Carnival Cruise Lines Cancelation Policy
Reservations will be held until 2 hours prior to the time designated for the beginning of pre-boarding procedures. Except as otherwise expressly provided Carnival’s Refund Policy, no refunds will be made in the event of “no shows”, unused tickets, lost tickets, partially used tickets, or cancellations received late or after the start of the cruise. Carnival strongly recommends the purchase of trip cancellation insurance that includes coverage for travel cancellation or interruptions related to COVID-19. Cancellation charges for individual bookings will be assessed as listed below. For cancellation charges related to group bookings, partial ship charters or full ship charters refer to your charter contract or group booking agreement for terms and conditions.
Days before departure | Refundability | Charges per person |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 76 days | Fully refundable | None (except fares with non-refundable payments*) |
| 75-56 days | Partially refundable | Deposit |
| 55-30 days | Partially refundable | Deposit or 50% of total fare, whichever is greater |
| 29-15 days | Partially refundable | Deposit or 75% of total fare, whichever is greater |
| 14 days or less | Non-refundable | 100% of total fare |
Days before departure | Refundability | Charges per person |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 91 days | Fully refundable | None (except fares with non-refundable payments*) |
| 90-56 days | Partially refundable | Deposit |
| 55-30 days | Partially refundable | Deposit or 50% of total fare, whichever is greater |
| 29-15 days | Partially refundable | Deposit or 75% of total fare, whichever is greater |
| 14 days or less | Non-refundable | 100% of total fare |
Total Fare is defined as Cruise Fare, Transfer Services, Pre/Post Cruise Vacation Packages and Air Supplements (excluding Restricted Air which is non-refundable any time after booking).
*Certain promotional fare offers may not be listed on this page, please refer to the terms and conditions of your specific promotion for more details.
Except as otherwise provided in Carnival’s Refund Policy, the deposit under Early Saver is non-refundable. All cancellations that occur prior to final payment due date will receive a non-refundable and non-transferable future cruise credit, redeemable for US dollars bookings, in the amount of the deposit less a $50 per person service fee. The future cruise credit must be used for a new reservation made within 12 months from the date of cancellation, is applicable to any Carnival Cruise Line sailing available in US dollars and can only be applied to your cruise fare. Any unused portion will be forfeited.