What the heck is a Journey cruise?

[patrice1]

LONG time CCL cruiser here and have no idea what a Journey cruise is. First I thought it was the band, but now I don't think so. So what is it? TIA

[shof515]

It is a cruise with extra activity they do not do on normal cruises. Here is list of things they do that is unique to journey cruises:

https://help.goccl.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3936/related/1

[CheckersMidwest]

Also typically much longer - like 15 days. Lots of throw back activities too.

[runnersuzy]

Cruise is longer and has some different itineraries and usually different activities.  Did a 12 day cruise on the dream and booked on a 14 day journey cruise on the pride in November 

[Don Kehote]

It's a dream for me - I'd LOVE a long relaxing cruise like that.  One day.

[naxer]

Like the others have said, it's a longer cruise with some different activities, some of which, for example a midnight buffet, aren't done regularly anymore.  

[Keys2Heaven]

Journey's are select cruises 9 days or more. As pointed out, different activities, throwback events, etc. We just did one when we sailed to Hawaii this past April. It was AWESOME!

 

If you get a chance to go on one....GO!

[grooks]

In many cases a journey's cruise will be a re-positioning of the ship from one port to another.  I've done 2 of these cruises.  One was on the Pride which was a 14 day to move the ship from Tampa to Baltimore.  This cruise included a partial transit through the Panama Canal.  The second cruise was the Legend for 11 days to move the ship from Vancouver to Sydney via Hawaii.  I did the Vancouver to Hawaii portion but not the Hawaii to Sydney portion.

 

As mentioned by others above, Carnival will also do a few extra things during journey cruises.  

[JohnSpo]

I am booked on a 9 day Journey cruise out of New York City next May 2020.  If you can't cruise on one of the longer Journey cruises, then check out the schedule for the 9 day Journey cruises out of NYC next May.  There are Bermuda and Eastern Caribbean itineraries to choose from.😎

Edited August 19, 2019 by JohnSpo

[Eliot Ness]

2 hours ago, shof515 said:

It is a cruise with extra activity they do not do on normal cruises. Here is list of things they do that is unique to journey cruises:

https://help.goccl.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3936/related/1

Thank you!  We're booked on a Journey cruise to Panama on the Glory in February and I wasn't aware of all the unique things we'll be doing...... now I'm even more excited.

[Garth2]

They are officially called "Journeys" cruises as in plural, not singular or possessive.

[shof515]

1 hour ago, JohnSpo said:

I am booked on a 9 day Journey cruise out of New York City next May 2020.  If you can't cruise on one of the longer Journey cruises, then check out the schedule for the 9 day Journey cruises out of NYC next May.  There are Bermuda and Eastern Caribbean itineraries to choose from.😎

which cruise. i am on the may 16 sailing.

[evandbob]

I've done several Journeys cruises, my fav was a 10 day from MIA to SJU along eastern ports, and followed by an 11 day SJU to MIA southern itinerary.  Essentially a 21 day B2B RT MIA.

 

So I loved the extended time spent at sea, and have tried to book cruises longer than a week as a result.  As far as the throwback or special Journeys activities on board, I hardly noticed them.

[dcrthatsme]

We are going in January on a 14 day Journey. When do we find out what special events are planned? And do we have 4 elegant nights?

[DrJamba]

The Carnival website is kinda thin on the details of what Journeys cruise includes.  It would be great to see a trip report or even copies of Fun Times.

 

Anyone have one they can scan and upload?

 

Edit to Add: Just saw shof515's link to the Journeys page, so I guess I'm good.  But a Fun Times might be something to look at anyway.

Edited August 20, 2019 by DrJamba
Didn't see a link answering my question.

[MzOhioLady]

I am SO Glad Someone asked this question about Journey Cruises. Thanks to all for your reply's. Now I want to do this type of cruise as well. 

[evandbob]

While I like the extended cruise time of a Journeys cruise, whenever I look to book one, I only seem to find it offered on Carnival's oldest and most out of date ships.

 

Since I said I hardly noticed any special Journeys activities on board, the main appeal to me is the longer sail time, which I can find on other cruise lines on better ships than the Carnival Journeys offerings.

 

[shof515]

43 minutes ago, evandbob said:

While I like the extended cruise time of a Journeys cruise, whenever I look to book one, I only seem to find it offered on Carnival's oldest and most out of date ships.

 

Which port do you need to sail out of? I found 3 journey cruises on a dream class ship:

Carnival Breeze - 11/02/2019
Embarkation Port:  Port Canaveral
Itinerary: 14 Day Southern Caribbean
Carnival Breeze - 1/11/2020
Embarkation Port:  Port Canaveral
Itinerary: 14 Day Southern Caribbean
Carnival Magic - 1/09/2021
Embarkation Port: Miami
Itinerary: 9 Day Exotic Eastern Caribbean

[evandbob]

16 minutes ago, shof515 said:

Which port do you need to sail out of? I found 3 journey cruises on a dream class ship:

Carnival Breeze - 11/02/2019
Embarkation Port:  Port Canaveral
Itinerary: 14 Day Southern Caribbean
Carnival Breeze - 1/11/2020
Embarkation Port:  Port Canaveral
Itinerary: 14 Day Southern Caribbean
Carnival Magic - 1/09/2021
Embarkation Port: Miami
Itinerary: 9 Day Exotic Eastern Caribbean

Well ty for this....I'll keep my eyes open for future Journeys on Dream class ships.  As for the dates you listed, I already have stuff booked then - November is a 2 week Punta Cana land vacay and January we're on the Symphony of the Seas for our first Royal cruise in 15 years or so.  Appreciate the help!

[CRocks]

We've done several Journey cruises + love them! In fact, we just booked another for Jan 2021 on Pride. They definitely attract an older crowd. If you don't have at least 100 sea days, you're a rookie on these cruises. One guy had 1500 plus sea days on our last Journey cruise. So if you're platinum........no big deal!!!

[patrice1]

Thanks all! Good to know. We're limited now to European cruises, but will definitely consider in the future. 

[PortSideCruzan]

2 hours ago, evandbob said:

While I like the extended cruise time of a Journeys cruise, whenever I look to book one, I only seem to find it offered on Carnival's oldest and most out of date ships.

 

the main appeal to me is the longer sail time, which I can find on other cruise lines on better ships than the Carnival Journeys offerings.

 

 

Hi Evandbob ☺️

 

My wife & I feel the same way in regards to longer sail time & various ships/cruise lines. I realize you stated that you enjoy Dream class concerning Carnival, however, have you considered the Journeys sailing onboard Carnival's new XL-class ship Mardi Gras?

 

We're sailing on the 15-night Mardi Gras repositioning Journeys voyage September 30th to October 15th, 2020.

 

I see you're in Florida. The Mardi Gras repositioning sailing is New York to Florida. A very nice itenerary as well.

 

 

 

Also, Journeys sailings (schedules) can be located @:

https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3939/~/journeys-sailings

 

And here too:

https://www.carnival.com/cruise-search/#?layout=grid&numAdults=2&pageNumber=2&pageSize=8&showBest=true&sort=fromprice&specials=j&useSuggestions=true

 

 

 

 

 

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