journeys voyages reaching Sitka. The season ends in September 2026, followed by a 16-day Panama Canal repositioning on September 26.
Yes, the Ulysses pool. Its retractable roof slides shut as soon as wind or rain sets in, which makes swimming realistic even in the Inside Passage. Carnival Miracle also has the mid-ship Sirens pool, an aft adults-only Serenity area larger than on many ships, and the WaterWorks zone added in 2020.
April and May 2025, at the Navantia yard in Cádiz, Spain. The work added five accessible cabins, bringing the total to 1,067, and refreshed public rooms. The previous dry dock was October-November 2022 at Vigor in Portland, Oregon. Carnival has scheduled no further dry dock for Carnival Miracle in 2026 or 2027.
Galveston, Texas, from October 2026 to March 29, 2027, with 4- to 10-day sailings to Cozumel, Progreso, Belize, Mahogany Bay, Grand Turk, Amber Cove, Celebration Key and Half Moon Cay. She then crosses to Lisbon on May 20, 2027, spends the summer at Dover and the autumn at Civitavecchia, and reaches Baltimore on November 20, 2027.
Yes. On July 29, 2027, Carnival Miracle leaves Dover on an 11-day Carnival Journeys voyage built around the total solar eclipse of August 2, 2027, calling at Guernsey, Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium. It is Carnival's second eclipse sailing, after Carnival Legend's in August 2026.
Three in particular. Horatio's buffet is repeatedly called mediocre and repetitive, the décor strikes many guests as dated — a purple ceiling is still a purple ceiling — and dining choice is thin: main dining room, buffet, and the Nick & Nora's steakhouse for a fee. Plumbing and cabin housekeeping issues also recur. Average ratings sit near 4 out of 5.
Yes, within limits. Carnival Miracle offers Camp Ocean for ages 2 to 11, Circle C for 12 to 14, Club O2 for 15 to 17, plus the WaterWorks zone with slides and tipping buckets, and the Warehouse arcade. She is not a floating water park: no ropes course, no roller coaster. Families wanting that should look at Excel-class ships.
No. Carnival Rewards replaces the old program on September 1, 2026, and status does not transfer on its own: you must enrol and accept the new terms before that date. Diamond earned by then is kept for life; Platinum is maintained through December 31, 2028. After August 31, 2026, it is too late.
Yes, bring the passport. Carnival Miracle's Alaska sailings call at Victoria, British Columbia, and her Galveston itineraries touch Mexico, Belize and the Bahamas. Even where lighter documents are technically accepted on a round trip, a passport valid at least six months past your return prevents boarding refusals and solves repatriation emergencies.
Yes, but a relaxed one. Carnival Miracle follows the fleet standard: smart casual most evenings, with one or two elegant nights depending on length, where a jacket, cocktail dress or gown is expected. Shorts, tank tops and beach sandals are turned away from the dining room at night. Daytime dress is free anywhere except barefoot.
It can be. Carnival Miracle is smaller and narrower than newer ships, so she feels swell more, especially on transatlantic crossings and across the Gulf of Alaska. Book a mid-ship cabin on a lower deck, keep the horizon in view, and talk to your pharmacist before you leave. The ship's infirmary also sells motion-sickness medication.
By air from Montréal-Trudeau. Seattle and Galveston, via Houston, are one connection away from Montreal; for Dover in 2027 you fly nonstop to London, then take the train or a transfer. Always plan a hotel night before embarkation: a delayed flight means a missed ship, and insurance does not always cover catching up at the next port.
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