Carnival Firenze

Italian kitchens and a teppanyaki counter on Carnival Firenze

Food on Carnival Firenze leans Italian first, and Il Viaggio is where that shows most: regional Italian dishes served à la carte, for an extra charge. Everyday eating stays in the fare, from three-course dinners in the main dining room to casual meals through the day, and Guy’s Burger Joint turns out Guy Fieri’s flame-grilled burgers at no extra cost.

For a night that feels like an occasion, Bonsai Teppanyaki puts chefs cooking seafood, meat and tofu right in front of you; it carries a cover charge and needs booking ahead. The bars carry the Italian thread on with spritzes, espresso and cocktails made with Italian liqueurs, free to walk into, with drinks paid for.

Caribbean from Florida, with New York and Long Beach seasons

Most of her year is spent in the Caribbean on round-trips from Port Canaveral and Miami. Her 14-night round-trips from Port Canaveral, running in November, January, February and April, give the flight a proper holiday at the other end; stops change between departures, but you might see Philipsburg in St. Maarten, Bridgetown in Barbados and Castries in Saint Lucia. Round-trips of 8 to 10 nights from Port Canaveral and Miami often take in Oranjestad, Willemstad and Kralendijk, and she also runs 5- to 7-night round-trips from both ports, with Celebration Key and Amber Cove among the usual calls. The longer voyages sit among our Caribbean sailings for 2027.

In March and May she adds 6- and 7-night round-trips from Port Canaveral into the Western Caribbean, where typical calls include Cozumel, Belize City and Mahogany Bay on Roatán. Between May and October she sails 5- and 7-night round-trips from New York; ports vary, with West End in Bermuda and Saint John in New Brunswick among them.

In November and December she runs 3- and 4-night round-trips from Long Beach, with Ensenada in Mexico and Santa Catalina Island as example calls, and for these, as wherever else she sails from, Cruise1st Packages put the flights, a night or two in Long Beach or the port city and the transfers on one booking with the cruise, so the sailing becomes part of a longer holiday.

Firenze is one of Carnival’s Venice Class ships, alongside Carnival Venezia; the rest of the fleet is on our Carnival Cruise Line guide.

Camp Ocean, WaterWorks and the Serenity retreat

Children aged 2 to 11 are looked after at no extra cost in Camp Ocean, which runs supervised, age-based groups with ocean-themed activities, and our family cruises with Carnival show where the line’s family sailings go.

Out on deck, WaterWorks gives real room to swim, splash and cool off, included in the fare. Adults get their own escape at Serenity Adult-Only Retreat, an included pool area away from the busier decks yet never far from the action, so a busy family ship still keeps a quiet corner for grown-ups. Evenings bring live musical theatre and stand-up comedy, both included.

Is Carnival Firenze an old ship?

No. Carnival Firenze was built in 2020, and she carries her Italian theme throughout, from the bars to Il Viaggio.

Carnival Firenze cabins and deck plans

On Firenze, where you sleep matters: families may want Camp Ocean and WaterWorks close by, couples the quiet of Serenity. Her cabins and deck plans show which decks put you nearest.

Cruise1st’s Australian cruise experts are on the phone seven days a week to talk through her departures; see where she sails among our Carnival deals for Australians.