Carnival Cruise Line has swapped its deployment plans for the Carnival Sunshine and Carnival Spirit for 2027 and 2028.
The Sunshine, the larger of the two, will now homeport in Galveston, Texas. The Spirit is headed to Tampa.
Carnival said the decision was a response to demand in Galveston. The 3,000-passenger Carnival Sunshine accommodates about 40% more guests than the Spirit.
"This move allows us to serve more guests in Galveston, where we continue to see strong demand and introduce new, longer Caribbean itineraries for guests sailing from Tampa," said Carnival Cruise Line president Christine Duffy.
Among the new Tampa itineraries are eight-day Panama Canal cruises.