Live · sailing at 19 kn · Cozumel
Carnival Cruise Line · CCL DREAM

Carnival Breeze

4.0· 1,194 votesBuilt 2012 · 128,052 GT · 14 decks99 sailings from $123/night
Guests
3,6904,428
Crew
1,386
Cabins
1,845
Length
306 m
Space ratio
29
Homeport pattern
Galveston

Where she is right now

AIS reported 14:40 UTC · 2 Aug 2026
En route · Cozumel· 8/2/2026, 2:40:05 PM· Course 138°
Position
25.59°N, 90.33°W
Heading
138° · COG 138°
Speed
19 kn
Destination
Cozumel
Our take · opinion

Dream-class Fun Ship energy

We recommend Carnival Breeze when a Texas or Caribbean Fun Ship week should feel busy on purpose: WaterWorks, SportSquare, Guy’s bites, and production shows—without needing the newest Excel-class megaship.

Breeze still reads as Dream-class Carnival: lively Lido energy, Seaside Theatre movies, Ovation Theatre Playlist Productions, and enough teen and tween clubs to keep multi-age groups occupied. Serenity is where we send adults who need a break from the slides. She debuted Fun Ship 2.0 ideas such as standalone Bonsai Sushi, Thrill Theater, and Hasbro Game Shows, so the food-and-fun map still feels current after later refresh passes.

For cabins, family connecting rooms and Deluxe Oceanview layouts that sleep five are the strategy when kids share. Cove Balcony stock on lower decks is a fun partially sheltered perch if you accept lifeboat geometry. Cloud 9 Spa staterooms buy spa access and a quieter pocket when the midship banks feel too central.

We still map noise under the Lido and near late venues before anyone pays for a random balcony. Dining is classic Carnival volume: MDRs forward and aft, Guy’s Burger Joint, Guy’s Pig & Anchor, BlueIguana Cantina, Cucina del Capitano, and Fahrenheit 555 when you want a steak night.

Versus Excel-class she is smaller and less novel. Versus older Fantasy tonnage she feels like a real step up for first-timers who want slides without megaship sticker shock. Ask us about Galveston embark timing and quieter banks; the sailings on this page show the current Caribbean pattern.

She's for
  • Families and multi-gen groups who want slides and kids clubs
  • First-timers chasing classic Carnival food-and-fun energy
  • Drive-to guests using Galveston as a homeport
  • Friend groups happy with lively pools and production shows
She's not for
  • Travelers who want hush, spa-first, or luxury pacing
  • Anyone stressed by peak Lido and WaterWorks crowds
  • Shoppers holding out for Excel-class newbuild scale
Honest caveat

At full load, peak hours at WaterWorks and the Lido need patience. We’ll steer quieter cabin banks and off-peak dining so you skip the worst bottlenecks.

The record · ship background

Third Dream-class Fun Ship

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Carnival Breeze delivered in 2012 as the third Dream-class ship for Carnival Cruise Line, following Carnival Dream and Carnival Magic, with Costa Diadema as a related build. Fincantieri Monfalcone constructed the roughly 128,000 GT vessel for about 3,690 guests at double occupancy. She was the first Carnival ship to fully roll out the Fun Ship 2.0 venue set and the first in decades not designed by Joe Farcus.

Signature hardware includes WaterWorks with the Twister slide, SportSquare and SkyCourse, Cloud 9 Spa, adults-only Serenity, and the half-mile exterior Lanai promenade with cantilevered whirlpools. A 2017 Freeport drydock added Alchemy Bar, Guy’s Pig & Anchor smokehouse, shoreside power capability, and crew-area updates that keep the Fun Ship map current.

After a Mediterranean debut and Miami Caribbean years, Breeze shifted to year-round Galveston deployments from late 2016, sailing Western Caribbean and Bahamas/Florida patterns. Confirm the exact itinerary and homeport on this page—Carnival can retask Dream-class ships as the wider fleet grid changes.

Build record

Keel to delivery
2010 – 2012
Inaugural
Jun 2012, Barcelona
Fuel
Marine diesel
Sisters
Carnival Dream, Carnival Magic, Costa Diadema
Commerce

Upcoming sailings

11 itineraries · 99 sail dates on Carnival Breeze. Fares are live and change daily.

7-Day Bahamas

Galveston · 7n · $173/n · May 22, 2027

From $1,210 inside · Balcony $1,595

SailingDateDepartNights$/nInsideBalconySuite
5-Day Western CaribbeanGalveston, Tx | Cozumel, Mexico | Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico | Galveston, Tx · 34 dates
Aug 15, 2026Galveston5$123$614
4-Day Western CaribbeanGalveston, Tx | Cozumel, Mexico | Galveston, Tx · 23 dates
Aug 20, 2026Galveston4$160$640$860$1,610
5-Day Western CaribbeanGalveston, Tx | Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico | Cozumel, Mexico | Galveston, Tx
Dec 23, 2026Galveston5$196$980$1,390$2,435
7-Day BahamasGalveston, Tx | Key West, Fl | Celebration Key, The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas | Galveston, Tx · 6 dates
May 22, 2027Galveston7$173$1,210$1,595$2,853
7-Day Western CaribbeanGalveston, Tx | Isla Tropicale, Roatan | Belize | Cozumel, Mexico | Galveston, Tx · 17 dates
May 29, 2027Galveston7$178$1,247$1,662$2,390
7-Day Western CaribbeanGalveston, Tx | Montego Bay, Jamaica | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Cozumel, Mexico | Galveston, Tx · 13 dates
Jun 5, 2027Galveston7$187$1,312$1,787$2,842
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