A month after the Jacksonville Port Authority landed a second cruise line, the JaxPort board approved a contract extension with the company that has provided cruise service from Jacksonville since 2004.
The revised agreement with Carnival Cruise Line will keep the company in Jacksonville through 2026 and includes renewal options that extend through 2030. Carnival’s agreement was set to expire May 31, 2025.
“The cruising market is hot (and) Carnival is bullish on Jacksonville,” Nick Primrose, JaxPort chief of regulatory compliance, told the board March 25.