Live · sailing at 0 kn · Juneau
Guests
2,124 – 2,549
Crew
934
Cabins
1,062
Length
292 m
Space ratio
34
Homeport pattern
Tampa
Where she is right now
En route · Juneau· 8/2/2026, 6:35:25 PM· Course 44°
Position
59.45°N, 135.33°W
Heading
44° · COG 135°
Speed
0 kn
Destination
Juneau
Our take · opinion
Spirit-class Fun Ship, still humming
We experience Carnival Miracle as the last of Carnival’s Spirit-class midsize Fun Ships: literary décor, a walkable footprint, and Fun Ship 2.0 staples without Excel-class megaship sprawl. She’s for families and first-timers who want Carnival energy at a friendlier scale.
Day to day, Miracle still feels like classic Carnival with a museum-of-fiction twist. Hallways nod at literary icons, the Metropolis atrium keeps the social pulse, and the three-deck Phantom Theatre anchors production nights. We like her because you can learn the ship in a sea day without living in elevators, with Serenity aft as the quiet escape and Carnival WaterWorks plus the kids’ clubs keeping younger guests busy.
Cabins follow Spirit-class math across balconies, insides, and suites. Plenty of balconies cover the volume play, standard insides work for value hunters, and Grand Suites deliver terrace space when the group wants to spread out. We’d avoid rooms under late Lido traffic and banks beside elevator cores if anyone is a light sleeper, and since there’s no Spa cabin product here, quiet location beats a branded category.
Evenings run Carnival-familiar without needing a megaship map. Bacchus Dining Room handles the main meal, Nick and Nora’s Steakhouse under the funnel is the splurge night, and casual bites at Guy’s Burger Joint and BlueIguana Cantina cover the easy wins. Versus Vista- or Excel-class sisters, Miracle trades wow-factor hardware for a tighter, more navigable vibe, so confirm the sailings on this page and we’ll match cabin bank to itinerary.
She's for
- Families who want Fun Ship energy without megaship scale
- First-timers learning Carnival on a walkable midsize ship
- Alaska or Caribbean shoppers who like classic Spirit-class balconies
- Groups who value WaterWorks and comedy over suite-only luxury
She's not for
- Travellers chasing Excel-class thrills and endless neighborhoods
- Quiet couples who want hush and fine-dining calm all week
- Anyone who needs brand-new cabin tech and spa-category rooms
Honest caveat
She’s 2004 Spirit-class hardware. Fun Ship 2.0 refreshed the venues, but bathrooms and cabin tech still lag newer Carnival builds. Ask us which balcony banks sleep quieter before you book.
The record · ship backgroundCarnival Miracle, on paper
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The record · ship background
Carnival Miracle, on paper
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundCarnival Miracle is the fourth and final Spirit-class liner for Carnival Cruise Line. She was delivered from Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Helsinki in January 2004 and inaugurated later that February from Jacksonville on a short Bahamas preview. Sisters include Carnival Legend, Spirit, and Pride, with related Costa Atlantica-class hulls sharing the same basic platform.
Fun Ship 2.0 work across 2015 and a major 2020 drydock added the guest magnets shoppers expect today. That wave brought Guy’s Burger Joint, BlueIguana Cantina, Carnival WaterWorks, and bar concepts such as RedFrog and Alchemy onto the ship. Later maintenance drydocks, including 2022 work in Portland, refreshed hotel spaces and applied Carnival’s newer livery without changing her midsize Spirit footprint.
Deployment historically rotates warm-water Caribbean homeports such as Tampa and Galveston with seasonal Alaska seasons from Seattle. Baltimore appears on the longer-range schedule as a future East Coast hub. Confirm the specific sailing on this page for the current embarkation city, then use the fact sheet and upcoming sailings below for dates and categories.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2002 – 2004
- Inaugural
- Feb 2004, Jacksonville
- Fuel
- Marine gas oil
- Sisters
- Carnival Legend, Carnival Pride, Carnival Spirit, Costa Atlantica
Commerce
Upcoming sailings
35 itineraries · 65 sail dates on Carnival Miracle. Fares are live and change daily.
| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Day Alaska Inside Passage & GlacierSeattle, Wa | Cruise Endicott Arm Fjord | Skagway, Ak | Juneau, Ak | Ketchikan, Ak | Victoria, Bc, Canada | Seattle, Wa · 3 dates | Aug 13, 2026 | Seattle | 7 | $198 | $1,388 | — | — |
| Journeys-9-Day Inside Passage & GlacierSeattle, Wa | Ketchikan, Ak | Sitka, Ak | Skagway, Ak | Juneau, Ak | Cruise Endicott Arm Fjord | Victoria, Bc, Canada | Seattle, Wa | Sep 17, 2026 | Seattle | 9 | $177 | $1,590 | — | $4,630 |
| Journeys - 16-Day Panama CanalSeattle, Wa | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Panama Canal Transit | Cartagena, Colombia | Galveston, Tx | Sep 26, 2026 | Seattle | 16 | $101 | $1,620 | — | $4,071 |
| 10-Day Western CaribbeanGalveston, Tx | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Montego Bay, Jamaica | Isla Tropicale, Roatan | Belize | Cozumel, Mexico | Galveston, Tx · 2 dates | Oct 12, 2026 | Galveston | 10 | $136 | $1,360 | $1,615 | $2,635 |
| 4-Day Western CaribbeanGalveston, Tx | Cozumel, Mexico | Galveston, Tx · 14 dates | Oct 22, 2026 | Galveston | 4 | $141 | $564 | $724 | $1,184 |
| 10-Day Caribbean & PanamaGalveston, Tx | Cozumel, Mexico | Limon, Costa Rica | Colon (Panama Canal), Panama | Isla Tropicale, Roatan | Galveston, Tx · 5 dates | Oct 26, 2026 | Galveston | 10 | $140 | $1,400 | $1,810 | $3,401 |
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